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The Luugat Hotel on the Granville Strip was set to close as an SRO at the end of June. Global News has reported on the exhorbitant cost keeping it open as the last tenant refuses to leave. As Jordan Armstrong tells us, the province has no concrete plan to resolve the situation.

The last tenant is finally out of the Luugat SRO on Granville street – nearly two months after the government promised to vacate the building. As Kristen Robinson reports, despite the fact there are no tenants left, BC Housing is still refusing to let the media see conditions inside.

The Luugat Hotel, a former Howard Johnsons converted into single room occupancy housing on the Granville Strip was to be closed by June. But a month later there is still one tenant living there and the cost of keeping the building open for one person is staggering. Jordan Armstrong has the details.

Former tenants of an apartment building which caught fire in Halifax last weekend are expressing concerns over poor living conditions. Dalhousie Legal Aid says a Toronto company was leasing units inside the building and then renting out make-shift rooms to the public. Mitchell Bailey reports.

A Peterborough resident has founded a new tenant union in the city, which aims to connect with renters and advocate for safe, fair and affordable housing. Madeleine McColl has more on how the group plans to unite and strengthen the tenant community.

A Halifax rental company is asking prospective tenants to ditch their cars in exchange for a place downtown. Agency Art Lofts has launched a campaign offering some money for rent to those who are looking to get rid of their vehicle. As Mitchell Bailey reports, rental market experts say incentives like these are on the...

Kingston declares Extreme Heat Awareness Day as advocates push for stronger tenant protections Kingston has officially declared July 15 Extreme Heat Awareness Day. The proclamation comes as advocates call on the city to expand its new maximum temperature rules to protect more tenants. Jesse Reynolds reports.

With less than 48 hours to go until thousands of Quebecers will be moving on the province’s July 1st moving day, Montreal has unveiled a new initiative to keep people housed. The city is offering loans of up to $5,000 to vulnerable tenants at risk of losing their housing. As Tim Sargeant reports, more is...

Alarm is being raised among tenants’ rights workers about the state of housing affordability in the West Island. They’re calling for more resources because the situation is rapidly getting worse, causing other problems. Phil carpenter reports.

City council voted 6 to 4 in favour of the Brandt Group taking over operations and maintenance of the REAL District’s Mosaic Stadium, Co-operators Centre, Affinity Plex and Confederation Park. This would be on top of the other buildings Brandt are slated to take over. Hannah Sangster looks at why some city councilors and tenants...

More evacuees can make their way home to Summerland after a set of three evacuation orders were downgraded. And we are following up on the remaining tenant in the Luugat Hotel on Granville Street.

Global News broke the story on Wednesday about how one tenant is remaining in the Luugat Hotel, which is supposed to be closed, costing taxpayers more than $100,000 for a month. No one was available to comment at the time. Kristen Robinson caught up with B.C.’s housing minister today and put those questions to her.

Fire investigators were on scene Tuesday at a house in Sherwood Park which has been under scrutiny lately. As Sarah Ryan explains, neighbours of 58 Glengarry Crescent are speaking out about being “terrorized” by its tenants.

A Halifax tentant is speaking out after saying their apartment was demolished by the propery owner while the tenancy board review was ongoing. As Mitchell Bailey tells us, Dalhousie Legal Aid says situations like this are becoming more common, and says stiffer pentalities are needed against landlords who don’t follow the rules.

Imagine purchasing a new home for the first time but being forced to camp outside the new property because the former tenants refuse to move out? That’s what a family of nine is going through in Montreal’s Saint-Michel district after failing to get a housing tribunal decision in their favour in time for moving day...

Affordable housing advocacy group FRAPRU says the crisis in Quebec is worse than ever. More than two thousand households receive housing assistance across the province. As Elizabeth Zogalis reports, the group argues many struggling tenants are not included in statistics and are forced to rent homes that are unaffordable or unsuited to their needs.

In the midst of a punishing heat wave, new provincial requirements allowing tenants the right to install air conditioning units came into effect. But advocates say the new regulations push the safety obligations onto renters and that it will neglect those who need the most relief. Matthew Bingley reports.

We are learning more about the vessel that sank on Sunday morning off the coast of B.C. And the City of Surrey announced that they are building a new arena, with the Vancouver Giants as the anchor tenant.

We now know how much it cost the government to keep two tenants in a Vancouver SRO hotel, while the facility was being shut down. Kristen Robinson has the sobering numbers.

More questions about the cost of single-room-occupany hotels to taxpayers, with one Vancouver SRO being kept open and staffed for two tenants. Kristen Robinson reports.