72 m. ago Average asking rents drop for 12th straight month to $2,123 in September: Report

Average asking rents in Canada fell 3.2 per cent in September from a year earlier to $2,123, marking the 12th straight month of annual declines. The latest monthly report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation says asking rents for purpose-built apartments were down 2.1 per cent from a year ago to an average of $2,093, while asking […]

Economics

5 h. ago Ireland Delivers Cautious Budget as It Sees Surplus Shrinking

Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe delivered a cautious financial plan for the coming year as he forecast that the country’s enviable budget surplus will drop by half in 2026.

Other

6 h. ago Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding. Ross, a public television stalwart in the 1980s and ’90s, “dedicated his life to making art accessible […]

Culture

6 h. ago Ottawa imposes its biggest fine under the temporary foreign worker program

Bolero Shellfish Processing Inc. was penalized for failing to provide proper wages and working conditions

Society

7 h. ago Drop in criminal charges in B.C. by 5% last year continues five

Crimes against the person had remained stable during downward trend since start of COVID but showed 'noticeable' drop in 2024/25, according to B.C. Prosecution Service annual report

Events

9 h. ago Varcoe: Progress on data centres could help bolster slumping natural gas industry in Alberta

Alberta aims to attract $100 billion worth of data centre development within the next five years, bringing in new jobs and investment, as well as spurring more domestic demand and drilling activity for natural gas

Other

11 h. ago Shell’s Gas Stations in Indonesia Run Dry Again as Supplies Drop

Shell Plc’s retail pump stations in Indonesia have run out of gasoline for the second time in less than two months as import restrictions by the Southeast Asian nation continue to crimp supplies of the vehicular fuel.

Other

13 h. ago Quectel Launches LR700A Smart Connected GNSS Receiver, an All

FRANKFURT, Germany — Quectel Wireless Solutions, an end-to-end global IoT solutions provider, has introduced the Quectel LR700A smart connected GNSS receiver, an all-in-one high performance quad band base station solution, capable of connecting to the cloud to deliver GNSS correction data, usable either standalone or within an RTK station network. Available for use globally, the […]

Culture

13 h. ago Le stationnement étagé de l’aéroport de Montréal fermé dès le 15 octobre

Aéroport de Montréal (ADM) a annoncé lundi la fermeture prochaine du stationnement étagé et stationnement P5 situés en face de l’aérogare.

Transport

16 h. ago PT Danantara Investment Management Invites the Selection of a Prequalified Vendor List of Prospective Partners for Waste

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PT Danantara Investment Management (Persero) (“PT DIM”) intends to select developer companies as prospective partners to be included in the List of Selected Providers/Daftar Penyedia Terseleksi (DPT) for Prospective Partners in Urban Waste Management through Waste Processing into Renewable Energy Based on Environmentally Friendly Technology in Indonesia. […]

Politics

16 h. ago Impressive Toronto proposal might actually be a place people can afford to live

Declining housing prices have, thus far, failed to bring Toronto homes back to a level where the average resident can afford to purchase, but even people just scraping by might soon be able to call this striking new development home.CreateTO, an agency that manages the City's real estate assets, has applied to bring an impressive new complex to an underutilized site next to Fairbank Station on the still-unopened Eglinton Crosstown LRT.The new two-building complex from Montgomery Sisam Architects at 9 Shortt St. (no, that isn't a typo) aims to transform a City-owned parking lot with a 41-storey tower and a six-storey mid-rise.The August rezoning application comes roughly four years after the site was first identified as one of 39 potential affordable housing sites under City ownership in 2021 — part of a broader plan to leverage property assets and inject thousands of affordable rentals into the local housing market.CreateTO revealed the design for the project this summ...

Culture

21 h. ago Ottawa breaks October heat records with dry conditions expected to continue

The October heat comes as the city has received less than half the amount of rainfall expected over the last three months.

Sport

21 h. ago Shots fired at Surrey police station in Whalley, area closed to public

All pedestrian and vehicle traffic in the area has been closed off and everyone is encouraged to take alternate routes. It is unknown how long the closures will last.

Events

22 h. ago Woman dead after being pinned under TTC bus in Etobicoke: Cops

Police said an elderly woman has died after being pinned under a TTC bus in Etobicoke. Toronto Police responded to the incident shortly after 1:15 p.m. in the bus bay area of Royal York Station at Royal York Rd. and Bloor St. W. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Paramedics said one other […]

Events

23 h. ago Kitsault Energy Proposes Bold Initiative for Canada’s Economic Prosperity and India’s Energy Security

WASHINGTON — Dr. Krishnan Suthanthiran, founder and president of Kitsault Energy (KE), has renewed calls for a Canada–India energy partnership centered around a dedicated pipeline corridor to Kitsault, British Columbia. The project aims to supply Indian markets with Canadian crude oil and natural gas in the form of liquid butanol—an alternative to LNG with lower […]

Events

24 h. ago LILLEY: Community group takes councillor to court over south Etobicoke shelter

A community group in Etobicoke has filed a lawsuit against their own councillor and a supplier claiming they enriched themselves over contracts surrounding a controversial shelter.  The suit was filed last week in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against Ward 3 Councillor Amber Morley and Bruce Davis, the president of a company called Public […]

Other

26 h. ago Two arrested after allegedly offering jewelry and reimbursement to stranger for gas money before disappearing

Two people from Scarborough arrested in Olds, Alta., after approaching a stranger in Harvest Hills and asking for cash

Other

27 h. ago How Canada’s HQ exodus affects our quality of life and the economy

Imperial Oil's plan is dramatic, but it's not alone

Other

27 h. ago Quebec should develop its own natural gas industry to be 'strong and sovereign' within Canada: Alberta premier

Danielle Smith told the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal that she sees opportunities for Quebec and Alberta to find areas of political partnership.

Sport

29 h. ago Bitget Brings the Fast Lane to Indonesia with MotoGP and the Smarter Speed Challenge 2.0

VICTORIA, Seychelles, Oct. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), revved up the energy at the Indonesia Grand Prix in Mandalika from October 3 to 5, bringing together motorsport thrill and Web3 innovation under one roof. Following successful activations in Italy, Germany, and Spain, Bitget’s presence in Indonesia marked another […]

Culture