3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (557+ words) National rents hit lowest August level since 2022 reminetwork.com The average asking rent for residential properties in Canada edged down to $2,035 in August, a 4.8 per cent year‑over‑year decline and the 23rd straight month of annual decreases, according to the…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (170+ words) Cement and salt to shake off tariffs reminetwork.com The United States government is lifting the 50 per cent tariff it has applied on imports of Canadian cement and road salt since Aug. 29. The announcement is included in a new presidential…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (252+ words) The Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) announced the official opening of CANXPORT, a $750 million export logistics facility at the Port of Prince Rupert. CANXPORT is the first in a series of major projects to come online at the Port of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (269+ words) “Canadian softwood lumber already faces combined U.S. duties and Section 232 tariffs exceeding 45 per cent,” said Kim Haakstad, interim President of the BC Lumber Trade Council. “Section 338 now extends this high-tariff environment to a much broader range of Canadian forest products…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (260+ words) The Canadian government has released a long list of items to be subject to 15, 25 or 50 per cent counter-tariffs, in response to the U.S. government’s Aug. 22 imposition of a 50 per cent tariff on an extensive slate of Canadian imports. Canada’s countermeasures apply…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (334+ words) Steel, aluminium, lumber and cement are all being hit with damaging new 50 per cent tariffs with the collapse of trade talks between the US and Canada. The new sweeping tariffs are on top of existing US tariffs, which will drive…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (218+ words) The new 50 per cent tariff on Canadian cement imports is expected to exert further upward pressure on construction costs in the United States. That adds to the mix of surcharges on softwood lumber, steel and aluminum that have already contributed…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (505+ words) Report finds Ontario’s rental housing gap persists reminetwork.com Despite record levels of purpose‑built rental construction, a new report shows Ontario is still not building enough homes to keep pace with long‑term demand—a gap that’s expected to…...

1+ mon, 9+ hour ago   (349+ words) Proposed freight train route skirts Winnipeg reminetwork.com The Manitoba government is taking another step toward potentially moving freight train traffic out of Winnipeg’s urban core. A newly launched feasibility study and consultation with primary stakeholders will assess the costs…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (247+ words) The federal government has announced a $100 million rebate program for the interprovincial transportation of eligible steel products by rail and marine. The Commodities Sectoral Support Program, launched on August 10, 2026, will rebate 50 per cent of eligible rail or marine transportation costs…...