2 h. ago Ontario's most popular baby names for 2024 are out one has been top choice for 16 years

Ontario's most popular baby names in 2024 have been announced, and surprise, surprise: it's status quo. Hey, wait, does Status sound like a good name, or is it just us?For a staggering 16 years straight, no girl name has been more coveted than Olivia, from the Latin word for "olive tree", symbolizing peace and harmony. Back in 2008, before the Olivia craze took over, Emma – from the Old German word "ermen" meaning "whole" or "universal" –  was the most popular baby name for girls.Names like Charlotte, Sophia, and Amelia continue to hold their spot in the annual ranking, and so the top 10 girl names are pretty much the same old, same old.The Province of Ontario's list of top baby names in 2024 also crowned Noah – a Hebrew name meaning "rest" and "comfort," – as the most popular boys' name for a sixth year in a row. Just like last year, Liam, Theodore, Oliv...

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3 h. ago HILL and THOMPSON: Housing in Calgary and Edmonton remains expensive but more affordable than other cities

In cities across the country, modest homes have become unaffordable for typical families. Calgary and Edmonton have not been immune to this trend, but they’ve weathered it better than most — largely by making it easier to build homes. Specifically, faster permit approvals, lower municipal fees and fewer restrictions on homebuilders have helped both cities […]

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4 h. ago Feds, Ontario to sign deal reducing regulatory burden on Ring of Fire, other projects

Ottawa and Ontario are set to sign a deal Thursday that will reduce the regulatory burden on large projects, including the road to the Ring of Fire.

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4 h. ago Bunzl’s Annual Week of Giving Provides 4,000 lbs of Essential Supplies to Canadian Food Banks

Bunzl Canada’s annual Week of Giving, in partnership with Food Banks Canada, delivers thousands of pounds of essential hygiene and cleaning products to families in need. BURLINGTON, Ontario, Dec. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bunzl Canada is proud to announce its 2025 Week of Giving, continuing its partnership with Food Banks Canada to provide essential […]

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4 h. ago Ontario’s new auto insurance rules could leave drivers underinsured, critics worry

While insurance companies will be required to provide medical and rehabilitation coverage as part of the base package, all other benefits will be optional as of July 1, 2026.

Economics

6 h. ago Oil and Gold Advance After Venezuela; FTSE Jumps: Markets Wrap

Stocks in Europe climbed as surging crude prices boosted the appeal of energy companies after President Donald Trump announced an oil blockade on Venezuela. Gold and the dollar advanced.

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10 h. ago TotalEnergies CEO Says Growing Demand Will Underpin Oil Prices

TotalEnergies SE Chief Executive Officer Patrick Pouyanne said rising demand for oil will help to underpin prices, despite their slump this week on growing concerns about a global surplus.

Economics

10 h. ago Asian shares gain, while oil prices jump as Trump orders a blockade of oil tankers to Venezuela

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced on Wednesday as strong buying of technology shares helped lift some benchmarks, while oil prices surged more than 1% after President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela. Trump’s move followed the seizure by U.S. forces last week of an oil tanker off Venezuela’s […]

Economics

10 h. ago Vast Toronto parking lot to be transformed with 6 towers as tall as 60 storeys

Ontario's housing market may be in the midst of a crash, but that hasn't stopped the provincial government from pressing forward with its plans to inject density into sites surrounding transit stations.A new Transit-Oriented Community (TOC)  — provincially-led projects that aim to promote transit use by leveraging underutilized land — has been tabled for a vast tract of surface parking lot at 4105 Kingston Rd., next to Guildwood GO station in Scarborough.The proposal would replace the commuter lot serving the regional rail station with a complex of six towers up to 60 storeys tall, introducing 2,534 new residential units to the currently underbuilt site.In line with the TOC model of integrating density with transit, the proposed complex would place its tallest towers closest to the GO station, with the tallest measuring in just shy of 193 metres. The heights are still quite significant in the local context, with the surrounding neighbourhood exclusively...

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10 h. ago Toronto home prices were hit harder than any other major Canadian city in 2025

Toronto home prices took the biggest hit out of any major Canadian city in 2025, according to new data which reveals the national housing market is slipping into a year-over-year decline for the first time after months of flat prices. Real estate platform Wahi and Canadian property valuation services provider Real Property Solutions (RPS) released their monthly House Price Index for November 2025, which tracks actual home values in more than 1,000 cities and towns across the country and shows how property values change over time. The national RPS-Wahi House Price Index fell one per cent compared with November 2024, marking the first annual decline in national home prices since mid-2023. Nationally, prices have softened across all property types, with condos seeing the sharpest drop (down six per cent year-over-year). To compare, detached home prices were unchanged, while row and townhouses saw a decline of one per cent, and semi-detached home price...

Politics

14 h. ago Brampton man detained in U.S. for possession of stolen big rig

Michigan State Police say truck was previously reported stolen in Ontario, trailer also seized by cops

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14 h. ago How will Canada’s new grocery code of conduct impact shoppers?

Consumers will likely see little impact, or relief from high prices, when the code goes into effect Jan. 1

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17 h. ago LILLEY UNLEASHED: U.S. travel boycott leaving Canadians out in the cold

WATCH: Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he isn’t going to Florida. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says they’re doing fine. Sun political columnist Brian Lilley wishes the DeSantis would leave the Stanley Cup out of it. What do YOU think? Tell us your thoughts in the comment section below or send us a Letter to the […]

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17 h. ago FIFA slashes World Cup ticket prices — but there are two huge catches

There will only be a couple hundred discounted tickets for each match and they will be available through national team draws.

Economics

18 h. ago 3 men arrested, charged for string of eastern Ontario commercial break

Three men have been arrested for a string of commercial break-ins between July and September with 20 different businesses broken into.

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18 h. ago Ontario hospitals warn of massive spike in ICU admissions for influenza

The Ontario Hospital Association issued a statement Tuesday, saying there was an alarming increase in cases, which have now hit a three-year high.

Society

18 h. ago Federal loans boost three regional manufacturers as Cami plant sits idle

FedDev Ontario, the federal economic development agency, is providing $5 million in loans to three area manufacturers.

Economics

18 h. ago Air conditioning mandate saved lives in Ontario nursing homes, study concludes

The study looked at odds of mortality in long-term care homes in the province during extreme heat between 2010 and 2023.

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19 h. ago Bank of Canada’s Macklem says he expects food inflation to ease in 2026

Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says he expects food inflation to ease in the coming months after Statistics Canada reported grocery prices jumped higher in November. The agency said Monday that the annual rise in the cost of food bought from grocery stores hit a nearly two-year high of 4.7 per cent last month […]

Economics

19 h. ago Terry Barnes: Anthony Albanese’s deadly political calculation

His government has appeased Australia's radical Islamists and anti-Israel agitators. Now Jews are paying the price

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