Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Alex Bozikovic
Publication Date: October 25, 2025 - 07:30
A dense, urban Canada? It’s possible
October 25, 2025
Canadians are talking a lot these days about building housing. But what will that housing look like? The country lacks specific visions for the apartments, blocks and cities of tomorrow.
A recent publication by the Neptis Foundation, Impossible Toronto: On the Courtyard, answers that need. Led by Studio VAARO and Gabriel Fain Architects, this is not a vague aspiration; it is a specific, provocative proposal for how Toronto might evolve. The project aims to imagine a city that is currently impossible, and articulates the regulatory reasons that make it so.
Unpublished Newswire
The Community Services Committee today approved closing out the City’s Integrated Transition to Housing Strategy (ITHS) and address long-term initiatives through the refreshed 10-year Housing and Homelessness Plan, which will be presented to Council in Q1 2026.
Since the ITHS was developed in 2023, City efforts have addressed the exceptional demand of single adults seeking shelter and transitional housing. The City has since closed all Physical Distancing-Emergency Overflow Centres (PD-EOCs). This was made possible by:
Increasing permanent system capacity by...
October 28, 2025 - 12:58 | City of Ottawa - Media Relations / Ville d'Ottawa - Relations avec les médias | City of Ottawa News Releases
On Tuesday morning, Housing Minister Rob Flack and Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy announced the move, confirming a policy which had, at times, appeared in flux.
October 28, 2025 - 12:55 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Ottawa
Health Minister Josie Osborne said the province is focused on supporting doctors and other health care professionals during a time of mounting pressure.
October 28, 2025 - 12:43 | Victoria Femia | Global News - Canada
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