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Maybe he was just trying to hibernate? Ottawa police had to rescue a snowed-in senior after he spent the winter living off whatever he had in his house. Remember to check on your neighbours.
Who needs Batman to combat crime when you have Barry Manilow? The city of Port Colborne, Ontario, is considering playing the crooner’s music to dissuade unruly teens from causing a ruckus throughout the downtown core.
Forget heading to a club, arena or music festival to see your favourite bands perform. Living rooms are becoming the hot new venues for musicians to perform.
To prevent a The Day After Tomorrow type of natural disaster from happening in New York City, the Lower Manhattan coastline is being pushed out 500 feet at a cost of $10 billion.
Shhhhh! Check out this $2.95 million-dollar Massachusetts home, described as a “classic revival masterpiece” that used to be a library.
Accent walls are a nice way of sprucing up a boring living space, but if you want to go the extra mile and have a bit of a green thumb, you might be interested in installing a living wall. This article explains how to tackle such a project.
Braving the Toronto elements is a struggle for millions of Canadians, that’s why Sidewalk Labs is testing a “building raincoat” to act as a high-tech tent for pedestrians.
If you’re worried about knights ambushing your home (who isn’t these days) then maybe you should purchase the “dragon house” in Michigan. It comes with a tower that spins and the shingles look like scales, but, alas, it doesn’t breathe fire.
This is what happens when you start building a home without a plan. Is it a church? A casino? A doomsday bunker? A castle? Who really knows?
The path to homeownership unfortunately runs right through this English couple’s home. Potential buyers can’t secure a mortgage because an administrative error shows a footpath running through their house on the official plans.
