• 'We're anxious to get it in the ground': Pipe yards fill ahead of federal decision on Trans Mountain expansion

  

  Trains and trucks hauling pipes for the proposed project have been visible for several weeks in Alberta and B.C., although the timing of the delivery and the federal government's pending decision seem to be a coincidence.

• Fears of 'secularism police' in Quebec raised by last-minute changes to religious symbols bill

  

  In the final hours before Bill 21 was passed late Sunday, the Coalition Avenir Québec government introduced several amendments, including provisions to ensure the law is being followed and to impose disciplinary measures if it is not.

• Government lays out fine print of new CMHC program that could contribute 10% to price of first home

  

  The government has released details of a program it announced during the last federal budget, an initiative that could see Canada's housing agency contribute up to 10 per cent of the price of a buyer's first home if certain conditions are met.

• 'It's a problem for society': Climate change is making some homes uninsurable

  

  Climate change has fundamentally changed the nature of the risk for homeowners and insurance companies alike, Peter Armstrong writes.