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Emma Sullivan
Covers municipal housing, land use, infrastructure and transit. Explains the approval stage, funding responsibility and affected area; distinguishes approved units from completed homes and announced funding from spending. Covers municipalities nationally.
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The City of Edmonton says crews have worked around the clock since Tuesday afternoon and will move to standard winter shifts this weekend, with accessibility added as a core pillar of its snow and ice control policy.
The City of Quinte West says the stretch from 155 2nd Dug Hill Road south to Loyalist Parkway will shut in both directions for road raising and widening tied to the Trenton trunk sewer.
The City of Calgary says personal fireworks are not permitted anywhere in the city, and new fines for carrying or setting them up in public places took effect Sept. 22, 2026.
A driver passed over a pedestrian twice in a northeast Calgary parking lot entrance on Monday morning, and the man later died in hospital, the City of Calgary said.
The City of Calgary is asking residents to help shape a cultural plan meant to guide arts, culture and the creative economy for the next 30 years. Feedback will feed a What We Heard Report and later engagement before a plan goes to council in late 2027.
The City of Saskatoon says 3rd Avenue and 4th Avenue at 25th Street will fully reopen to traffic on Saturday, with 5th Avenue still closed until Oct. 30.
Bylaw Services at the Public Safety Building moves to City Hall while the main lobby is renovated, and Vehicle for Hire matters will need appointments.
The City of Saskatoon says the block between McKinnon Avenue S and Munroe Avenue S will shut for 24 hours starting at 7 a.m. Friday, with detour signs in place.
A 70-year-old man died at the scene Tuesday when a truck towing a trailer struck him and his parked vehicles on the northbound shoulder, the City of Calgary said.
The Municipality of the District of Lunenburg is accepting applications until Nov. 5, 2026, for three three-year seats on the Sawpit Wharf Advisory Committee.
The Calgary Police Service says it seized more than $2 million in cash and $6.8 million worth of drugs in what it believes is one of the largest drug seizures in its history.
The District of Squamish reversed its decision to let encampment residents return to Third Avenue and Main Street, citing fire safety concerns after a Sept. 18 fire and propane tank ignitions behind Under One Roof.
The Planning and Housing Committee backed a 347-home subdivision in Stittsville and a 401-home tower in Overbrook. Council votes on the recommendations Oct. 8.
The Calgary Fire Department says the ECCO fire site in southeast Calgary remains stable, with provincial monitoring showing low-risk air quality from Sept. 28 to Oct. 5.
The Town of Amherst has proclaimed Oct. 2, 2026, as Wrongful Conviction Day, saying the day recognizes the lasting impact of wrongful convictions on innocent people and their families.
The City of Mississauga is installing new pedestrian crossovers and traffic calming measures this year while promoting walking, cycling and rolling to school during Pedestrian Safety Month and International Walk to School Month.
Thousands of salmon are swimming upstream from Lake Ontario through the Credit River this fall, and the City of Mississauga has named three parks where residents can watch. A free community bike ride is set for Oct. 3.
The City of Saskatoon says construction on southbound Circle Drive East between Attridge Drive and just south of 108th Street is expected to take about three months, with a 60 km/h speed reduction in place.
Cape Breton Regional Municipality says the closure runs from Dorchester Street to Townsend Street, including side streets, from about 2 p.m. Saturday until about 1 a.m. Sunday.
Work at 2 Pretty Street is expected to start in the last week of September and finish by the end of October 2026, clearing the site for future not-for-profit housing.
The precautionary advisory covers addresses on Bannisters Road, Quinton Street, Harbourview Road and nine other streets, and is expected to remain in effect until further notice.
Crews will work every night for about two weeks, weather permitting, closing one lane at a time on Circle Drive, Idylwyld Drive and other major routes.
The City of Ottawa's Planning and Housing Committee will consider a zoning bylaw amendment for 98 homes on the site of a golf practice facility, with public comment deadlines set for Oct. 6.
Water main work and road paving will shut sections of Kensington Boulevard, McCormack Road, Taylor Street W and the 12th Street E and Dufferin Avenue intersection, with detours in place.
Matthew Randel Lynden Smith, 35, faces nine firearms-related counts and one count of possession of stolen property over $5,000 after a traffic stop outside a northwest hotel.
A blue Subaru WRX left northbound Deerfoot Trail at 17 Avenue S on Sept. 5, rolled several times and injured three passengers. Investigators believe several vehicles may have been racing before the collision.
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