'We have a responsibility:' Trudeau urges global leaders to support pact for future
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is telling world leaders to either bury their heads in the sand or put differences aside for the sake of future generations.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says the annual pace of housing starts in February rose eight per cent compared with January.
The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted rate of housing starts came in at 247,256 units for February, up from 229,185 in January.
The overall increase came as the pace of urban starts rose 10 per cent to 222,563.
The annual rate of urban starts of apartments, condos and other types of multiple-unit housing project gained 13 per cent to come in at 161,912, while single-detached urban starts increased two per cent to finish at 60,651.
CMHC estimated rural starts at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 24,693 units.
The six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates of housing starts was 251,579 in February, down from 253,864 in January.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 15, 2022.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is telling world leaders to either bury their heads in the sand or put differences aside for the sake of future generations.
An Edmonton man says he was in the wrong place at the wrong time when he was injured by members of the Edmonton Police Service last year.
The head of the Air Canada pilots union says she'll step down if members opt not to approve a tentative deal with the airline, raising the stakes as aviators mull whether to accept hefty salary gains or drive an even harder bargain.
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