Michael Dudley

New statistics show that the province of Manitoba throws out more, recycles less and conserves less water than any other province in Canada.

The Budget tabled by Canada's Conservative government doles out billions of dollars for infrastructure and housing, but it comes with a proviso: the Provinces and municipalities have to ante up billions as well.

With the fate of Canada's conservative government at stake, details are leaking regarding the proposed federal budget, including billions of dollars in new infrastructure spending.

America is not just overspent, it is over-malled, and the next wave of foreclosures will hit retail and other commercial real estate.

Underwhelmed by government, communities, organizations (like ACORN) and ad-hoc citizen's groups are coming together to fight back against foreclosures.