The Globe and Mail (Ottawa/Quebec Edition)

4/17/2026: FRONT PAGE: ANOTHER TRUCE TAKES HOLD

Trump announces 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, but Netanyahu says troops will remain in ‘security zone’

4/17/2026: FRONT PAGE: Alberta’s electoral map plans spur accusations of ‘cheating’

Government rejects independent panel’s proposed redraw, looks to create new, UCP-led committee Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government has rejected an independent commission’s proposed changes to the province’s electoral map, fuelling accusations...

4/17/2026: FRONT PAGE: Charges against Alberta spiritual leader to be stayed, Crown tells complainants

Two of the women who brought forward sexual-assault allegations against Alberta spiritual leader John de Ruiter say the Crown told them this week that all charges against him and his wife will be stayed because of court delays and misconduct by the...

4/17/2026: FRONT PAGE: Recent changes to metal tariffs deal huge blow to Canadian manufacturers

Hundreds of Canadian manufacturers are facing a potentially devastating increase in tariffs after a change in how the United States applies metal duties to manufactured goods. Starting on April 6, the U.S. began to levy a 25-per-cent tariff on the...

4/17/2026: FRONT PAGE: Ottawa delayed submarine decision to let bidders boost their offers

The Canadian government says it has extended its bidding process to pick a submarine builder so the two entrants vying for the prize – among the largest defence contracts in this country’s history – can sweeten their bids. It’s an acknowledgment that...

4/17/2026: FRONT PAGE: PODCAST

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4/17/2026: NEWS: Hungarian election campaign posters going for hundreds of dollars online

Sunday’s landslide victory by Hungary’s opposition Tisza party has prompted a busy trade in campaign posters as collectors rush to snap up a little piece of history. With nearly all the votes counted, Tisza has won 137 of the 199 seats in parliament...

4/17/2026: NEWS: MOLLIE CARTER’S BOWL

Throughout April, we are spotlighting artworks from the Vancouver Art Gallery, one of North America’s most innovative visual arts institutions. Home to a world-renowned collection of art by Emily Carr and celebrated for its leadership in Indigenous and...

4/17/2026: NEWS: CORRECTIONS

A Thursday opinion article about the shared goals of Israel and Lebanon incorrectly identified Lebanese President Joseph Aoun as former president Michel Aoun. The April 11 obituary of singersongwriter David Wiffen incorrectly stated that he took to...

4/17/2026: NEWS: U.S. allows mining near wilderness area, with waters flowing into Canada

The vote, passed by Congress on Thursday, overturns a pair of decisions made by the Biden administration The U.S. Congress has passed a measure to allow copper-nickel mining in northeastern Minnesota on federal lands adjacent to a popular wilderness...

4/17/2026: NEWS: Pope denounces ‘tyrants’ and ‘masters of war’ during tour of Africa

The world is being ravaged by a “handful of tyrants” and “masters of war” who spend billions of dollars on killing and devastation, Pope Leo has told a church audience in a conflict zone of northwestern Cameroon. The pontiff, on a tour of African...

4/17/2026: NEWS: TRUMP NOMINATES FORMER DEPUTY SURGEON-GENERAL AS NEW CDC DIRECTOR

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would nominate Erica Schwartz, who had served as deputy surgeon-general during the COVID-19 pandemic, to become director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after multiple leadership...

4/17/2026: NEWS: BRITISH PM FACES CALLS TO RESIGN AS GOVERNMENT ADMITS AMBASSADOR TO U.S. FAILED VETTING PROCESS

LONDON British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced calls Thursday to resign after it emerged that Peter Mandelson was initially denied security clearance for the post of ambassador to the United States, which he was eventually fired from over his close...

4/17/2026: NEWS: Hansen recounts lunar voyage in post-flight interview

Canadian astronaut says he was resigned to the fact that he might not come back from trip around the moon Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen learned a lot about himself on his historic flight around the moon. One revelation was that despite the risk...

4/17/2026: NEWS: Astronomers measure mind-blowing power and speed of black hole jets

For the first time, scientists have measured the instantaneous mind-blowing power of jets blasting from a black hole. The jet power from this relatively close black hole-star system is equivalent to 10,000 suns, an international research team reported...

