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Rent in Quebec will keep going up

Rent hikes are expected to ease across Canada in the next few years — except in Quebec, according to a Desjardins report.

‘It makes no sense’: Plante urges CAQ to accept federal money for homelessness

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante is calling on Quebec and Ottawa to settle a “constitutional fight” that’s holding up $100 million the province needs to tackle its homelessness problem.

Old Brewery Mission shelter gets an upgrade thanks to private donation

Thanks to a private donation, the Old Brewery Mission renovated all its shelters to have semi-private rooms.

Montreal's senior home for lesbians welcomed its first tenants

It’s been almost a decade in the making — Montreal inaugurated its first home for lesbians 55 and over, and the first tenants started moving in.
Quebec homeless centres have very few places to go

Advocates for the homeless say moving all centres 250 metres from daycares or schools would mean virtually no centres in Quebec would be able to operate.
Councillor wants state of emergency on Montreal homeless crisis

Independent Montreal city councillor Craig Sauve is calling on the city to declare a state of emergency to deal with the homeless population this winter.
Montreal set to have 900 new units of non-profit housing

Montreal should soon house some 900 households in new off-market housing units after the federal, provincial and municipal governments dished out a total of $340 million to support the development of 893 social and affordable housing units through nine community organizations.
People living on Montreal streets dying in greater numbers

People who live on the streets of Montreal are dying in greater numbers. The coroner says the number of deaths in the past few years have spiked and with winter coming, advocates are very concerned.
Quebec Solidaire calls for a Montreal summit on the homelessness crisis

Quebec Solidaire (QS) is proposing the organization of a Montreal summit on the homelessness crisis, bringing together provincial, federal and municipal elected officials, as well as transit company representatives and community experts.
Montreal home sales rise 18 per cent in September from last year

The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says Montreal-area home sales rose 18 per cent in September from last year.
Rent for a 2-bedroom in Montreal could hit $4,325 in eight years: study

A new study out of Montreal's Concordia University found that, if policies and trends remain unchanged, a two-bedroom in Montreal will cost $4,325 per month, a similar unit in Toronto will cost $5,600 and one in Vancouver will be around $7,750 within eight years.
City dismantles homeless encampment near Longueuil elementary school

Crews from the City of Longueuil dismantled a homeless encampment near the Petits-Explorateurs elementary school on Monday under the supervision of police officers.
Affordable housing advocates demonstrate in Quebec City

At a demonstration in front of the National Assembly in Quebec City, the Front d'action populaire en réaménagement urbain (FRAPRU) presented the government with a giant key symbolizing its solution to the housing crisis.
Home sales increase by 9.3% in Montreal in August

The Association professionnelle des courtiers immobiliers du Québec (APCIQ) reports that home sales in the Montreal area increased by 9.3 per cent in August compared to the same month last year.
Montreal workers remove homeless tent with woman inside

The City of Montreal says it will investigate what happened when city workers dismantled a homeless encampment in Jeanne-Mance Park after witnesses say one tent was lifted from the ground with someone inside of it.

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Canada rent report: What landlords are asking tenants to pay

Average asking rents declined nationally on a year-over-year basis for the first time in more than three years in October, said a report out Thursday.

CMHC says mortgage risks remain as delinquencies creep up, alternative lending grows

Canada's housing agency says risks remain in the mortgage market as over a million contracts are up for renewal next year while a growing share of new mortgages are being issued by alternative lenders.

Poilievre asks premiers to axe their sales taxes on new homes worth under $1 million

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has written to the provinces' premiers, asking them to eliminate their sales taxes on new homes that are under $1 million.

Where should Canada look to improve its housing situation? The answer may shock you

Housing experts argue widespread adoption of government-supported affordable housing, the growth of alternative models like co-operatives and co-housing, and the increased use of advanced building techniques could all play a role in improving Canada's housing system.

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Careless driving charge laid against Ottawa bus driver after Hwy. 417 crash

Ontario Provincial Police say an OC Transpo bus driver was charged with careless driving after a three-vehicle crash on Highway 417 in Ottawa.
Military says more Canadians enlisting as second career amid recruitment struggle

Working on a military truck, within the logistics squadron of CFB Kingston, Private Charlotte Schnubb is elbows deep into an engine with a huge smile on her face.
Two people killed in boating accident near Walpole Island First Nation

OPP have confirmed that two people were pronounced dead at the scene of a single vessel collision, which took place at 5:55 p.m. Saturday evening.
Winnipeg man charged with biting police officer during investigation

Winnipeg police have charged a man after an officer was bit during an investigation earlier this year.
Ottawa family heartbroken after being scammed over $22K on Taylor Swift tickets

A few weeks ago, they learned the tickets they booked last August were never real.
Co-owner of B.C. boat can't gift it to ex, must keep paying shared expenses, CRT rules

A former couple who bought a boat together took their post-breakup fight over its expenses to B.C.'s small claims tribunal.

