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Permit totals reach another record in March
Nationally, the value of permits jumped 5.7 percent to $10.9 billion, and a large share of that total—$8 billion—came from activity in the housing sector. The value of residential permits rose by nearly 16 percent for the month.
GTA West highway project designated for federal environment review
The federal environment minister says he is designating a controversial highway project in the western Greater Toronto Area for assessment.
Canadian Canoe Museum design plans revealed
Plans for a purpose-built facility for the institution were revealed last week, and call for a two-storey, 65,000-square foot building on Little Lake in Peterborough.
First Nation communities share in $9M from federal, provincial governments
The funding will be used to support five projects, including improvements and upgrades to the Native Horizons Treatment Centre in Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation.
Ontario LTC commission says nursing homes were neglected, sector needs reform
Ontario's neglected long-term care sector needs sweeping reforms to protect its vulnerable residents, an independent commission has found.