Toronto has a new rating system for rental buildings. Here’s how many got a passing grade
As of June 15, thousands of Toronto apartment buildings will be required to post signs at their doors, alerting tenants and passersby how well they score on city maintenance inspections.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-rental-building-ratings-9.7225331?cmp=rss

Housing, climate advocates push for indoor temperature cap in Calgary
A housing group is calling on Calgary to create a maximum temperature bylaw that would cap the allowable indoor temperature in rental suites at 26 C. It comes as New Westminster, B.C., passed a similar bylaw in the face of rising temperatures across the country.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-maximum-temperature-bylaw-acorn-heat-dome-9.7223684?cmp=rss

Is it time to cap indoor temperatures for renters? Yes, say housing, climate advocates
A housing group is calling on Calgary to create a maximum temperature bylaw that would cap the allowable indoor temperature in rental suites at 26 C. It comes as New Westminster, B.C., passed a similar bylaw in the face of rising temperatures across the country.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-maximum-temperature-bylaw-acorn-heat-dome-9.7223684?cmp=rss

North Vancouver housing project rejected over size and parking stalls
Seymour River Place in the Maplewood Village neighbourhood would bring 40 apartments to the area, including seven below-market rental units.
#Economy #Housing #NorthVancouver
https://globalnews.ca/news/11891316/north-vancouver-housing-project-rejected-size-parking-stalls/

972. 5-day car rental (Week 324 – Monday; 6/1/2026)

5-day car rental experience

https://breakfastclubtx.wordpress.com/2026/06/01/972-5-day-car-rental-week-324-monday-6-1-2026/

Toronto council nudges heat bylaw plan forward as renters face another stifling summer
A bylaw laying out a maximum temperature for the city’s rental units could be around the corner, with Toronto city council set to consider a framework for the new rules in late June. But for longtime advocates of the bylaw, the multi-year delays have already stretched on for far too long.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-hot-apartments-air-conditioning-9.7216525?cmp=rss

Central Park trip! We packed it in: Strawberry Fields, Bethesda Fountain, sculpture walk. Creamery store, the carousel, statue at Columbus Circle…
Gettin’ our steps in on Memorial Day.
[EDIT just checked my phone, we walked over five miles.]
#NYC #CentralPark #BethesdaFountain #StrawberryFields #NewYorkCity #carousel #boat #rental #pond

1 in 5 landlords offering incentives as rental vacancies rise in Canada
The most common kind of incentive offered to renters was two months of free rent. On average, this effectively means reduced rents of around 13 per cent.
#Canada #Consumer #Economy #Landlords
https://globalnews.ca/news/11871961/landlords-offering-incentives-rental-vacancies/

1 in 5 landlords offering incentives as rental vacancies rise in Canada
The most common kind of incentive offered to renters was two months of free rent. On average, this effectively means reduced rents of around 13 per cent.
#Canada #Consumer #Economy #Landlords
https://globalnews.ca/news/11871961/landlords-offering-incentives-rental-vacancies/

‘It’s not acceptable’: Some landlords on the Island say their property taxes are too high
Some landlords on P.E.I. say they're being unfairly hit with big property tax increases. They say their rising bills are making it tough to stay in the rental business, so a group that represents them is pushing for change. CBC’s Steve Bruce has that story.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7211669?cmp=rss