63 h. ago Dogs saved from testing lab at Ontario hospital will soon go up for adoption

A group of dogs recently saved from an animal testing facility that was secretly — and shockingly — housed in an Ontario hospital will soon be among the most eligible adoptable pets in the province.Citizens were appalled when news broke last month that scientists at St. Joseph's Health Care in London had been surreptitiously experimenting on pups, forcing them to undergo hours-long heart attacks and eventually killing them in the name of cardiac research.Staff from the medical facility's Lawson Research Institute did their best to hide evidence of the dogs, many of whom were under a year old, going as far as disguising discarded animal food bags and blasting music to cover the noise, according to an Investigative Journalism Bureau exposé that ran in the National Post in early August.Following condemnation from animal activist groups, Premier Doug Ford and the general public, the hospital announced on August 11 t...

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3 d. ago Toronto ‘epicenter of weakness’ for housing as Ontario’s 1.5M goal slips further away

A recent report identified Toronto's homebuilding as the "epicentre of weakness" and the latest figures show Ontario's goal of 1.5 million homes is slipping further away.

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3 d. ago System reform and more supply are key to balancing Ontario’s rental housing market

New OREA report advocates for policies that will help create a stronger, more inclusive rental landscape in Ontario TORONTO , Sept. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ontario’s rental system is broken. Across the province, too many families, students, and seniors are struggling to find safe, affordable places to live. In A Fair Rental Market for […]

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1 week ago The internet is freaking out over how creepy this $900K Ontario house is

If you've ever thought Toronto real estate was already a bit of a nightmare, wait until you see what's happening in Richmond Hill.A seemingly ordinary heritage home at 117 Lucas St. has become the stuff of Reddit horror threads after the listing agent decided to, for reasons no one can fully explain, stage the property with dozens of creepy handmade dolls.Yes, actual dolls — limp, dirty-legged, staring-into-your-soul dolls.The front of the house. On paper, the house itself isn't scary at all.The front hall. It's a two-bedroom, one-bathroom heritage home that's been in the same family for three generations.Stained glass windows. There are stained glass windows, lovely old trimwork, and a huge 50-by-184-foot lot.The old garage. The detached garage isn't even heritage-protected, meaning you can swing a sledgehammer without feeling guilty.The front door is in need of some TLC. It's a classic "project house" i...

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2 w. ago Ontario man offers to buy partner a house with $5M lottery win

A Brockville man gave his partner the surprise of her life after discovering he won the top prize on an OLG ticket. Pierce Lapensee, 38, is a weekly player who has been buying tickets since he became legal age, but he was shocked to learn that his Instant Extreme ticket was going to score him […]

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2 w. ago Home construction in Ontario is at a ‘standstill,’ housing minister says

Ontario's Minister of Housing is acknowledging that new home construction in the province is at a "standstill." Critics say the Ford government is "waving the white flag"

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3 w. ago Experts say Ontario is the reason for Canada's housing downtown

Ontario real estate has been performing so sluggishly this year that the province is now being blamed for skewing market trends for the entire country.In a new report, experts at RBC point out how poorly the industry is faring around the GTA, especially emphasizing just how dramatically home sales — and, somewhat by extension, new home construction — have fallen in Canada's most populous region.In the aptly-titled "Canada isn't in a housing starts slump — Ontario is," published on Wednesday, the Big Five bank's economists outline the factors that have caused residential construction in and around Toronto to lag far behind almost everywhere else nationwide.RBCThe first roadblock to new units coming onto the market is the cost, which is sky-high in Ontario, and not just because of heightened price tags for lumber, labour, land and more."High development charges and heavy regulatory requireme...

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3 w. ago Experts say Ontario is the reason for Canada's housing downturn

Ontario real estate has been performing so sluggishly this year that the province is now being blamed for skewing market trends for the entire country.In a new report, experts at RBC point out how poorly the industry is faring around the GTA, especially emphasizing just how dramatically home sales — and, somewhat by extension, new home construction — have fallen in Canada's most populous region.In the aptly-titled "Canada isn't in a housing starts slump — Ontario is," published on Wednesday, the Big Five bank's economists outline the factors that have caused residential construction in and around Toronto to lag far behind almost everywhere else nationwide.RBCThe first roadblock to new units coming onto the market is the cost, which is sky-high in Ontario, and not just because of heightened price tags for lumber, labour, land and more."High development charges and heavy regulatory requireme...

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3 w. ago Canada isn’t in a housing slump — Ontario is, RBC analysis shows

Ontario’s lag in housing construction was at 'the root of the housing crisis' in Canada, new analysis by the Royal Bank of Canada shows.

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3 w. ago Ontario signals changes to fund that helps municipalities get housing built

Ontario is planning to make changes to a housing fund for municipalities that many have said unfairly measures their progress on building, the minister signalled in a speech Tuesday. Rob Flack told the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference in Ottawa that he is going to consult with mayors and the association to “extend and […]

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3 w. ago Skyrocketing number of people in Ontario are defaulting on housing and other bills

Ontario is once again leading the charge for consumer debt in Canada, with a growing number of residents failing to pay off their mortgages, credit cards and other bills. And the problem is, as you might have expected, worst in and around the exorbitant hub of Toronto.A new report from Equifax Canada shows that the number of people in the province who have defaulted on their required monthly credit payments for 90 days or more has shot up by 29.8 basis points during the last few months (compared to the same time last year), which is 15.2 points higher than the national average.In the GTA specifically, meanwhile, this figure surged by a whopping 39.1 basis points — something the firm attributes to the region being among those "most heavily impacted by high cost of living, economic uncertainty, and exposure to the auto and steel sectors."Equifax CanadaAs it stands now, the average person in...

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4 w. ago Ontario allows more density, building height near Toronto transit

TORONTO — Ontario’s housing minister says the province has approved a plan for Toronto to allow higher and denser buildings near transit stations. Rob Flack says the changes to Toronto’s official plan will allow for 1.5 million more homes throughout the city over the next 25 years. He says that having more people living near […]

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