When it comes to Canadian real estate, much of the focus over the last several months has been on attempts to cool red-hot housing markets across the country. But eco-conscious homes are emerging as unique alternatives to most houses currently on the market, experts say.
Marketplace reveals many homeowners are unaware of and unprepared for the growing threat of flooding because of confusing insurance policies, murky real estate rules and incomplete floodplain maps.
In today's Morning Brief, CBC Parliament Hill reporter Aaron Wherry writes that while some may question Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to call an election now, Canadians still have important choices to make.