Morning Update: How hidden fees are choking house construction | Unpublished
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Author: Danielle Groen
Publication Date: October 16, 2025 - 06:28

Morning Update: How hidden fees are choking house construction

October 16, 2025

Good morning. Cities have hiked development fees on new housing projects, a tax buyers never see but have to pay – more on that below, along with a made-in-Canada generic Ozempic and Ottawa’s threats to sue automaker Stellantis. But first:

Today’s headlines


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John Tavares was joined on the ice before Wednesday's opening faceoff by his family to mark an impressive milestone.
November 5, 2025 - 23:46 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Ottawa
Key industries in Saskatchewan say they are welcoming the federal government's new budget, but still have questions on its implementation and have issues to be addressed.
November 5, 2025 - 22:10 | Vanessa Tiberio | Global News - Canada
First Nations leaders say Ottawa’s latest budget keeps drinking water funding at levels that have already failed to end years of broken promises. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget pledges $2.3-billion over three years to provide clean drinking water on First Nations, or around $777-million a year. That’s roughly equivalent to the $800-million a year over two years that former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s government promised in 2024.
November 5, 2025 - 21:45 | Patrick White | The Globe and Mail