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Ontario to boost penalties on developers who breach ethics rules

The Doug Ford government is poised to crack down on developers who unjustifiably cancel or jack up the price of pre-construction sales agreements, CBC News had learned. Pace Developments cancelled preconstruction agreements with 70 buyers at its Urban North condo development in Barrie last fall and upped the price by $100,000 per unit. (Tina Mackenzie/CBC)The Doug…

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Boost density and limit public consultation to build 1.5 million homes in a decade, Ontario government told

The cost of buying the average home in Ontario has nearly tripled over the past 10 years. Ontario’s Housing Affordability Task Force now has 55 recommendations aimed at reining in home prices by dramatically boosting housing supply.A task force appointed by the Ontario government is making what it calls ‘sweeping’ recommendations aimed at dramatically boosting the…

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HP buys HyperX to boost its gaming peripherals

HP is snatching up HyperX’s brand and gaming peripherals, though Kingston gets to keep HyperX’s PC component gear. IDG / Hayden Dingman Today’s Best Tech Deals Picked by PCWorld’s Editors Top Deals On Great Products Picked by Techconnect’s Editors HP is already one of the top PC vendors in the world, but now it wants…

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