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Five examples of Canada’s dysfunctional housing market, the Home of the Week and more top real estate stories
Home of the Week: 36 Green Valley Road., North York, Ont.
Bond market refocus on U.S. elections throws wrench into 2024 rally hopes
Roger Strassburg, of Scottsdale, Ariz., wears a cowboy hat as he watches the presidential debate between President Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at a debate watch party Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Efforts to secure Gaza ceasefire and hostage release gain momentum
FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the state memorial ceremony for the Altalena martyrs at the Nachalat Yitzhak cemetery in Givatayim, Israel, on 18 June 2024. Shaul Golan/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
New book tells the story of the Canadian spies who loved each other and took on the Nazis
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Sometimes conspiracy theorists get things sort of right
Jen Gerson
UEFA suspends Turkey’s Merih Demiral for two games for making nationalistic gesture at Euro 2024
Turkey's defender #03 Merih Demiral attends a training session at the team's base camp in Barsinghausen on July 5, 2024, during their MD-1 training ahead of their UEFA Euro 2024 football match against Netherlands. (Photo by OZAN KOSE / AFP) (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)
The close: TSX dragged down as recession fears trump rising rate cut bets, but S&P 500 hits fresh record high
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 3, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Bitcoin set for worst week in over a year on Mt. Gox liquidation fears
FILE PHOTO: Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are seen in this illustration, August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
U.S. labour market cooling as unemployment rate rises to 4.1% in June
FILE PHOTO: A ?Help Wanted? sign hangs in restaurant window in Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
Canada’s rising unemployment rate pushes case for July rate cut
A "Now Hiring," sign is displayed on a business Tuesday, May 30, 2023 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
REITs ‘capable of a stronger second half’: RBC analyst
It’s poised to be another challenging year for office real estate investment trusts, but some money managers say there could be some decent entry points for some companies in the beaten-down sector for long-term investors. Office space available in downtown Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, April 13, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Summer design ideas: Five small yet stylish outdoor spaces
Montreal Solarium_Photo by Maria Varvarikos Small spaces are just as adept at providing a stunning place to escape. Here, five designers and homeowners explain how they enjoy the great outdoors in a diminutive footprint. To create a serene solarium in Montreal’s harbour, Maria Varvarikos, and Dexter Peart, embraces greenery that reminds them of their Jamaican escapes
Why does Justin Trudeau insist on staying on as Liberal Leader? To save democracy, of course
Andrew Coyne
In the battle over the Ontario Science Centre’s future, we must remember why it was built in the first place
Ivan Semeniuk
Townhouse-style suite near Bloor and Bathurst sells at full asking price
Done Deals photos: 662 Bathurst (exterior, terrace)
The demigods of populism
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Multigenerational living is getting more common. Here’s how to share costs – and a mortgage
Experts say title and mortgage fraud are fast growing in Canada and homeowners should take steps to protect their properties — and their identities. A person walks past multiple for-sale and sold real estate signs in Mississauga, Ont., on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Canada has the worst electoral system, except for all the others
Konrad Yakabuski
Progressive voters in the U.S. and Canada have a right to be furious
Gary Mason
Palestinian soccer team plans to play World Cup qualifiers in West Bank
Soccer Football - World Cup - AFC Qualifiers - Palestine v Lebanon - Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar - June 6, 2024 Palestine players pose for a team group photo before the match REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari
Inside the testosterone-fuelled, regimented and expensive world of longevity influencers
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Beryl batters Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula as Texas officials urge coastal residents to prepare
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Friday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
An Aritzia store is seen in Montreal, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Pakistan’s Punjab seeks social media ban amid security concerns
Shiite Muslims take part in a procession on the tenth day of Ashura in the Islamic month of Muharram, in Lahore on July 29, 2023. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP) (Photo by ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images)
Canada’s GoviEx Uranium stripped of right to develop uranium project in Niger
Business Brief: How homegrown successes are paying off – but not for Canadians
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Cities vs. Airbnbs, farmers seeking tech workers and Google’s AI dreams clash with climate goals
FILE PHOTO: Tourists walk with their suitcases in Gothic Quarter, in Barcelona, Spain June 24, 2024. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo
Reformist Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential runoff election, besting hard-liner Jalili
An Iranian woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Tehran on July 5, 2024. Polls opened on July 5 for Iran's runoff presidential election, the interior ministry said, pitting reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili in the race to succeed Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a May helicopter crash. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)
How the decades-long trend of companies staying private for longer is hurting Canada’s productivity
International environmental watchdog wants probe into shipping pollution enforcement
