[URBAN NOTE] Five city links: Scarborough and Vaughan, Hamilton, Montréal, Edmonton, Vancouver

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• The auditor of Ontario is investigating two proposed Metrolinx stations, one in Scarborough and one in Vaughan, that may have been placed for the benefit of political incumbents. CBC reports.


• CBC Hamilton reports that some Hamilton neighbourhoods continued to see strong interest and continued price rises despite a general slowdown.


• La Presse reports on the disruption to traffic and the environment that will be caused by the repair of a tunnel linking the island of Montréal to the South Shore.


• The annual ice castle in Edmonton seems to be doing well, what with cold weather locally. Global News reports.


• "Renovictions"--buyouts of tenants--are a growing trend in Vancouver that some local activists are warning against. The Toronto Star reports.