19 h. ago Annual pace of housing starts in June up 0.4 per cent from May: CMHC

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in June edged up 0.4 per cent compared to May. The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts amounted to 283,734 units in June, up from 282,705 in May. The reading came as the annual rate […]

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22 h. ago Metro Vancouver real estate has cooled, luxury level gone ice cold in 2025

Metro Vancouver real estate sales generally were down almost 10 per cent in June, but at the luxury level, sales have been down 51 per cent over the first six months of 2025.

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40 h. ago CREA cuts 2025 forecast again but says home sales are rebounding from ’chaotic start’

For the second time this year, the Canadian Real Estate Association has downgraded its forecast for home sales in 2025, even as it reported the number of homes changing hands across the country in June rose 3.5 per cent compared with a year ago. The association said Canadian home sales last month also increased 2.8 […]

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43 h. ago Canada’s inflation rises to 1.9% in June as vehicle prices surge

Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate rose to 1.9 per cent in June, up from 1.7 per cent in May, as consumers paid for more new and used vehicles.

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43 h. ago Inflation rises to 1.9% in June as vehicle price hikes accelerate

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the pace of inflation accelerated in June as consumers paid more for new and used vehicles. The annual inflation rate rose to 1.9 per cent last month, up from 1.7 per cent in May. StatCan says gas prices were nearly unchanged in June, but because prices were falling faster this […]

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3 d. ago Unemployment rates rise in Ottawa, Gatineau in June after 9,500 jobs lost

The unemployment rate for the region rose from 5.8 per cent in May 2025 to 6.2 per cent in June 2025.

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3 d. ago Economists expect inflation ticked up in June after surprise jobs gain

OTTAWA — Economists expect the pace of inflation picked up in June as the Bank of Canada continues to search for tariff impacts in the price data. Statistics Canada is set to report consumer price index data for June on Tuesday. CIBC expects the release will show the annual pace of inflation rose a tenth […]

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5 d. ago B.C. border store says impact of what Trump says felt ‘right away’

New data from Statistics Canada shows the number of Canadians crossing the border by car in June was down 33 per cent, compared to the same month in 2024.

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5 d. ago Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for June, by Canadian city

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in June. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, however, that the figures may fluctuate widely because they are based on small statistical samples. Here are the jobless rates last month by city (numbers from the […]

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5 d. ago Canada adds surprise 83,000 jobs in June, driving unemployment rate down to 6.9%

OTTAWA — Canada’s labour market topped expectations in June amid a surprise surge in hiring. Statistics Canada said Friday that the unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a percentage point to 6.9 per cent in June as the economy added some 83,000 jobs. The vast majority of those jobs were part-time, the agency said, with […]

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7 d. ago Ontario rent prices keep falling and here's where they're cheapest right now

It may not be a good time to own a condo in Ontario (at least, if you're looking to sell), but it sure is a good time to lease one — or any property type in the province, for that matter — as rent prices have been on a steady downward trajectory in major hubs like Toronto.The 6ix just saw another 4.7 per cent year-over-year dip in the average monthly rent rate for a place, marking the ninth consecutive month of rent declines, according to the latest National Rent Report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation. (By comparison, Canada as a whole saw a 2.7 per cent drop.)As of June, tenants in the city now pay around $2,283 for the typical one-bedroom apartment (which is 0.8 per cent less than in May and 6.6 per cent less than this time last year), and $2,929 for a two-bedroom unit (0.1 per cent less than the month prior and 8.4 per cent less than in June 2024).Renters in shared accommodation pay approximately $1,188 per month for a room, a 3.9 per cent decrease from ...

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7 d. ago A teen beat cancer but died two weeks later in a house fire started by fireworks

Jerilynn Brown, 13, had been battling osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer, for two years: 'She just rang the bell'

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8 d. ago Rents in Canada fall for 9th straight month, still above 2022 levels

The average asking rent for all residential properties in Canada fell by 2.7 per cent in June, compared with this time last year, to $2,125 a month.

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9 d. ago Letters to the Sun: Developers should be subject to same market risks as everyone else

Re: B.C. builders welcome NDP changes to development cost charges as housing starts falter If I buy stock, it might go up, and it might go down. Hundreds of people who bought pre-sale condos are now in trouble because their investment is worth less than what they paid for it. So can someone please tell […]

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9 d. ago Explore powerful survivor stories at the Toronto Holocaust Museum this summer

Since opening its doors in June 2023, the Toronto Holocaust Museum has been a place for residents and tourists to engage with an important part of world history.Through a mix of artifacts, testimony, photographs, and more, visitors can immerse themselves in the history of the Holocaust and explore its cultural significance, contextualizing the experiences of the past in a modern context.And this summer, visitors can expect a 30 per cent discount on general admission visits from June 23 until Sept. 2 using the discount code SUMMER25.Liora Kogan/Toronto Holocaust MuseumHere are just a few examples of what you can expect when you visit the Toronto Holocaust Museum this summer.Immersive history experienceThe specially curated layout of the Toronto Holocaust Museum helps visitors move through the museum in a way that caters to their interests.Through multiple touchpoints, the dynamic interactive space is designed based on age, interest, and pre-existing knowledge, offering quiet places o...

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9 d. ago Buyers now offering way less than asking price for homes in almost all of the GTA

One may wonder how much more doom and gloom the Toronto housing market can handle, as the negative statistics and outlooks keep piling up month after month.The city, having been immensely overvalued and undersupplied for so long, is in a bit of a state of shock now that the market has done a 180, with more homes now up for sale than ever, making for largest gap between supply and demand on record.Even if this is all good for would-be buyers who have been waiting for some semblance of affordability for years, the stagnation has only led to a modest drop in average prices lately, with most owners and developers unwilling or unable to bear the substantial loss of pricing to sell in this current landscape.Still, per the latest numbers from the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB), the cost of the standard residential property in the GTA slid 5.4 per cent in June compared to the same time last year — the most significant year-over-...

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9 d. ago 'One call to safety': WIN House starts pilot project with 211 to help with shelter supports

"Our hope is that we reduce the barriers that women, children and LGBTQ+gender diverse and men fleeing violence, that it's easier for them to get access to the system they need support from"

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1 week ago Nearly tapped out: Trump’s tariffs and trade winds threaten America’s craft brewers

Trump imposed 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum in February. He then doubled them to 50 per cent in June

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1 week ago Vancouver home sales fall 10% in June but board believes momentum could be building

Greater Vancouver Realtors says residential sales in the region totalled 2,181 last month, down from the 2,418 sales recorded in June 2024 and roughly 25 per cent below the 10-year seasonal average.

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2 w. ago B.C. builders welcome NDP changes to development cost charges as housing starts falter

Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says province will allow builders to hold off on paying 75 per cent of fees for four years or until occupancy

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