3 h. ago Canada’s housing crisis stirs revealing flights of fiction and fantasy

Douglas Todd: The country’s housing emergency is so powerful, distorted and puzzling that many are prone to say, “You couldn’t make this up.” But some B.C. writers are doing just that, through intrepid works of fiction.

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3 h. ago From Toronto to Vancouver to Ottawa: The housing slowdown Is spreading 

Canada’s housing market is facing a structural challenge with immediate and long-term consequences: housing starts in the country’s largest urban centres are slowing sharply, with no signs of a near-term recovery. The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) was the first to see significant declines, followed by Metro Vancouver and now Ottawa. The pattern is clear, and […]

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27 h. ago CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts in July up four per cent from June

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in July rose four per cent compared with June. The agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts was 294,085 units for July, up from 283,523 in June. The seasonally adjusted annual pace of housing starts for Canadian centres […]

Culture

3 d. ago Here are all the celebs coming to Fan Expo Canada 2025 in Toronto

Fan Expo Canada 2025 officially arrives in Toronto next week, meaning comic book, video game, anime, science fiction and fantasy fanatics will have endless opportunities to come face-to-face with some of their favourite celebrities. The annual convention is the largest comics and gaming event in Canada and the third-largest pop culture event in North America, with attendees flying in from all around the world to connect with each other and meet A-list artists, creators and actors. If you're planning on heading down to the four-day convention, you're most likely hoping to catch a photo op with a star, and there will be no shortage of them to meet throughout the event. As always, this year's convention offers meet-and-greets with a star-studded list of actors, including Michael J. Fox (Back to the Future), Ewan McGregor (Star Wars), Hailee Steinfeld (Hawkeye, Sinners), William Shatner (Star Trek) and Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future)...

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4 d. ago 'Great legacy for our downtown': Edmonton eyeing Canada’s first downtown student housing incentive

If approved, the program will direct $15 million in federal funds to build about 500 student housing units downtown

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5 d. ago Eligible households will see latest Canada Child Benefit payments dropping soon

Eligible Canadian families should keep an eye on their bank accounts for the incoming child tax benefit payment.The eighth instalment of the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) will be deposited on Wednesday, Aug. 20.In July, the child tax payment increased, marking the beginning of the new benefit year. The federal government uses a process called indexation to up the benefit amount to help parents amid the cost-of-living crisis.An Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) spokesperson told us in January that the indexation means the max CCB amounts and income thresholds are increased yearly to "keep pace with the rising cost of living."Canadian families saw a 2.7 per cent boost in child tax benefit payments this year, bringing the annual base benefit for children under six from $7,787 to $7,997 ($666 monthly) and from $6,570 to $6,748 ($562 monthly) for children aged six to 17 until June 2026.The Child Disability Benefit (CDB) also went up from $3,322 to $3,411 in...

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7 d. ago How prices for staple grocery items have fluctuated in Canada so far this year

The price of groceries in Canada remains a source of concern for many households, as the cost of daily essentials continues to strain budgets.The rising price of groceries is a very real worry for many shoppers in Canada, according to a new report by PwC stating that 76 per cent of Canadians worry about the rising cost of food — much higher than the global average of 59 per cent.And Canadians are worried for good reason, as prices constantly fluctuate.Grocery giant Loblaw recently published its July food inflation report, which states that food prices in June rose by 2.8 per cent compared to last year. It's a slower pace than the 3.3 per cent increase seen in May, but still higher than the headline inflation rate of 1.9 per cent.And, in addition to inflation, the tumultuous U.S.-Canada trade war continues to loom over shoppers' wallets.Using Statistics Canada's Average Retail Food Prices Data Visualization Tool, we ...

Economics

9 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Canada still hasn't seen Carney's promised leadership

The chances of Canada convincing Donald Trump’s White House to reverse his tariffs on a wide range of Canadian goods seems remote. There’s a possibility cases working their way through the U.S. courts will — maybe within the next six to 12 months — find Trump has overstepped his authority to impose tariffs and reverse […]

Politics

1 week ago Trump says he’ll meet with Putin ‘very shortly’ to talk ending Ukraine war

Trump confirmed steps toward a meeting with Putin at the White House as Canada said it intends to lower the price cap on Russian oil alongside Britain and the European Union.

Politics

1 week ago Last week's duelling letters on B.C. housing crisis put 5 major issues in spotlight

Douglas Todd: Developers, independent experts and politicians mapped out their positions on investors, population growth, renter displacement, whether “growth can pay for growth” and government-subsidized housing.

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