4/17/2026: NEWS: Private member’s bill aims to expand ‘war veteran’ designation

Michael Blois is haunted by memories of fallen comrades in Afghanistan and he lives with injuries from a Taliban rocket blast. He was among more than 40,000 Canadian Armed Forces members who served in the country’s largest deployment since the Second...

4/17/2026: NEWS: Ontario MAID committee will be diverse: coroner

Statement comes after concerns raised by former members that oversight body will be less rigorous Ontario’s coroner says he will recruit people from a range of disciplines to provide extra scrutiny of complex cases of people who have accessed medical...

4/17/2026: NEWS: Liberal MPs throw support behind ex-minister Bains

Several party members say they’re encouraging him to run for Ontario Liberal leadership Liberals MPs are among those throwing their support behind former federal cabinet minister Navdeep Bains, who is considering a run for leader of the Ontario...

4/17/2026: NEWS: Conservatives concerned about changes to Commons committees

The Official Opposition Conservatives are denouncing the federal government’s plans to give Liberal MPs control of House of Commons committees now that they have a majority. The battle over committees – which review legislation and scrutinize...

4/17/2026: FOLIO: Ravaged by wildfires, this NWT hamlet is still recovering more than two years later

Fire-warped remnants of Winnie Cadieux’s old life lay on her kitchen table: twisted glass, rusty pliers and distorted coins. For nearly 40 years, she lived in Enterprise, a hamlet in the Northwest Territories near the Alberta boundary, where she ran...

4/17/2026: EDITORIAL: The price of ignoring supply and demand

Something interesting is happening in the Calgary real estate market: The median price of apartments is falling amid a relative glut of listings. That wouldn’t normally be all that interesting – the relationship of supply and demand is, in fact, basic...

4/17/2026: EDITORIAL: SWEPT UP

Re “The odd floor-crossing is one thing, but on this scale it undermines our system of government” (April 15): To suggest that floor-crossing is getting “ridiculous” seems in itself ridiculous. Only five MPs have jumped ship to join the Liberals,...

4/17/2026: EDITORIAL: ON MAID

Re “New MAID oversight committee will be diverse and transparent, Ontario Solicitor-General contends” (April 16): I was pleased to see that the Ontario Solicitor-General supports the Chief Coroner in his reconstituting of the oversight committee for...

4/17/2026: EDITORIAL: UNION QUESTION

Re “Transatlanticism” (Letters, April 15): A letter-writer suggests that joining the European Union would allow free movement of labour and possibly improved food standards in Canada. That’s true, but would this be argued as more important than the...

4/17/2026: EDITORIAL: SILLY SEASON

Re “Please respect the Maple Leafs’ inability to pick a GM themselves” (Sports, April 11): The humourless comedy that is the Maple Leafs finally ends for another year. Now comes the summer of bureaucratic spin doctoring, likely ending with an aging...

4/17/2026: OPINION: How Ukraine could leverage chaos in the Middle East to press for peace

There are moments in war when the balance shifts favourably not by design, but by circumstance. For Volodymyr Zelensky – a man once accused by Donald Trump of having “no cards to play” – this may be one of them. As Iranian-made drones streak across...

4/17/2026: OPINION: The Conservatives have a leadership problem

Pierre Poilievre is again showing Canadians that he cannot moderate or change himself When federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre appeared on the popular right-wing American podcaster Joe Rogan’s show last month, many in his party were ecstatic...

4/17/2026: OPINION: The U.S. is playing economic hardball with Africans’ health

Cervical cancer is a terrible scourge. More than 350,000 women die worldwide of cervical cancer every year. And sub-Saharan African countries have the highest incidence rates of the disease in the world: in Eswatini, it’s 95.9 per 100,000 women; in...

4/17/2026: WEEKEND WATCHING: 401 Highway to Heaven

Mile End Kicks is an open invitation to accept the misdeeds and missteps of our 20s with some compassion along the way Mile End Kicks CLASSIFICATION: 14A; 111 MINUTES Written and directed by Chandler Levack Starring Barbie Ferreira, Devon Bostick...

4/17/2026: WEEKEND WATCHING: The Pitt’s Dr. Robby challenges viewers in season finale

The most talked about aspect of The Pitt’s second season, which came to a satisfying, emotional conclusion on Thursday night, wasn’t anything that actually appeared onscreen in the medical drama. Rather, it was how many viewers had started to view the...

