[URBAN NOTE] Five city links: Hamilton, Québec City, Markham, Cleveland, Vancouver

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• CBC Hamilton shares the arguments of local housing advocates that removing rent control will not encourage the construction of more affordable housing.


• La Presse notes that Québec City is moving towards construction of a tramway system.


• Christopher Hume writes in the Toronto Star about the new Aaniin Community Centre in Markham, here.


• CityLab looks at redlining in Cleveland, here.


• This pair of videos, taken 52 years apart, does a great job of showing the remarkable transformation of the skyline of Vancouver. Global News has it.