World

Biden authorizes Ukraine's use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles for deeper strikes inside Russia

U.S. President Joe Biden has authorized the use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine to strike even deeper inside Russia, the latest easing of limitations meant to prevent the conflict from further spiraling, according to one U.S. official and three people familiar with the matter.
Trump's Pentagon pick paid woman after sex assault allegation but denies wrongdoing, his lawyer says

Pete Hegseth, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault to head off the threat of a baseless lawsuit, according to Hegseth's lawyer.
A gold pocket watch given to the captain who rescued Titanic survivors sells for record price

A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic sold at auction for nearly US$2 million, setting a record for memorabilia from the ship wreck.
Biden becomes the first sitting U.S. president to visit Amazon rainforest

Joe Biden toured the drought-shrunken waters of the Amazon River’s greatest tributary Sunday as the first sitting American president to set foot in the legendary rainforest.
Big voter turnout this year benefited Republicans, contradicting conventional political wisdom

The 2024 presidential election featured sky-high turnout, approaching the historic levels of the 2020 contest and contradicting long-held conventional political wisdom that Republicans struggle to win races in which many people vote.
Venezuela releases from prison some of the thousands detained after presidential election

NGOs in Venezuela announced the release from prison of some of the thousands of people who were detained following the July presidential election.

Entertainment

Taylor Lautner hilariously reignites the Edward vs. Jacob debate from 'Twilight'

Actor Taylor Lautner is reviving the 'Twilight' saga love triangle debate of the late aughts in a very 2024 way.
Apparent Taylor Swift ticket scam targets hundreds who claim to be out $300K

An apparent scam allegedly targeting roughly four hundred people, many of whom based out of Burlington, Ont., claim to be out approximately $300,000 in total after believing they were purchasing Taylor Swift tickets in Toronto, but never receiving them.
Dwayne Johnson's US$200 million+ Christmas pic opens to US$34.1 million

Moviegoers were not exactly feeling the Christmas spirit this weekend, or at least what 'Red One' was offering. The big budget, star-driven action comedy with Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans sold US$34.1 million in tickets in its first weekend in theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. It easily topped a box office populated mostly by holdovers.

Health

Doctors say RFK Jr.'s anti-Ozempic stance perpetuates stigma and misrepresents evidence

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pledged to tackle high rates of chronic diseases such as diabetes and obesity as President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services. They’re goals that many in the public health world find themselves agreeing with — despite fearing what else the infamous anti-vaccine activist may do in the post.
How a decades-old unsolved murder case changed the way we consume medicine

Mary Kellerman, a 12-year-old girl from Illinois, told her parents she was feeling sick on the morning of Sept. 29, 1982. She wanted to stay home from school. After taking one Tylenol capsule, Mary collapsed on the bathroom floor. She died shortly after.
Using the web to support people through their diabetes diagnosis

November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and St. Joseph’s Healthcare is shining a light on people that are finding a community of support in digital spaces.

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Trudeau says he could have acted faster on immigration changes, blames 'bad actors'

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government could have acted faster on reining in immigration programs, after blaming 'bad actors' for gaming the system.
Danielle Smith '1,000 per cent' in favour of ousting Mexico from trilateral trade deal with U.S. and Canada

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she agrees it could be time to cut Mexico out of the trilateral free trade agreement with Canada and the United States.
Parliament on the road to an unprecedented confidence crisis, but there are off-ramps

If no political party is willing to say uncle, the drawn-out stalemate in the House of Commons is heading for an unprecedented situation that could amount to a tacit lack of confidence in the government, without anyone in Parliament casting a vote.

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What is Bluesky, the fast-growing social platform welcoming fleeing X users?

While it remains small compared to established online spaces such as X, Bluesky has emerged as an alternative for those looking for a different mood, lighter and friendlier and less influenced by Musk.
Long-lost ocean worms photobomb tiny seahorses, surprising scientists

A species of marine worm that scientists lost sight of for almost 70 years has finally resurfaced, thanks to some eagle-eyed sleuthing and a seahorse less than an inch long. When researchers analyzed images of tiny seahorses taken by scuba divers, they found evidence of photobombing worms in the hundreds, living alongside the seahorses in coral colonies from Japan to Australia.
Findings from the first lunar far side samples raise new questions about the moon's history

The moon has some new stories to tell. Scientists have published the first detailed analyses of the historic cache of lunar soil and rock that China retrieved from the far side of the moon this year.