4/17/2026: WEEKEND WATCHING: Soderbergh paints his way out of a corner with the witty The Christophers

The Christophers CLASSIFICATION: PG; 100 MINUTES Directed by Steven Soderbergh Written by Ed Solomon Starring Ian McKellen, Michaela Coel and James Corden The great joke nestled inside the heart of the new chamber comedy The Christophers is that its...

4/17/2026: NEWS: Finding comfort in strangers

Not long after I buried my own pet, I spent time with people I’d never met grieving for Sam, Jane Jamieson writes Driving over the crest of a hill on a country road on a clear day, I came upon something that alarmed me. On the shoulder was a man...

4/17/2026: NEWS: WORLD FORECAST

WORLD FORECAST

4/17/2026: NEWS: Pitt: Dr. Robby’s pity party starts to become tiresome after a while

Creator R. Scott Gemmill and his writing team have not exactly been subtle in communicating to viewers that Dr. Robby is suicidal this season. The opening scenes of the first episode showed him riding his motorcycle to work without a helmet on his...

4/17/2026: NEWS: UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Drink that gives you something to chew on 5 Mensa members’ stats 8 Nutrition label fig. 11 Like less cloudy skies 12 *Kicked a soccer ball between an opponent’s legs 14 Exercise involving a foot part 15 Garfield’s favorite food 16...

4/17/2026: NEWS: CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 What dealers might provide or it can get distributed by clubs (8) 5 Record one chapter for very long literary work (4) 9 Well known day college near Windsor suffering setback? (5) 10 Breastbone of bird found in addition (7) 11 Timidity...

4/17/2026: NEWS: SUDOKU

INSTRUCTIONS Fill in the grid so that each row of nine squares, each Column of nine and each section of nine (three squares By three) Contains the numbers 1 through 9 in any order. There is only one solution to each puzzle.

4/17/2026: NEWS: BRIDGE

1. One spade. You might not like the looks of your spade suit, but you are not responsible for the quality of the suit you bid when you respond to your partner’s takeout double. The doubler is expected to tread gingerly after a forced response unless...

4/17/2026: NEWS: KENKEN

INSTRUCTIONS 1. Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 through 6 without repeating. 2. The numbers within the heavily outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the target numbers in...

4/17/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: RUNNING ON EMPTY

European airlines could see fuel shortages in weeks if Mideast oil shipments don’t resume, posing threat to summer travel plans

4/17/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: First Capital REIT acquired by Choice, KingSett for $5.2-billion

Buyers will split $9.4-billion portfolio that includes open-air shopping centres, development sites Choice Properties REIT and KingSett Capital, a private real estate firm, are teaming up to buy First Capital REIT for $5.2-billion, pouncing on the...

4/17/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: SpaceX and other Mega-IPOs are coming. Here’s why you may be forced to take part

The biggest initial public offering in history is just around the corner, and many Canadians are going to have money on the line, whether they like it or not. When Elon Musk takes SpaceX public as early as this June, it will become one of the world’s...

4/17/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Collaboration key as AI risks continue to grow, says TD’s Chun

Toronto-Dominion Bank chief executive officer Raymond Chun says continued collaboration between AI company Anthropic, government and businesses will be essential to avoid risks as artificial-intelligence technology rapidly evolves. Banks, governments...

4/17/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: U.S. defence firm LeafStar eyes opening Ontario arms facility

A U.S. defence company is looking to raise as much as $100-million to build a manufacturing facility in Ontario focusing mainly on small arms that would supply the Canadian military and expand the domestic production of weaponry. LeafStar Holdings LLC...

4/17/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: China’s economy grows in first quarter despite Iran war chaos

China’s economy grows in first quarter despite Iran war chaos

4/17/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: All four Rogers siblings challenge executor payout in mother’s estate

All four Rogers siblings challenge executor payout in mother’s estate

4/17/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: More first-time homebuyers rely on parents to co-sign mortgages than ever before

With home prices vastly outpacing incomes over the past two decades, the number of first-time buyers who’ve tapped parents to cosign mortgages has surged, a new analysis published by the Bank of Canada shows. And while having parents on board...

