OTTAWA — The federal government is eyeing underutilized Canada Post and National Defence properties as a way to deliver affordability and supply to the country's housing market. In its federal budget released Tuesday, it announced plans to free up lands held by both entities in order to build housing at a pace and scale "not seen in generations" and help younger Canadians get into the real estate market. The goal is creating a supply of 3.87 million new homes — adding two million net new homes t
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DETROIT (AP) — General Motors will move its Detroit headquarters to a new downtown office building next year and work to redevelop its iconic home along the Detroit River, company and city officials confirmed Monday. The announcement was made at the site of the old Hudson’s department store, which is being developed into a tower and 12-story office building that will house GM and is being built by the Bedrock real estate firm. Bedrock will join GM, the city, and Wayne County in coming up with id