17 h. ago This $3 million Toronto home from the 1960s is delightfully weird

Toronto real estate has no shortage of glassy new builds and cookie-cutter flips, but every so often, a house comes along that feels like it belongs in both an architectural magazine and a fever dream.Enter 38 Purdon Dr., a ravine-side 1960s modernist with cathedral ceilings, a sunroom bar that literally glows, and a backyard waterfall fed by rainwater.From the street, you know you're not in typical North York territory.The front entrance. The façade glows pink at night, with what can only be described as dinosaur-egg decals on its exterior. And the deeper you go, the stranger it gets.The living room. Originally designed by a local architect in the mid-'60s, the home was completely reimagined in 2002 and again in 2024, fusing mid-century bones with eclectic modern finishes.The dining room. The result? About 5,000 square feet spread across three and a half levels, with five bedrooms, five bathrooms, two kitchens, and four separate entrances.The foyer.&nb...

Economics

22 h. ago Gaza ceasefire plan in works, hostages could be freed within days

Netanyahu says Hamas agreed to release hostages due to military pressure as a U.S.-led plan aims to end the Gaza war and free captives within days.

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34 h. ago Immigrant ordered deported in 2017 for ‘serious criminality’ is still in Canada

Ryan Fyfield, who used scissors to cut off an ankle monitor he was issued in the fall of 2023, has another detention review hearing slated for next week

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48 h. ago Canoe EIT Income Fund Announces 2025 Voluntary Cash Redemption

CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canoe EIT Income Fund (“Canoe” or the “Fund”) (TSX – EIT.UN) today announced the 2025 voluntary cash redemption. Voluntary annual cash redemption The redemption date for the Fund’s annual voluntary cash redemption will be December 5, 2025. Unitholders are entitled to redeem units of the Fund at […]

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48 h. ago Stock markets carry on amid absent U.S. jobs data, leaving Fed without its ‘compass’

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index was up more than 300 points in a broad-based rally, while U.S. stock markets were mixed on Friday as investors carried on without U.S. jobs data. “I think the market resilience that we have seen over the past several months continues in the face of the standstill in Washington. […]

Economics

48 h. ago Canoe EIT Income Fund Announces October 2025 Monthly Distribution

CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canoe EIT Income Fund (the “Fund”) (TSX – EIT.UN) announces the October 2025 monthly distribution of $0.10 per unit. Unitholders of record on October 22, 2025, will receive distributions payable on November 14, 2025. About Canoe EIT Income FundCanoe EIT Income Fund is one of Canada’s largest […]

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49 h. ago Opinion: Risky, rewarding Alberta Next panels offer pressure

At a time when most political leaders prefer scripted announcements, photo ops, and handpicked roundtables, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has taken a different approach. She’s showing up to hear from people — unscripted and in-person. Through the Alberta Next panel, Smith has been touring the province to hear directly from Albertans about the future of […]

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54 h. ago British Columbia Discovery Fund Inc. (formerly British Columbia Discovery Fund (VCC) Inc.) Provides Update on Liquidation Proceedings

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — British Columbia Discovery Fund Inc., (formerly British Columbia Discovery Fund (VCC) Inc.) (the “Fund”), by MNP Ltd. (formerly The Bowra Group Inc.) in its capacity as liquidator of the Fund (the “Liquidator”), provides the following update as to the liquidation proceedings of the Fund. Pricing Net Asset […]

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54 h. ago IMF Says Significant Economic Risks Linked to Industrial Policy

Governments need to be careful about how they lean on industrial policy to support key sectors including energy given the significant economic risks attached, the International Monetary Fund warned on Friday.

Events

55 h. ago Australian drug kingpin to face retrial in police informant scandal

Tony Mokbel was handed a 30-year prison sentence in 2012 after pleading guilty to masterminding an elaborate drug syndicate.

Events

58 h. ago Apple takes down app that allows people to track and anonymously report sightings of ICE agents

Apple has taken down an app that uses crowdsourcing to flag sightings of U.S. immigration agents, apparently after being pressured by U.S. authorities. ICEBlock, a free iPhone-only app lets users anonymously report and monitor activity by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, was no longer available on Apple’s App Store as of Friday. “We just […]

Technology

62 h. ago ‘Frustrating:’ Canadian trucker among thousands stuck in US after border outage

"In some cases, truck drivers are being fed by bridge authorities because they've been sitting and waiting on the US side for so long," the Canadian Trucking Alliance said Thursday

Transport

64 h. ago Australia’s Flagship Renewable Project Stumbles On Rising Costs

Australia’s multibillion-dollar plan to turn its tallest mountain range into a giant pumped-hydro battery faces new roadblocks due to mounting costs and missed productivity targets.

Economics

69 h. ago Industry in London and Southwestern Ontario must be “flexible” and search for new markets to cope with tariff and trade uncertainty now gripping the manufacturing sector, a conference heard Thursday.

The industry must seek new markets to withstand tariff and trade uncertainty gripping the manufacturing sector, leaders say.

Economics

2 d. ago John Ivison: How to win a trade war? Appeal to Canadian patience, American self

‘We are confident domestic pressures will create an opportunity to come to an agreement in the interests of both economies that puts us in a better position,’ LeBlanc said

Economics

2 d. ago Trial ends with two starkly opposed takes on what led to hedge

The Crown argued Steven Deans put Nicholas Chenier's life at risk by failing to advise him of potential dangers. The defence said no one could have foreseen what happened.

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3 d. ago La Bourse continuera de bien se porter grâce à Trump, dit un stratège de Wall Street

Les politiques du républicain seront bonnes pour l’économie, si la Fed ne vient pas tout gâcher, estime Mike Wilson.

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3 d. ago BATRA’S BURNING QUESTIONS: Carney government needs to wake up to its anti

WATCH: Sun Editor-in-Chief Adrienne Batra talks with political columnists Warren Kinsella, Brian Lilley and Lorrie Goldstein on how Liberals have fed anti-Semitism in Canada. What do YOU think? Tell us your thoughts in the comment section below or send us a Letter to the Editor for possible publication to torsun.editor@sunmedia.ca.  Letters must be 250 words […]

Politics

3 d. ago Joe Bowen gets tribute night, ready for his last year calling Maple Leaf games

It’s not the way Joe Bowen once envisioned his exit season with the Maple Leafs would unfold. He’ll only call home games again from Scotiabank Arena, with road contests restricted to a barren studio monitor, while the team has yet to provide him a signature Stanley Cup winning script with just one spring remaining. But […]

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3 d. ago Ninepoint Partners Welcomes Jonathan Lo to Its Investment Team

TORONTO, Oct. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ninepoint Partners LP (Ninepoint Partners) is pleased to announce that Jonathan Lo will be joining its investment team, beginning October 29, 2025. Jonathan will work alongside Senior Portfolio Manager Sam Mitter, supporting the Ninepoint Global Select Fund. Jonathan brings over 20 years of capital markets and wealth management […]

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