A killer whale breaches the surface of the water in a Comox, B.C., harbour on July 31, 2018. Investigators with an international environmental watchdog want to probe whether Canada is breaking its own laws by not stopping toxic wastewater from being dumped into its Pacific waters. Environment Canada figures say 88 millions tonnes of washwater went overboard along the British Columbia coast in 2022 alone. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jen Osborne
Canada’s global reputation is suffering under Trudeau, Garneau asserts in autobiography
FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2021, file photo, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stands with Minister of Foreign Affairs Marc Garneau to announce that Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig have been released from detention in China, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. China's Foreign Ministry said Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, that the two Canadians were released on bail for health reasons. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Labour’s landslide election win brings few hopes or fears to London’s financial district
FILE PHOTO: Buses cross Waterloo Bridge with the City of London financial district seen behind, in London, Britain, March 5, 2024. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
Toronto is barely outbuilding Edmonton for new rental homes
A new report from RBC says even though rental housing construction in Canada has picked up significantly, even more is needed to fill a backlog of demand. A rental apartment complex under construction, bottom, and houses are seen in an aerial view at a new housing development in Langford, B.C., Thursday, May 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Why extroverts who eat cheese are more satisfied with their lives, plus other scientific factors for happiness
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Inside Toronto’s booming exotic car market with Grand Touring’s CEO
Chief Executive Officer and Dealer Principal of Grand Touring Automobiles, Paul Cummings, poses for a portrait in one of the dealership’s newest offerings, the 2024 Lamborghini Revuelto, Lamborghini’s new flagship car, in downtown Toronto, Thursday, June 27, 2024. (Galit Rodan/The Globe and Mail)
Head for the Hills in Tokyo’s new neighbourhood
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Calgarians put water crisis aside, prepare for fun at Stampede
Visitors walk through the park on the last day of the Calgary Stampede in Calgary on July 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
New British government renews hopes for a free-trade deal with Canada
Keir Starmer, leader of Britain's Labour party, addresses his supporters at a reception to celebrate his win in the election, at Tate Modern, in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett
Oil slips as Gaza ceasefire talks offset strong fundamentals
FILE PHOTO: Pumpjacks are seen against the setting sun at the Daqing oil field in Heilongjiang province, China December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
Ottawa must fix the immigration system before considering amnesty
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller speaks with reporters before cabinet on Parliament Hill, Tuesday, June 18, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Morning Update: The billionaire-backed longevity movement
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The U of T occupation was illegal. Why? Because it was an occupation
Tony Keller
An effortless guide to hosting during a heatwave
When the French entertain, the mood is light, casual and “nobody is stressed,” says one expert.
Ontario’s only in-patient treatment program for gambling addiction contends with rise of online betting
Wayne Ladouceur, 38, sits on a bench outside the Residential Centre for Problem Gambling and Digital Dependency at Hote-Dieu Grace Healthcare in Windsor, Ont., Thursday, June 6, 2024. Labouceur has been in recovery from digital dependency for five years.
Want to fête the Paris Olympics? Here’s how the French host in summertime
When the French entertain, the mood is light, casual and 'nobody is stressed,' says one expert.
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 3, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Why are investors pushing for governance changes at Dye & Durham? Take our business and investing news quiz
Immigration Minister Marc Miller rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, June 4, 2024.
Productivity hacks: 15 ways to overcome interruptions in office and home workspaces
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Why are people so negative about travel plazas? They are always a relief
Andrew Clark
The product launches keep coming. How can advisors keep up?
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‘Relax. … democracy is safe in the United States.’ Donald Trump looming, plus other letters to the editor for July 5
Republican presidential candidate former president Donald Trump enters at a campaign event, June 18, 2024, in Racine, Wis. Former President Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case has been postponed until Sept. 18. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps, File)
The Globe and Mail Bestsellers for the week of July 6, 2024
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How advisors can maximize engagement through life event-based marketing
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The dizzying array of legal threats to Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro
FILE - Former President Jair Bolsonaro addresses supporters during a rally in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Feb. 25, 2024. Brazilian police indicted Bolsonaro on Thursday, July 4, 2024, for money laundering and criminal association, sources say. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)
Roughriders extend win streak to four in a row to start CFL season
Saskatchewan Roughriders' Marcus Sayles (8) celebrates after running back an interception for a touchdown against the Toronto Argonauts during the second half of CFL football action in Regina, on Thursday, July 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Taiwan reports more Chinese military activity, calls for de-escalation
FILE PHOTO: Chinese and Taiwanese flags are seen through broken glass in this illustration taken, April 11, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ File Photo/File Photo
Your daily horoscope: July 5, 2024
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