The National Post

As Baby Boomers reach retirement age in Canada, nearly one out of five in the country will be retired within a decade. This coming retirement boom is already affecting the housing market, which many expect to change dramatically.

The city of Toronto is considering a plan to fast-track the construction of a new downtown subway line.

The military presence in Afghanistan is expanding at a rapid pace, creating a military sprawl.

Stores in Vancouver suburbs have installed a device outside their stores called a 'Mosquito' that emits a high-pitched frequency that the average adult can't hear. The device is effective in decreasing vandalism, but at what cost to public space?

B.C. Auditor General John Doyle released a scathing report this week claiming that officials have done a poor job of involving the public and looking out for their best interests.

Resembling a compartment in a first-class airplane cabin more than a standard hotel room, new pod hotels are popping up in major travel centers in Europe and North America, offering mini-rooms that provide travelers with lower-cost lodgings.

After a recent shooting death in Toronto, one writer lays the blame for urban violence on city planners.

While other cities may be perfect examples of textbook urbanism, Toronto's diversity and rough edges makes it an especially useful model for 21st century cities, observes one planner.

Urban ethnic enclaves are nothing new. But Peace Village, just north of Toronto, is: it's Canada's first all-Muslim subdivision, where houses feature separate rooms for men and women, and the streets are filled with pedestrians.

A new study shows that Victoria B.C. leads Canadian cities in terms of sustainable transportation initiatives. But, overall, Canadian cities are not performing as well as they could be.

Jane Jacobs stars as an evil, time-travelling super villain in an off-Broadway play called 'Boozy', which offers a warped look at the life of Robert Moses.

The Ontario government is set to release a discussion paper Thursday and launch public consultations to help it craft legislation to protect the province's drinking water.

Toronto and other Ontario towns' practice of dumping waste in the U.S. has already lead to grave border security concerns.

McGill University professor of architecture Avi Friedman talks about maintaining vital and healthy cities, in the context of Canada's largest city, Toronto.

Municipalities are hiring architects to ensure that new development is architecturally interesting and does not look resemble sprawling cookie-cutter subdivisions

Minorities are now the majority in many of Canada's urban centers.

Toronto city planners have distilled the official plans from seven municipal entitites to draft an abmitious new city plan.

Newer churches in Canadan are larger and less ornate and adopt a "participatory method" of church design.

Brad Mackay offer alternatives to buying a home as Toronto's housing market skyrockets.

Caves, multi-million-dollar immersive virtual reality machines, are becoming more popular for urban planning applications.