41 h. ago Average family expected to spend $994 more on food next year: report

Expect food to take up a bigger share of household budgets next year. The latest Food Price Report produced by several Canadian universities is projecting an average family of four will pay an estimated $994.63 more for food in 2026 than this year because of issues like trade and climate change. The increase, making for […]

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8 d. ago OPINION: Recent price declines won’t solve Toronto’s housing affordability crisis

Homebuilders must endure costly wait times of more than two years for municipal approvals

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8 d. ago Edmonton has 'some of the best happiness value for price of housing'

Zoocasa study looks at where big-city residents feel happiest, and how much that happiness costs in terms of housing.

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9 d. ago Over $40,000 in prizes up for grabs in our 15th annual 12 Days of Giveaways

It's the most wonderful time of the year, and your favourite holiday gift-stravaganza is returning for its 15th anniversary. And this time it's bigger than ever.With more than $40,000 in amazing prizes, we're thrilled to bring you our epic 12 Days of Giveaways, where for 12 days in December, we bring you new opportunities to win incredible gifts.From luxury hotel stays to gift cards for your favourite stores and experiences at the hottest restaurants in your city, every day is a new opportunity.The 12 Days of Giveaways began all the way back in 2010, when we gave away $3,000 to our small but growing fan base.Flash forward 15 years, and we have over ten times that amount to give back to our readers.We know that it's been a wild 2025 for our audience, with the rising price of groceries, increasing housing costs, and inflation, so we wanted to bring some holiday cheer into the Christmas season.How it worksStarting on Monday, Dec. 1, we'll be launching a nu...

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2 w. ago 5 Ontario cities rank among top 10 best places to live in Canada

A new ranking of the best places to live in Canada is dominated by Ontario entries, with the province claiming five of the top ten positions, including the top spot overall.Real estate platform Zolo revealed its top picks for the best places to live in the country, ranking cities on criteria including home prices, household income, population growth, unemployment, crime, access to health care, sunny days per year, and walkability.Ontario was well-represented in the ranking, but it was Guelph, Ont., which claimed the title of the country's most liveable.Zolo notes that, with a cost of living three per cent lower than the national average, Guelph is "an excellent place to live in Canada."The city boasts an average annual household income of $119,100, compared to a benchmark home price of $745,000 — a far more manageable difference than some cities like Toronto, where mortgage costs can add up to more than 100 per cent of household income.Zolo specifically mentions ...

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2 w. ago Opinion: Backward beliefs about housing shaping the debate on rezoning

On the heels of his election, Mayor Jeromy Farkas spoke about blanket rezoning and what he sees as the problem with the new homes the policy has helped build in Calgary. “(Rezoning) hasn’t delivered the level of housing at the affordable price point that Calgarians are expecting,” he said. On that note, the mayor is […]

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