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Greater Toronto Area-home sales ticked 2.4 percent lower in June compared with a year earlier as 6,243 properties changed hands, while new listings rose.  The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board said sales were up from May, which shows signs of recovery. Real estate watchers in the Greater Toronto Area are …

As the Calgary Stampede kicks off, health experts are warning about the risk of measles exposure and are urging parents with babies and unimmunized children – along with other vulnerable Albertans – to sit this one out.  1.3 million visitors expected at Stampede as Alberta outbreaks continue to grow. As …

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says the federal government is talking to mining and metals giant Rio Tinto about helping the company with cash flow problems caused by the United States’ global steel and aluminum tariffs.  Trump doubled tariffs on steel and aluminum to 50% last month. Industry Minister Mélanie Joly …

In Halifax, the median proportion of household income spent on housing and transportation costs in 2024 was comparable to cities like Toronto, according to recent data from Statistics Canada. The typical household spent 31 per cent of before-tax income on housing and transportation costs.  Median Halifax household in 2024 spent …

The small northern town of Stewart, B.C., is without ambulance service until further notice, drawing concerns from the district’s mayor and the paramedics union. B.C. Emergency Services says “some” shifts have been filled.  The District of Stewart says the disruption could continue for an ‘undetermined period of time.’ The mayor …

David Hickey jumped into the Ottawa River on Wednesday to rescue a 27-year-old man and an eight-year-old boy from drowning. He couldn’t save the boy’s father.  David Hickey jumped into Ottawa River on Wednesday to save pair from drowning. David Hickey was enjoying an afternoon run along the shore of …

An unhealthy water service in the Town of Wabana is slowly being cleaned up, with 150 households being removed this week from a quarter-century-old boil order.  150 households on Bell Island latest to benefit from expensive effort to clean up an unhealthy problem. An unhealthy municipal water system in the …

Hundreds of Lynn Lake residents are being forced out of the northern Manitoba community, with wildfire activity once again threatening residents’ safety only two weeks after they were allowed to return home.  Wildfire activity threatening to cut off power, officials warn. Hundreds of Lynn Lake residents are being forced out …

Exports to the U.S. dipped for a fourth month in a row — but Canada’s exports to other countries increased. May drop follows big jump in April, when effects of U.S. trade war started to show in data. Canada’s merchandise trade deficit narrowed to $5.9 billion in May after hitting …

Now that Bill C-5 is the law of the land, Prime Minister Mark Carney says “the real work begins” to fast-track major projects. Here’s what comes next — and what experts say needs to happen.  Cabinet holding meetings over the summer to decide which projects get fast-tracked. Now that Bill …