Spike in demand for post-secondary residences amid rent increases

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The latest rent report from Rentals.ca shows new listings for a one-bedroom in Lethbridge now average $1,402 a month, up 19.5 per cent from this time last year.

"As we know, interprovincial migration is extremely high, especially to the province of Alberta. It broke a national record in 2023 with a net gain of over 55,000 coming to that province from other areas across Canada," said Giacomo Ladas, Rentals.ca associate director of communications.The University of Lethbridge's residence units are practically full a month ahead of move-in."We do have a wait list and we're actually pretty full.

"We are in the peak summer rental season right now. Typically, when the colder weather comes, people are less willing to move, there's usually less units coming to market and sometimes, there's a softening in the rents," Ladas said. Calls for accountability to break 'force field' of alleged enablers around Frank Stronach after sex assault claims

A 400-acre ranch in B.C.'s Okanagan has hit the market for $2.5 million and one of the property's selling features is a hobbit-hole-inspired house that has been named one of Canada's most wish-listed Airbnbs.Mounties on Vancouver Island are searching for a man who allegedly used an axe to smash the windshield of a woman's car while she was camping inside the vehicle.

New video footage has been released showing a cyclist slamming into the side of a flat-bed truck after its driver appears to cut him off while making a right-hand turn in Toronto’s west end last month.Mayor Olivia Chow says she is confident the city will be safe for Taylor Swift’s upcoming Toronto shows after concerts in Austria were cancelled following the discovery of a planned attack outside the venue.

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