OTTAWA — Canada could take a big swipe out of its national housing crisis if municipal governments would reduce or eliminate the hefty charges attached to building new homes, according to a new report from the federal housing agency. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) said the number of viable building projects in some municipalities would increase by as much as 14 per cent if those local governments would scale back what is known in the industry as development charges. Those additional costs, which have become a contentious issue in Canada as the gap between supply and...