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Yukon budget commits to reforming health system

The Yukon has earmarked $165 million for initiatives that will modernize the territory’s health system and ramp up mental health and substance-use supports.
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Six office properties to pad Allied portfolio

The $794-million deal with Choice Properties REIT will add more than 1.2 million square feet of space in downtown Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver to Allied Properties REIT's portfolio.
Accessibility is everybody's business

Architecture schools strategic to accessibility

Ontario's EnAbling Change program delivers a new round of grants to support shared-cost projects led by not-for-profit corporations, industry organizations or professional associations.
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Corporate officers to assume more liability

Omnibus legislation aims to ease transition for licensed trades and professions moving into Ontario, and to enshrine steeper maximum fines in the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Hudson Bay

Hudson’s Bay Vancouver redevelopment unveiled

The redevelopment plan for the iconic Hudson’s Bay building in downtown Vancouver will include a new 12-storey office tower.
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Influential partners promote RETScreen Expert

BOMA Canada and the Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care sponsor training on version 8.1 of NRCan's energy management software platform.
Building code harmonization advances

Building code harmonization advances

Consultations are underway in the ongoing exercise to harmonize the Ontario Building Code with model national building, energy and plumbing codes.
Watchdog projects Ontario electricity subsidies to 2040

Watchdog projects Ontario electricity subsidies

The Financial Accountability Office of Ontario pegs the cost of nine provincial programs at more than $118 billion over a 20-year period, with the largest share ascribed to the Ontario Electricity Rebate.
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Vancouver home to first Chinese Canadian Museum

The historic Wing Sang Building, the oldest building in Vancouver Chinatown, will be the site of the country's first Chinese Canadian Museum.
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Canada makes podium for LEED certified space

Canada ranks third globally for the amount of LEED certified space added to its national building inventory in 2021.
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Urban planners seek return to ‘old normal’ in downtowns

A new study from the University of Waterloo surveyed planners and found they are not preparing for any fundamental changes to past practices, even in the face of changing reality due to the pandemic.
Coronation Park Sports and Recreation Centre

Coronation Park Sports and Recreation Centre begins to rise

The facility aims to demystify high-performance sport and encourage future generations of athletes by co-locating the velodrome within a community recreation centre.
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National prospects for accessibility standards

Accessibility Standards Canada is now formally under the umbrella of the Standards Council of Canada, putting it on a path to develop national standards.
Royal Beach

Developers plan $1.2-billion seaside community for Royal Beach

Seacliff Properties is pursuing its first joint venture with Reliance Properties to develop Royal Beach in Colwood, one of Greater Victoria’s fastest growing cities.
Lions Gate tower

Construction begins on Lions Gate Hospital tower

Construction work has begun on the new patient care tower at Lions Gate Hospital. The tower is expected to be ready for patients in 2024.
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Competition Bureau warns of surge in greenwashing

The Competition Bureau of Canada is warning Canadians to remain skeptical of products and services that claim to be "green."
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Elementary school bound for new condo in Toronto

Ontario is collaborating with Menkes Developments and the Toronto District School Board on this provincial first and investing $44 million into the project.