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May 7, 2026 Edition
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May 7, 2026 Edition
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Strong communities are Canada's strongest Northern strategy
Canada's Northern and Arctic sovereignty depends on whether communities can meet basic needs, starting with safe, affordable homes and reliable access to services that keep people healthy. As. . . . . . ( more )
 

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
CMHC's 2025 Annual Report and advancing Canada's housing system
 

Government of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Welcomes Ambassadors, Dignitaries From Nearly 50 countries
 

Fraser Institute
Atlantic Canada continues to lose younger working age residents to the rest of the country despite previous uptick
 

Eastern Ontario Regional Network - EORN
40 New 5G Cell Towers are Now Operational Across Eastern Ontario
 

Pointe-Claire
Gilles Girouard appointed City Manager
 

Brock University
How Brock research aims to improve online voting ahead of fall elections
 

Union of British Columbia Municipalities
Long Service Awards open for nominations
 

Charlottetown
City Launches Mental Health and Wellness Strategy for Employees
 

Kelowna / Kamloops
Cities partner to upgrade fire dispatch
 

Thompson Rivers University
Wildfire researcher maps a safer future for communities
 

Coquitlam
Mundy Park Pool Recognized for Design and Community Impact
 
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Newfoundland and Labrador
Provincial Government Strengthens Retirement Benefits for Workers with a Workplace Injury or Illness
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Saanich
Saanich considers lifting ban on short-term rentals
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Southampton
Fine and apology accompany guilty plea in archaeological disturbance case
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District of North Saanich
Council approves 2026-2030 Financial Plan

Metchosin
Metchosin adopts five-year financial plan with 9.92% increase

Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
RMWB mayor wants Alberta to pay for municipal response to Highway 63 snowstorm
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Ontario
PM Carney acknowledges auto industry ‘challenges' after Honda reportedly suspends $15B EV plant

London
Residential building permits stall in London as developers await $8.8 billion discount to development charges

Medicine Hat
City secures provincial funding for workforce attraction and growth
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Yukon
Government ends construction contract on Nisutlin Bay Bridge project

Township of North Dundas
Wellfield 8 is now operational and supplying water to the Township
 
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Statistics Canada
Housing affordability 'a big concern' for younger Canadians

Ottawa
Ottawa housing a 'frozen market,' committee hears

Sudbury
City encourages use of vacant schools to address housing shortage

Ottawa
Families look beyond Ottawa as housing costs push buyers to smaller communities

Saskatchewan
Government of Canada invests in infrastructure for youth homelessness

Saskatchewan
Ministry of Justice Provides $500,000 To YWCA Prince Albert to Protect Most Vulnerable
 

International Energy Agency
Global energy crisis will be ‘daily issue' in Canada soon, IEA chief warns

Nova Scotia
Contentious plan moves ahead to process leftover ore at idled Nova Scotia gold mine

Windsor-Essex
Two earthquakes in Windsor-Essex not unusual, seismologist says

Coquitlam
Coquitlam Adopts Urban Forest Management Strategy to Protect and Grow the City's Tree Canopy
 
 

Saskatchewan
Training More Doctors to Strengthen Saskatchewan's Health Care Workforce

Nova Scotia
Province launching community safety pilot project in 3 municipalities

Waterloo Region
Should Waterloo region start saving money now to build and upgrade hospitals? Wilmot's mayor thinks so

Vancouver
Council votes to fight downtown overdose prevention site

Vancouver
Mayor opposes new OPS relocation on Helmcken Street

Quebec
Quebec pharmacists recommend removing energy drinks from pharmacies
 

Port Alberni
City to explore municipal campground possibilities

Colwood
Colwood Garden Society receives federal grant of $98k for Community Garden in Colwood Creek Park
 
 

Ottawa
Here's how OC Transpo says riders could be compensated for poor service

Cape Breton Regional Municipality
CBRM working out deal with company on 'responsible' use of e-scooters
 

Toronto
Toronto officials reveal new $12.5M command centre to be used to police World Cup games

North Battleford
City signs deal for more security officers downtown

Burnaby
Mission RCMP officer-in-charge to move on to new role

Calgary
City council to consider new committee for fire department

Saskatoon
Firefighters responded to 'staggering' 680 overdoses in April

Esquimalt
Police watchdog clears officer involved in police dog-bite in Esquimalt

Sudbury
Sudbury police cleared in case where police dog bit IPV suspect

Winnipeg
Officer says constables accused of tampering with drug scene confessed to stealing cannabis
 

Region of Waterloo
Region of Waterloo Library 2025 Report Card shows growing impact

Pembroke
Pembroke Public Library gets $20K boost for Multicultural Festival
 
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City of Dawson
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