8 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

13 h. ago Leeds County man accused of attempted murder facing 49 new charges

The Rideau Lakes area man was originally arrested in late September and charged with attempted murder of a child and 13 other offences

Events

14 h. ago Two men arrested on attempted murder conspiracy charges in Gatineau

The charges were laid in connection with an attempted murder in Gatineau in November 2023, police said.

Events

16 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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20 h. ago Ontario rent prices plummeting but these places actually got more expensive

Toronto's once-competitive rental market might finally be showing signs of relief, according to new data that shows declining rents across much of the city, particularly in the downtown core, even as prices continue to climb in some suburban communities across Ontario. According to liv.rent's December 2025 Ontario Rent Report, the average rent for an unfurnished one-bedroom apartment in Toronto had fallen year over year, representing a significant shift from the rapid increases seen throughout much of 2023 and early 2024. In downtown Toronto, the average rent for these types of units dropped from $2,365 last December to $2,090 this December, representing an 11.6 per cent decline. Similar price drops were also observed in North York and Etobicoke, which saw rent prices drop by 8.3 per cent and 8.7 per cent, respectively. Ontario rent prices, year-over-year. Despite prices cooling off in some markets, suburban rents in Ontario are notably on ...

Economics

22 h. ago Londoners charged in 'complex fraud' tied to security guard jobs: OPP

Three Londoners are charged following what the Ontario Provincial Police describe as a "complex fraud."

Events

22 h. ago Canadians are spending more money on these key grocery store items

Statistics Canada released the latest inflation numbers, giving shoppers a look at just how expensive their grocery bill could get during the holidays.The government agency revealed the November 2025 Consumer Price Index (CPI) last Friday. According to the data, inflation rose 2.2 per cent on a year-over-year basis last month, matching the increase in October.While prices for services, travel, and accommodations, and rent rose at a slower pace in November compared to October, StatsCan stated that higher prices for goods offset the slowdown.The report suggested that this was "driven by price increases for groceries as well as a smaller decline for gasoline prices."StatsCan found that food prices at grocery stores rose 4.7 per cent in November compared to the same time last year. This is a 1.3 per cent increase in inflation from October."The increase in November was the largest since December 2023 (+4.7 per cent). The main contributors to the acceleration in November 20...

Other

36 h. ago OPP probing 45 cases of extortion in Caledon and Dufferin County since 2023

Cops are linking the extortion attempts to shootings at homes

Other

36 h. ago Esco Aster Signs Exosome Clinical cGMP Manufacturing Contract With Shine

SINGAPORE — Esco Aster, a vertically integrated cell and derivatives CRDMO based at JTC LaunchPad Singapore, announced CMC manufacturing support for Shine-On Biomedical’s HLA-G targeted exosome program. Shine-On Biomedical sponsored Esco Aster in 2023 for cGMP services, starting with high-yield exosome development using Esco Aster’s cell line platform. The technical reports of process, analytical, and […]

Economics

38 h. ago In Calgary courts: Top court upholds conviction of man who tried to extort businesswoman after breaking into her home

Noteworthy legal cases in Calgary and area from Dec. 15 to 19, 2025

Economics

38 h. ago What to know about Rob Reiner and wife Michele’s stabbing deaths so far

Family said that he and his wife, Michele, died on Sunday, and county jail records show that their son, Nick Reiner, was arrested

Events

42 h. ago $25K reward for suspect info in Ontario homicide at Pickering casino

Durham Regional Police are offering a $25,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in a 2023 homicide case that occurred at a Pickering casino.

Economics

43 h. ago UFC champion Ilia Topuria breaks silence on absence, alleges extortion plot

The undefeated lightweight champion issued a statement on Instagram over his mysterious absence from the octagon.

Sport

43 h. ago $25,000 reward offered to find accused in Pickering Casino guard’s death

Mike Ferdinand was shot on Oct. 9, 2023 while at work

Economics

51 h. ago ‘A normal thing now’: Canadian family says extortion gang is preying on them

After their house in Caledon, Ont., was shot at last week, the Mands are speaking out about Canada's extortion problem, saying police and politicians are not doing enough.

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62 h. ago Possible malaise: un nonagénaire perd la vie après avoir fait des tonneaux sur l’A

Une personne âgée est décédée dimanche après avoir effectué des tonneaux lors d’une sortie de route sur l’autoroute Dufferin-Montmorency, à Québec.

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3 d. ago Residents' information compromised in cyberattack: Oxford County

Oxford County has disclosed several programs and services targeted in a September cyberattack that also potentially compromised the personal information of about 4,000 current and former employees. In a Friday news release, Oxford County officials said staff had been conducting a comprehensive review of “current and archived files and records to determine who was impacted […]

Events

3 d. ago Ontario fairytale mansion dropped its price by almost $5M after two years

Back in 2023, this sprawling rural Vaughan estate was making waves for looking like it had been plucked straight out of a princess movie.We even dubbed it a "princess movie fantasy come true," marvelling at how uncanny it was that the place resembled an honest-to-goodness castle — right down to the storybook rooflines and enchanted-forest gardens.Fast-forward two year,s and the fantasy is still very much alive… but the price tag has had a major reality check.The Great Hall. After debuting at a jaw-dropping $12,800,000, 76 Quail Run Blvd. has now lowered its price to $7,998,000 — a drop of nearly $5 million.The dining room. And unlike its glossy 2023 listing, the property is now being sold "in its current condition."One of the junior suites. The mansion, once shown as a fully polished fairytale, is officially priced with renovation potential in mind.An entrance hall with custom marble flooring.  "We've lear...

Economics

3 d. ago Multiple serious injuries reported as OPP cruiser collides with truck near Perth

A police officer on patrol and three occupants of the other vehicle were transported to hospitals with serious injuries.

Transport

4 d. ago Police say no charges pending after man killed in 2023 Calgary trench collapse

Calgary police say there will be no criminal charges laid against the employer of a 27-year-old man, killed when the trench he was working in collapsed on top of him in June 2023.

Events