{"id":34847,"date":"2026-03-29T17:09:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T00:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-march-26-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T17:09:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T00:09:15","slug":"news-roundup-for-march-26-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-march-26-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"News Roundup for March 26, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article_body\">\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">Metrolinx\u2019s $27B GO Expansion delayed and scaled back; Toronto councillors ask city solicitor for legal options to fight provincial takeover at Billy Bishop; Council approves teardown of vacant public housing site near High Park to make way for towers; and other news.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/metrolinxs-27b-go-expansion-delayed-and-scaled-back-confidential-report\/article_901a9780-eddf-4d13-8876-0cccd3a765af.html\" target=\"_blank\">Metrolinx\u2019s $27B GO Expansion delayed and scaled back: confidential report<\/a> (The Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/toronto-council-billy-bishop-9.7142388\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto councillors ask city solicitor for legal options to fight provincial takeover at Billy Bishop<\/a> (CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/real-estate\/council-approves-teardown-of-vacant-public-housing-site-near-high-park-to-make-way-for-towers\/article_01b9e5d7-0b44-498a-a6f0-faa893ff8d28.html\" target=\"_blank\">Council approves teardown of vacant public housing site near High Park to make way for towers<\/a> (The Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/homelessness-drop-in-centre-cabbagetown-9.7141922\" target=\"_blank\">6 years and millions of dollars later, there\u2019s still no drop-in centre at this Cabbagetown site<\/a> (CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/real-estate\/more-americans-are-looking-at-ontario-cottages-but-market-remains-in-a-holding-pattern\/article_aaf81753-7e15-493f-a663-e4f062d0f2ac.html\" target=\"_blank\">More Americans are looking at Ontario cottages, but market remains in a \u2018holding pattern\u2019<\/a> (The Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/2026\/03\/11\/brampton-council-led-crosswalks-traffic-calming-measures\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brampton council considering LED crosswalks as part of new traffic calming measures<\/a> (CityNews)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/today-at-toronto-city-council-bad-landlords-billy-bishop-and-ttc-safety\/article_6785b6e5-acf6-4efc-a00d-9075c4694c06.html\" target=\"_blank\">Today at Toronto city council: TTC safety, yacht club future and some Mamdani-esque ideas<\/a> (The Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/canada\/article-fifa-hotel-vancouver-toronto-world-cup\/\" target=\"_blank\">FIFA cancelling thousands of hotel bookings in host cities, including Vancouver and Toronto<\/a> (The Globe and Mail)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/real-estate\/hst-new-home-rebate-these-groups-stand-to-benefit-from-ford-and-carneys-tax-break\/article_d3b37c19-eb34-4ba7-823a-7865ae0c32eb.html\" target=\"_blank\">HST new-home rebate: these homebuyers stand to benefit the most from the new tax break<\/a> (The Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/ontario-2026-budget-what-you-need-to-know-9.7141960\" target=\"_blank\">Ford set to unveil 2026 Ontario budget as economy remains volatile<\/a> (CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/five-toronto-streetcar-routes-delayed-after-derailment-at-leslie-barns-storage-facility\/article_826b637d-12cd-4843-acb2-1896712e37cb.html\" target=\"_blank\">Five Toronto streetcar routes delayed after derailment at Leslie Barns storage facility<\/a> (The Star)<\/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');<\/p>\n<p>fbq('init', 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