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Timely notes on ranking shifts, atlas coverage, and what changed in Canadian hometown data. Guides and rankings stay on their own pages; this section is for current stories.
· Building permits
Prairie permit value shifts in the latest Construction Pulse
Calgary and Edmonton again trade the heavyweight belt on building permit value, while smaller prairie centres show the fastest year-over-year acceleration.
Read story· Drinking water
Water hardness rankings refreshed for summer 2026
Municipal drinking-water hardness readings are back on the atlas with updated prairie and Ontario city pages. Hardness is a use metric for soap, scale, and taste.
Read story· Indoor radon
Radon atlas covers 117 CMA and regional communities in 2026
The highest indoor radon ranking now spans 117 places drawn from Health Canada survey geographies, with prairie cities still leading the chart.
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