75 m. ago Someone is trying to sell this Toronto house with no roof for $13.6 million

In 2020, 975 Dovercourt Rd. sold for $1,450,000 as a four-bedroom, four-bathroom home with "lots of opportunity."Back then, the ground floor was home to a beauty salon, while the rest of the building was residential. But even in 2020, it wasn't exactly move-in ready — the original listing literally had "needs work!" in the description.Five years later, it seems like it still very much "needs work!"The current listing photo, which was taken before renovations began. If you walk past the home today, you'll notice a glaring lack of roof and the fact that the interiors have been completely gutted.The current owners clearly started renovating — possibly with plans to turn the place into something bigger — but somewhere along the way, the project stalled. Maybe they hit permit snags, maybe funding ran dry, or maybe they're just taking a really long coffee break.And yet… the property is back on...

Economics

2 h. ago Eyes on the Bisons as Blue Jays’ Springer, Manoah, Bieber work their way back

Even with the Blue Jays in the thick of pennant race in mid-August, some of the attention around the American League East leaders these days is being diverted by their triple-A farm team in Buffalo. The Queen City has suddenly become the place to be outside of the Rogers Centre, with several Jays — George […]

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4 h. ago Kyle Dubas dévoile son plus grand regret de ses années à Toronto

L'actuel DG des Penguins de Pittsburgh aimerait réécrire un chapitre de son histoire en particulier.

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6 h. ago PHX Energy Receives TSX Approval for Renewal of Normal Course Issuer Bid

CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PHX Energy Services Corp. (“PHX Energy” or the “Corporation“) (TSX: PHX) today announced that the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX“) has accepted PHX Energy’s notice of intention to renew its normal course issuer bid for a further one-year term (the “NCIB“). The previous NCIB expires on August 15, 2025. […]

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7 h. ago 'I'm a bona fide movie star': Golfer Corey Pavin dishes on Happy Gilmore 2 role ahead of Rogers Charity Classic

The golf star, in Calgary for the PGA Tour Champions stop, kids around while talking about his role in the highly anticipated sequel and other brushes with celebrities.

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7 h. ago Pair of shaggy Highland cattle making their debut at the Toronto Zoo

The nine-month-old brothers are Scottish Highland cattle, with long, woolly, reddish coats and fringe over their eyes. 

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7 h. ago Pair of shaggy Highland cattle making their debut at Toronto Zoo

Two delightfully shaggy new faces will be on display at the Toronto Zoo starting on Friday. The nine-month-old brothers are Scottish Highland cattle, with long, woolly, reddish coats and fringe over their eyes. The zoo’s manager of wildlife care, Marc Brandson, says the two were born and raised at an Ontario farm before moving to […]

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7 h. ago Kontrol Technologies Announces Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results

TORONTO — Kontrol Technologies Corp. (Cboe.ca:KNR) ( OTCQB:KNRLF) ( FSE:1K8) (“Kontrol Technologies” or “Kontrol” or “Company”) announces its results for the three months and year to date ended June 30, 2025. A complete set of the Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion & Analysis have been filed on SEDAR ( www.sedarplus.ca). Highlights Net Income positive in […]

Culture

7 h. ago CUPE: Air Canada is missing in action at the bargaining table

TORONTO — With 55 hours to go until Air Canada’s lockout notice takes effect, the airline has been absent from the bargaining table for nearly a full day. The union tabled its most recent proposal to Air Canada on August 12 at 9 p.m. ET. The union has been at the bargaining table ever since, […]

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8 h. ago CIBC Hires Scotiabank’s Mark Mulroney for Global Vice Chair Role

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce hired Bank of Nova Scotia’s Mark Mulroney to be global vice chair in the office of its incoming chief executive officer.

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9 h. ago Rory McIlroy ‘shot down’ suggestion of Ryder Cup playing captain role

Masters champion Rory McIlroy said Wednesday he rejected the suggestion he could serve as playing captain at a Ryder Cup “sometime soon,” saying he thinks combining roles is too onerous. “I’ve ben asked to do that, and I’ve turned it down,” the Northern Ireland star said as he spoke to reporters prior to the US […]

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9 h. ago AM Best Assigns Issue Credit Rating to Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited’s Senior Unsecured Notes

OLDWICK, N.J. — AM Best has assigned a Long-Term Issue Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) to the recently issued CAD 300 million, 5.1% senior unsecured notes, due August 2055, and CAD 400 million, 4.45% senior unsecured notes, due August 2035, of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (Fairfax) (Toronto, Canada) [TSX: FFH]. The outlook assigned to these […]

Economics

9 h. ago Emerita Announces Upsize to C$25M Brokered Private Placement Financing

THIS NEWS RELEASE IS INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION IN CANADA ONLY AND IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES. TORONTO, Aug. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Emerita Resources Corp. (“Emerita” or the “Company”) (TSXV:EMO) (OTCQB:EMOTF) (FSE:LLJA) is pleased to announce that, due to strong investor demand, […]

Economics

9 h. ago Oasis fan store coming to Toronto’s Queen Street ahead of two stadium dates

An Oasis Live ‘25 fan store is coming to Toronto ahead of their Aug. 24-25 shows at Rogers Stadium. The fan store, open daily from 11 a.m. onwards at 468 Queen St. as of Aug. 21, will feature official Oasis merch — like limited-edition and exclusive brand collabs in menswear, womenswear, childrenswear, and accessories. Fans […]

Sport

11 h. ago This Canadian brand has streamlined skincare down to a science

Get to know the Toronto skincare brand Ädesē — pronounced like odyssey

Transport

11 h. ago Dundee Precious Metals Announces Overwhelming Shareholder Approval for Acquisition of Adriatic Metals and Name Change

TORONTO, Aug. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dundee Precious Metals Inc. (TSX: DPM) (“DPM”) is pleased to announce the voting results from its special meeting (the “Meeting”) of DPM shareholders (“Shareholders”) held at 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on August 13, 2025. At the Meeting, Shareholders voted to approve both (i) the issuance (the “Share Issuance”) […]

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12 h. ago Struggling with the heat? It’s not just you as summer days above 30 C spike

Amid ongoing heat waves, cities like Toronto, Montreal and Halifax have seen more days above 30 C than normal, some far surpassing their 2024 numbers.

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12 h. ago Anger after Toronto film festival pulls invite for October 7 documentary, citing legal concerns, other ‘known risks’

The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue, directed by Canada's Barry Avrich, tells of a retired Israeli general who saved his son's family during the October 7 attacks

Culture

12 h. ago Wattpad Author Ariana Godoy Named to Variety’s 2025 Storytellers to Watch List

Godoy is one of Wattpad’s most successful authors, with over one million books sold in print and more than 850 million reads online The Netflix and WEBTOON Productions adaptation of Godoy’s A Traves de mi Ventana is one of the all-time most-watched non-English films on Netflix TORONTO — Wattpad, a leading webnovel platform and storytelling […]

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13 h. ago Arcadea, Through Its Entity Vellox Group, Acquires ADSoftware in Bold Move to Disrupt Aviation Software Landscape

CLUSES, France & TORONTO & ADELAIDE, Australia — Vellox Group, the global leader in unified aviation operations software, today announced the acquisition of ADSoftware (“ADS”), a French-based provider of CAMO and maintenance software trusted by high-criticality aviation operators around the world. This move expands Vellox’s platform into the maintenance domain, creating an unprecedented one-stop solution […]

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