76 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

2 h. ago Media Advisory — Parents call out crumbling schools and lack of student supports during a Calandra PR event

TORONTO, Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WHAT: Students and staff are dealing with shuttered spaces, boiling hot classrooms, lack of maintenance and decreased special education supports. This is all due to the $6.3 billion cuts to education (AKA under-funding) while Calandra is at a PR event for the opening of a newly built space […]

Society

3 h. ago Ontario to speed up access to select cancer drugs in new pilot

Ontario says it will speed up the lengthy approval process for select cancer drugs by up to one year as part of a new pilot project.

Science

3 h. ago Homegrown Tech Meets Hometown Team: Safe Software Partners with Vancouver Canucks

Global data integration leader strengthens community ties with official partnership and donation to Canucks for Kids Fund Surrey, BC, Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Safe Software (Safe), the creator of FME, the only All-Data, Any-AI enterprise integration platform with true support for spatial data, is now a Proud Partner for the 2025-2026 NHL season. […]

Culture

3 h. ago Canada’s Largest Cities Proclaim National Treat Accessibly Preparation Day

October 16th Marks a Historic Milestone for Inclusion Movement TORONTO, Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In a groundbreaking show of national unity for inclusion, Canada’s largest cities will officially proclaim October 16th as National Treat Accessibly Preparation Day. This historic achievement comes as Treat Accessibly distributes free lawn signs coast to coast, empowering any […]

Society

3 h. ago Freedom Convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber sentenced to 12 months house arrest

In both cases, the accused can leave their homes under certain conditions, including to go to work or visit certain family members

Other

3 h. ago Ontario speeds access to select cancer drugs by up to one year

Ontario says it will speed up the lengthy approval process for select cancer drugs by up to one year as part of a new pilot project. Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced the three-year fast-track program at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto. Jones says seven to 10 high-priority cancer drugs that are approved by […]

Science

4 h. ago AGCO issues $105,000 in penalties to theScore for alleged failure to address patron’s high

TORONTO, Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has issued a $105,000 monetary penalty against Score Media and Gaming Inc. (“theScore”) for failing to meet Ontario’s strict responsible gambling and player protection standards. The penalty relates to several alleged violations of the Registrar’s Standards for Internet Gaming (the […]

Economics

4 h. ago Science advisor says UFO reporting in Canada discouraged by ridicule and skepticism

Words matter when it comes to reporting UFOS, says Cabinet’s science advisor Dr. Mona Nemer in an internal memo obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter under Access To Information. The doctor, who is paid $393,000 yearly, said ridicule and skepticism about what she prefers to call “unidentified aerial phenomenon” are discouraging Canadians from reporting suspicious activity. “Terminology […]

Other

4 h. ago Okanagan pig sanctuary building new sick bay for hooved residents

Forty-one pigs call the Summerland sanctuary home, which is a labour of love for founder Faith Affleck and the volunteers who care for the unwanted and abandoned pigs.

Other

4 h. ago Breaking Barriers in Breast Cancer Care: Ontario Leads the Way

Breast Cancer Canada Applauds the Province’s Commitment to Timely Access and Life-Changing Treatments TORONTO — Breast Cancer Canada commends the Ontario government for its ongoing commitment to improving breast cancer care, highlighted by today’s announcement of the Fast Access to Specialized Therapies (FAST) program. This initiative aims to reduce wait times for breakthrough cancer treatments, […]

Science

4 h. ago ‘Totally awesome’ lottery win for Cambridge man means a new Leafs jersey for starters

Cambridge lift truck operator Ernani Trivelli already knows what his first purchase is going to be after winning $250,000 with Instant Diamond Dollars. Would you believe a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey? “I definitely want to go to a game with my family once the season starts. I’m so excited!” he told OLG after his first […]

Culture

4 h. ago Security and defence is rising on U.S. radar as Carney meets Trump in D.C.

One of the issue areas where the two countries' interests intersect is clearly Arctic defence

Events

5 h. ago Alberta teachers' strike: Kids camps, programs planned for students | Lockout notice issued to teachers | Businesses affected

Continuing coverage of the Alberta teachers' strike

Society

5 h. ago «J’adore le regarder jouer»: Carey Price aime ce qu’il voit de Samuel Montembeault

L’ancien gardien aborde l’aspect qui, selon lui, a permis au Québécois de prendre le siège de gardien numéro 1 à Montréal.

Economics

5 h. ago Alberta woman grabbed, pulled into moving vehicle during failed kidnapping: police

Lethbridge police say a woman reported being pulled into a vehicle that then drove away. She told authorities the suspect touched her and made references to sex.

Society

5 h. ago Kenya Cuts Rates for Eighth Time in Row to Spur Credit, Growth

Kenya’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate for an eighth straight time, aiming to boost private sector credit and economic growth with inflation expected to stay within its target range.

Economics

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

7 h. ago Firm Capital Mortgage Investment Corporation Announces Upsizing of Previously Announced Bought Deal Offering

/NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR DISSEMINATION IN THEUNITED STATES//BASE SHELF PROSPECTUS IS ACCESSIBLE, AND PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT WILL BE ACCESSIBLE WITHIN TWO BUSINESS DAYS, ON SEDAR+/ TORONTO, Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Firm Capital Mortgage Investment Corporation (the “Corporation”) (TSX: FC) is pleased to announce that, it has increased the size […]

Economics

8 h. ago Slovak leader announces a deal with US on a new nuclear reactor

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico said Tuesday his government has approved an agreement with the United States to build an additional nuclear reactor. Fico announced the multi-billion-dollar deal during a speech at an annual nuclear conference in the Slovak capital. He said that the new reactor will be built at […]

Politics