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Author: Paul Welch
Publication Date: February 24, 2026 - 14:13
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Houseworks: The hidden cause of high heating bills
February 24, 2026
When heating bills climb, many homeowners assume the solution must be complicated or expensive, like a new furnace, more insulation or replacement windows. But in many homes — especially older ones — the biggest potential gains come from something far simpler: finding and sealing air leaks. Air leaks are never dramatic or obvious. They’re usually small, hidden gaps that quietly let warm […]
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As if navigating landlord-tenant relationships isn’t tricky enough, the mayor of Hamilton, Ont., is suing her own city and her former common-law partner in an attempt to empty the dilapidated home where her ex now lives that she owns and aims to demolish.
Mayor Andrea Horwath is facing an order from the City of Hamilton to repair her property at 76 West Avenue North by May 1.
“But the workers will need, I’m going to assume, at least a month to do stuff,” her lawyer James A. Brown said Tuesday in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
Horwath isn’t taking her case to the Landlord...
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