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A Montreal architect built his weekend home around an apple tree

Maxime Frappier designed this modernist house around a single apple tree
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The Building: Vancouver’s Alberni tower ushers in a new wave of high-rises

In Vancouver’s sea of steely, boxy skyscrapers, the Alberni leans into the greatness of the outdoors
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A car dealer built a medieval-style castle in Quebec—and it’s on the market for $1.8 million

If this castle in small-town Quebec sells, it’ll be a record price for the area
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An entrepreneur created a tropical paradise in Quebec

Denis Dumas built his dream vacation home to recall hot days and nights by the beach
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This opulent Toronto home looks like a 17th-century French château

"I wanted to transform it into something magical, like the villas I saw in Europe"
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The Move: A former Toronto renter becomes a first-time homeowner—in St. John’s

Hayley Shaughnessy was one of many Ontarians who recently headed east to achieve her homeownership dreams.  She hasn’t looked back.
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An architect spent $16 million transforming this Toronto church into townhomes

One apartment is a seven-storey tower unit with timeless artifacts and sweeping views of the city
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This Muskoka home used to be a rustic barn

“I basically wake up and I pinch myself every day.”
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A Toronto lawyer quit his job to refurbish this Nova Scotia inn

Avram Spatz grew up visiting the Evangeline, a historical inn in the Annapolis Valley