{"id":17737,"date":"2023-06-01T08:02:14","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T15:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-june-1-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-06-01T08:02:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T15:02:14","slug":"news-roundup-for-june-1-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-june-1-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"News Roundup for June 1, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/files\/membership-default-internal\/\" class=\"memberhide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/20220718_175041000_iOS.jpg\" alt=\"-\"><\/a><br\/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article_body\">\n<p>Observers of Toronto&#8217;s new policy to permit construction of multiplexes in the &#8216;Yellowbelt&#8217; commend the move from the City, but recognize that results will take time; Toronto&#8217;s shelters cannot accommodate the volume of refugees in need of places to live, referring them instead to federal programs; keep track of the promises made by Toronto&#8217;s top mayoral candidates with CP24&#8217;s Promise Tracker tool; and other news.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/2023\/06\/01\/a-start-toronto-multiplex-policy-aimed-at-boosting-housing-welcomed-by-observers.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018A start\u2019: Toronto multiplex policy aimed at boosting housing welcomed by observers<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/toronto.ctvnews.ca\/toronto-s-packed-shelters-to-refer-asylum-seekers-to-federal-programs-deputy-mayor-1.6421995\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto&#8217;s packed shelters to refer asylum seekers to federal programs: deputy mayor<\/a>\u00a0(CTV News)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cp24.com\/news\/promise-tracker-what-the-leading-candidates-in-toronto-s-mayoral-race-are-pledging-to-do-1.6414976\" target=\"_blank\">PROMISE TRACKER: What the leading candidates in Toronto\u2019s mayoral race are pledging to do<\/a>\u00a0(CP24)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/2023\/05\/31\/winners-and-losers-housing-comes-out-ahead-while-property-taxes-get-muddy-in-mayoral-debate.html\" target=\"_blank\">Winners and losers: Housing comes out ahead while property taxes get muddy in mayoral debate<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/real-estate\/article-builder-of-tiny-homes-charged-with-fraud-deposit-money-vanishes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Builder of tiny homes charged, deposit money vanishes<\/a>\u00a0(Globe and Mail)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9736385\/blue-jays-adds-sensory-room-infant-feeding-room\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Jays adds sensory room, infant-feeding room to Rogers Centre<\/a>\u00a0(Global News)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/politics\/provincial\/2023\/05\/31\/justin-trudeau-and-doug-ford-reach-tentative-deal-worth-billions-more-to-save-stellantis-ev-battery-plant.html\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Trudeau and Doug Ford reach tentative deal worth billions more to save Stellantis EV battery plant<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/tenant-dream-building-weston-rent-strike-1.6861377\" target=\"_blank\">These Toronto tenants are sick of above-guideline rent increases. Now, they&#8217;re taking action<\/a>\u00a0(CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/opinion\/editorials\/article-canadas-much-touted-labour-shortage-is-mostly-a-mirage\/\" target=\"_blank\">Canada\u2019s much-touted labour shortage is mostly a mirage<\/a>\u00a0(Globe and Mail)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/politics\/federal\/2023\/05\/30\/liberals-defend-green-policies-after-danielle-smith-slams-justin-trudeau-in-victory-speech.html?li_source=LI&amp;li_medium=thestar_politics\" target=\"_blank\">Liberals defend green policies after Danielle Smith slams Justin Trudeau in victory speech<\/a>\u00a0(Toronto Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/video\/2023\/05\/31\/toronto-could-be-getting-30-new-pickleball-courts\/\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto could be getting 30 new pickleball courts<\/a>\u00a0(CityNews)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/real-estate\/toronto\/article-laneway-home-in-leslieville-earns-six-bids-after-300000-price-cut\/\" target=\"_blank\">Laneway home in Leslieville earns six bids after $300,000 price cut<\/a>\u00a0(Globe and Mail)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '1760257484204295');\nfbq('track', \"PageView\");<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- News - Bottom -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8320848692\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urbantoronto.ca\/news\/2023\/06\/news-roundup-june-1-2023.52731\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Observers of Toronto&#8217;s new policy to permit construction of multiplexes in the &#8216;Yellowbelt&#8217; commend the move from the City, but &#8230; <a title=\"News Roundup for June 1, 2023\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-june-1-2023\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about News Roundup for June 1, 2023\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1088],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-urban-toronto","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17737\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}