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Suburban office momentum outpaces downtown core in Calgary
Suburban office momentum outpaces downtown in Calgary
Calgary’s office market is increasingly divided, with downtown properties continuing to face challenges while suburban locations attract stronger leasing activity. Population growth is helping drive demand outside the core, Calgary Real Estate Forum attendees heard last week.
Brookfield, CPP Investments propose massive data centre
The newly named Boreal Technology Hub data centre is being proposed for Parkland County, Alta., just west of Edmonton. The proposal includes an estimated $5 billion of capital spending in a first phase.
Beacon gets approval for 920MW Alberta data centre plant
Alberta’s power regulator, the Alberta Utilities Commission, has approved a 920-megawatt power-plant project intended to service a large-scale data centre northeast of Edmonton. The natural-gas-fired plant will be located in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland in Sturgeon County.
Urban Capital acquires land for next phase of M City
Urban Capital has acquired over four acres of development land in Mississauga in a deal with its long-time M City development partner Rogers Real Estate Development Ltd. The additional lands will underpin the planned development of three highrises.
Toronto may have to wait for its next 'trophy' office tower
The real test of the rapidly improving office market might be who builds the next so-called “trophy tower” in Toronto, where vacancy rates in the best AAA buildings have been dropping fast.
Surrey development boom surges around medical school
Set to open in 2030, Simon Fraser University’s Stephens Family School of Medicine will anchor downtown Surrey, B.C.’s new Centre Block development, a master plan expected to add roughly two million square feet of office and retail space.
Mission Bridgehead Investment Corporation Healthcare workforce housing project advances in MissionMission Bridgehead Investment Corporation (MBIC), with the City of Mission as its shareholder, is advancing the Homes for Health workforce housing project in Mission, BC. The project will provide dedicated, purpose-built rental housing for healthcare professionals working at Mission Memorial Hospital and across Missions local healthcare system. Sponsored by: Mission Bridgehead Investment Corporation |
BCE sells $2.45B stake in cellphone towers to La Caisse
BCE Inc. is selling a minority stake in its cellphone towers to La Caisse for $2.45 billion, money the country’s largest telecom provider will use to pay down debt and expand its data centre business.
Cowichan Tribes to bring forward private property solution
The lawyer for the Cowichan Tribes said they will make a proposal in January that protects private property rights in the landmark Aboriginal title case that the B.C. Conservatives have said calls into question who controls British Columbia.
Three GTA law firms put into receivership over RE funds
Three law firms in the GTA have been put into receivership after being accused of mishandling millions in client funds during real estate transactions – allegations that an Ontario Superior Court justice warned could be just “the tip of an iceberg.”
B.C. billionaire's RE firms allege 'misconduct' by CRA
Companies controlled by billionaire B.C. property developer Terry Hui allege that the Canada Revenue Agency has engaged in a "pattern of misconduct" in its attempts to collect on ballooning tax debts dating as far back as 2007.
Corcoran Horizon's commercial arm targets missing middle
Corcoran Horizon Realty has launched a dedicated commercial division in Hamilton, Ont., with plans to expand across other markets. (Editor's note: This story is being reshared today after an error in yesterday's excerpt.)
Toronto about to see a boom in new rental buildings
Toronto is seeing exploding interest in building rentals, says CMHC. The number of homes in the region with approved building permits that haven’t been started is up over 30 per cent in September compared to the same month in 2025.
High Liner to be acquired by Japan's Umios in $804M deal
Nova Scotia-based seafood processor High Liner Foods has agreed to an all-cash acquisition by Japan-based Umios, offering shareholders $27 per share. Under the deal, Umios, one of the world's largest seafood companies, will acquire all outstanding shares.
Anthropic leases data centres to cut Big Tech reliance
Anthropic is cutting out the middleman and moving to become a major direct player in the data centre market, with plans to lease dedicated data centres as the company’s computing needs surge in advance of its highly anticipated public offering.
London developer halts major project as viability in crisis
British Land Co., the company behind one of central London’s largest regeneration projects, has put the brakes on further work, a warning sign that the viability of residential development in the U.K. capital has reached crunch point.
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