Erin Anderssen

Housing Minister says there’s an opportunity to create housing on existing federal land and singled out large public real estate holders, such as Canada Post and the Department of National Defence

Ottawa wants affordable housing on ‘every possible piece’ of federal land. So how much is out there? A Globe analysis found enough to house 750,000 people

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A lot of the space the federal government owns and leases is in buildings constructed in the 1960s and 1970s, which generally have critical features that help make an office-to-residential conversion possible

Researchers, emboldened by new insights in psychology, hope to discover the habits that bring us joy, and spread them to others

To capture history in photos, Globe editors must make hard choices on what to show

Humans can learn some things from the natural world – take only what you need, keep your footprint small, trust your instincts and value your companions

In her new book, Our Green Heart, the author and renowned botanist makes the case for a collective tree-planting effort that she says could buy humanity a bit more time

It’s called adversarial collaboration, and this Thanksgiving, you might want to try it

Federal properties, including post offices, half-occupied offices and armouries, are now available for housing proposals in all provinces except for Prince Edward Island