33 h. ago VAUGHAN INFRASTRUCTURE SUMMIT: Infrastructure Development Bridge to Ontario’s Long

Vaughan, ON, Dec. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Vaughan Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Infrastructure Summit today. As tariffs continue to harm Ontario’s export economy and the housing crisis looming large in public policy conversations, industry leaders, government officials, and experts came together to discuss the critical role of infrastructure in shaping Ontario’s […]

Economics

34 h. ago Toronto Residents Say City’s Reliance on Land Transfer Tax Is Fueling the Housing Affordability Crisis

New polling shows growing frustration as Council considers yet another MLTT hike TORONTO, Dec. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As Toronto City Council considers a proposal to increase the Municipal Land Transfer Tax (MLTT) on higher-value homes, new Ipsos polling conducted for the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) shows that 416 residents are deeply […]

Economics

6 d. ago Trump says Venezuela’s airspace should be viewed as closed. It’s not clear what that means

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday said that the airspace “above and surrounding” Venezuela should be considered as “closed in its entirety,” an assertion that raised more questions about the U.S. pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. The White House did not respond to questions about what Trump posted on […]

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8 d. ago New National Report Reveals Hidden Crisis Facing Youth in Canada’s Lowest

TORONTO, Nov. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A new national report released today by Pathways to Education Canada exposes a widening equity gap driven by Canada’s affordability crisis—one that is hitting young people in low-income communities hardest and putting their futures at risk. Drawing on community insights from the most extensive Program Review in the […]

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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

Economics

1 week ago 'A deeper dive into giving': Southcentre Mall installation highlights hardships for Giving Tuesday

'What we're really trying to do is shine a light on the challenges that many Calgarians are facing today due to the affordability crisis'

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2 w. ago Housing leaders confident they can help solve affordability crisis

Proposed new fund would provide low-interest, early stage loans to builders and developers of affordable housing The lack of affordable rental housing in Ontario is a hugely complex problem with no simple solutions but housing industry leaders gathered at a special lunch at Canoe Restaurant in Toronto earlier this week believe they have one idea […]

Politics

2 w. ago Affordability crisis can be fixed through productivity, says Bank of Canada

Nicolas Vincent, the Bank of Canada's external deputy governor, says boosting Canada's productivity is the best way to address the affordability crisis.

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2 w. ago Bank of Canada deputy governor says country’s affordability crisis is linked to productivity

Improve productivity and you boost the economy and Canadians' incomes

Politics

2 w. ago Terminal Tariffs: Modeling the Final Destination of Trump’s Trade War

President Donald Trump’s return to the White House has thrown the global trade system into disarray. Leaders have rushed to secure deals with Washington. Average US tariffs have leaped from 2% last year to close to 16%, a level last seen in the 1930s. The new regime will create many losers, few winners.

Economics

2 w. ago Artella Solutions Expands Diagnostic Platform into Sleep Medicine Through Strategic Partnership with PranaQ

HOUSTON & NEW YORK — Artella Solutions Inc. (“ARTELLA”), a leader in SaaS-driven cardiac monitoring and diagnostic intelligence, today announced a strategic partnership with PranaQ, a digital health company pioneering smart Home Sleep Testing (HST) solutions. This partnership marks ARTELLA’s expansion into a new diagnostic vertical – sleep diagnostics – driven by the clinically proven […]

Culture

2 w. ago Many House Republicans will back bill to release Epstein files, leaders of effort say

Justice Department would be forced to release all files and communications

Politics

2 w. ago As food insecurity increases, Ottawa Food Bank calls on governments to address affordability crisis

Visits to member agencies by those facing food insecurity have increased 101 per cent since 2019.

Politics

3 w. ago Conservatives won’t say if MPs will be forced to vote against budget

Asked if he was confident that all his MPs would vote against the budget in the House of Commons on Monday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wouldn't directly answer.

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3 w. ago Don’t let a money scarcity mindset get the best of you, experts say

Even when you have a decent job and your bills always get paid off on time, you might still feel afraid that you’re not getting ahead or you’ll never have enough. Some of that feeling could be the effects of the affordability crisis. Other times, it’s a sign of being stuck in a money scarcity […]

Transport

4 w. ago Halifax student leaders hold rally for N.S. government to address housing crisis

Student union leaders from Halifax's Dalhousie University held a march downtown today, calling on the province to urgently address the city's housing crisis.

Politics

4 w. ago 'Status' or 'statute': Mispronunciation delays introduction of UCP bill

Deputy government house leader Dan Williams inadvertently misspoke in giving notice of a government bill on Wednesday, forcing it to be delayed until the week after next

Politics