real estate and construction

Luxury housing sales surge forward in most major Canadian centres in 2012 ...
Canada NewsWire (press release)
The Upper-End Report found that 81 per cent (13) of the 16 major Canadian centres examined - including Victoria, Edmonton, Calgary, Regina, Saskatoon, London-St. Thomas, Kitchener-Waterloo, Hamilton-Burlington, Greater Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec City, ...

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Housing market cooling, but 'palatial' homes still strong
Globe and Mail
Regina saw the heftiest gains, followed by Quebec City, Toronto and the Ontario regions of London and Kitchener-Waterloo. The Re/Max report suggests that the affluent among us aren't being held back in this era of uncertainty.

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Toronto Star
Nursing home abuse and neglect targeted by task force
Toronto Star
The Long-Term Care Task Force on Resident Care and Safety — the owners, associations, unions and staff of Ontario's 634 homes — will release its report Wednesday, detailing 18 “action” points that put an overarching focus on the prevention of abuse ...

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Is Canada's brand strong enough to attract the immigrants it wants?
CTV.ca
In the best-land-to-live competition, his province lost to Down Under on winter and how well the Irish could find it on a map, but won on affordable housing and a shorter flight home for family visits. Saskatchewan had strategically organized a ...

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CMAJ
The nitty-gritty on nits
CMAJ
Yet, some school boards around the country, such as the Halton District public and catholic school boards in Burlington, Ontario, continue to unapologetically banish children from their premises. And in some instances, such a recent case in Prince ...

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Real estate bidding wars heighten pressure for buyers
CBC.ca
The Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO), the regulatory corporation that administers and enforces the Real Estate and Business Brokers Act, doesn't track the exact number of bidding wars but it's well aware of the issue. Bruce Matthews, RECO's deputy ...

Clark gets nod as deputy house leader
Brockville Recorder and Times
Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak on Monday announced Clark as the successor to outgoing Kitchener- Waterloo MPP Elizabeth Witmer as the party's deputy house leader. The new role comes in addition to Clark's position as the party's ...

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Clark named deputy house leader
Brockville Recorder and Times
Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak on Monday announced Clark as the successor to outgoing Kitchener-Waterloo MPP Elizabeth Witmer as the party's deputy house leader. The new role comes in addition to Clark's position as the party's ...

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Presented to: Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport North America
Bank of Canada
In the United States, the protracted dislocation of the housing market has been a drag on the recovery, despite some recent improvement. The debt crisis in the euro area, which intensified late last year, triggered a recession there and has had ...

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CTV.ca
MPs set to debate definition of a human being
CTV.ca
The divisive subject of abortion returns to the House of Commons in a debate over a backbench Conservative MP's motion on the definition of a human being on Thursday, April 26, 2012. (Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS) Conservative Kitchener-Waterloo MP ...

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Carney plays down impact of possible interest rate hikes on consumers, housing
Winnipeg Free Press
As he did in a much-quoted speech in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont., earlier this month, Carney warned Canadian businesses will need to undergo a major transformation as they gear their operations to fast-growing emerging markets in Asia and South America.

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The Real Cost of Crossing the Border for Insulation
Manufacturing Digital (press release)
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - April 24, 2012) - As Canadians look for ways to increase the value of their home, many opt for simple renovation projects that can be completed with little time or money. Attic insulation is a popular choice as it ...

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Census 2011 shows high density hotspots: a blessing or a curse for downtowns?
Winnipeg Free Press
Among smaller centres, Okotoks — outside Calgary — and the Kitchener-Waterloo area in southern Ontario are contenders. "That's good news because (high density) certainly makes us more sustainable," said Okotoks Mayor Bill Robertson when told his ...

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Romney's roof-riding Irish setter
A & T Register
But this is 2012, and if you've rescued a pet from your local shelter lately, you know all about the background checks and the home inspection and the many promises you must make, in writing, about safeguarding your new family member's health and ...

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Census 2011 shows high density hotspots: a blessing or a curse for downtowns?
Brandon Sun
Among smaller centres, Okotoks — outside Calgary — and the Kitchener-Waterloo area in southern Ontario are contenders. "That's good news because (high density) certainly makes us more sustainable," said Okotoks Mayor Bill Robertson when told his ...

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Bank of Canada Governor Carney says bailouts feed unfairness
MetroNews Canada
By Staff By Staff Torstar News Service The Canadian Press/Frank Gunn Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney speaks to the Greater Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber of Commerce in Waterloo, Ontario on Monday April 2, 2012. OTTAWA—Bank of Canada Governor Mark ...

The Real Cost of Crossing the Border for Insulation
MarketWatch (press release)
TORONTO, ONTARIO, Apr 24, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- As Canadians look for ways to increase the value of their home, many opt for simple renovation projects that can be completed with little time or money. Attic insulation is a popular choice as ...

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Will Mitt Romney's roof-riding Irish setter come back to bite him?
Bellingham Herald
But this is 2012, and if you've rescued a pet from your local shelter lately, you know all about the background checks and the home inspection and the many promises you must make, in writing, about safeguarding your new family member's health and ...

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Will Mitt Romney's roof-riding Irish setter come back to bite him?
Sacramento Bee
But this is 2012, and if you've rescued a pet from your local shelter lately, you know all about the background checks and the home inspection and the many promises you must make, in writing, about safeguarding your new family member's health and ...

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Will Mitt Romney's roof-riding Irish setter come back to bite him?
Belleville News Democrat
But this is 2012, and if you've rescued a pet from your local shelter lately, you know all about the background checks and the home inspection and the many promises you must make, in writing, about safeguarding your new family member's health and ...

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