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Ontario parties spend summer preparing for possibility of an early election
The province's next fixed election date isn't until June 2026, but Doug Ford has repeatedly refused to commit to that timeline during a news conference.
Ontario now accepting applications for funding to support road and bridge projects
The province has made $400 million available for municipalities to build, maintain, and repair core assets such as municipal roads and bridges that will support the construction of new homes.
Ontario sets new planning rules intended to boost home building
Calandra said key changes encourage the building of more homes near major transit stations and on underused low-density lands such as shopping plazas and malls.
Nearly 70% of small businesses have been disrupted due to construction: CFIB
A CFIB report said small business owners reported losing an average of 22 per cent of revenue during the biggest construction period they faced within the past five years.
Building construction investment rises in June
The increase was primarily driven by the residential sector (+3.8%); gains in the non-residential sector (+0.4%) were modest.