4/17/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: ROGERS PARTNERS WITH AMERICAN PROVIDER T-MOBILE TO EXPAND SATELLITE COVERAGE TO U.S.

Rogers Communications Inc. is expanding its satellite-to-mobile coverage south of the border through a partnership with American provider T-Mobile US Inc. The move will allow customers to make app-based voice calls, send text messages or use certain...

4/17/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Unilever hikes prices as fuel costs soar

Anglo-Dutch company is among suppliers issuing surcharges that may disproportionately affect smaller, independent retailers Multinational food and packaged-goods conglomerate Unilever PLC is applying a 9-percent increase in the price it charges...

4/17/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: Social media seen by regulators as contributing to high level of securities fraud

Canadian securities regulators say they’re seeing a surge in fraud schemes that use social-media platforms to lure victims into investing in specific stocks. The schemes are a variation of what’s known as a pump-anddump scam, a type of securities...

4/17/2026: REPORT ON BUSINESS: NETFLIX CO-FOUNDER TO EXIT AS COMPANY MULLS ITS NEXT MOVE

Netflix Inc. chairman Reed Hastings is leaving the streaming service he co-founded 29 years ago as the company regains its footing after it lost its US$72-billion deal for Warner Bros Discovery Inc. In a letter to investors released on Thursday,...

4/17/2026: OPINION & ANALYSIS: The aluminum market is struggling as war, tariffs upend supply

The Iran war is triggering an unprecedented crisis in the global aluminum market with potentially devastating knock-on effects across sectors as diverse as construction, packaging, transport and green energy. Even if the war were to end tomorrow, it...

4/17/2026: OPINION & ANALYSIS: Trump has finally made a smart move against Iran

Someone in Washington did the math and found out how much a blockade of Iranian oil could hit Tehran’s wallet The United States has changed tactics in its test of wills with Iran – and that may allow U.S. President Donald Trump to not only end the...

4/17/2026: OPINION & ANALYSIS: CIBC to boost lending for Canadian businesses

Bank is targeting sectors deemed critical to Ottawa’s economic agenda and major projects, CEO says Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce chief executive officer Harry Culham says the lender is bolstering financing for businesses as Ottawa injects cash...

4/17/2026: OPINION & ANALYSIS: Xanadu stock triggers TSX trading halts

Shares of quantum computer developer up 313% in past five trading sessions Xanadu Quantum Technologies Ltd.’s ferocious stock market rally hit a breaking point Thursday – five of them, to be exact. Trading in the Toronto company was temporarily...

4/17/2026: OPINION & ANALYSIS: CDA recommends public health plans cover Mounjaro for Type 2 diabetes

Public health plans should cover the blockbuster drug Mounjaro for patients with Type 2 diabetes, Canada’s Drug Agency says, as long as manufacturer Eli Lilly and Co. offers a discount. CDA is a government-funded non-profit that issues non-binding...

4/17/2026: OPINION & ANALYSIS: CANADA POST STARTS WORK TO END MOST DOOR-TO-DOOR MAIL DELIVERY

Canada Post is starting preliminary work to convert addresses that receive door-todoor mail to community mailboxes, and to phase out some post offices. The Crown corporation said in a news release the process is beginning after meetings with union...

4/17/2026: OPINION & ANALYSIS: Ottawa aims to ship LNG from Port of Churchill by 2030: Kinew

‘Aggressive, ambitious’ target will likely also include a new pipeline to Hudson Bay Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says Ottawa wants to start shipping liquefied natural gas from the Port of Churchill by 2030, calling it “a very aggressive, ambitious”...

4/17/2026: OPINION & ANALYSIS: Ontario won’t follow Manitoba’s lead on grocery surveillance pricing

Ontario Premier Doug Ford lamented Thursday that grocery store prices are sky high, but nixed the idea of banning socalled surveillance pricing and slammed a pilot project for cityrun grocery stores as socialist and “crazy.” The Manitoba government is...

4/17/2026: GLOBE INVESTOR: Canadians’ travel to Europe, Asia at risk

Lufthansa airlines announced it’s shutting down its CityLine subsidiary, grounding as many as 27 planes Canadians travelling to Europe and parts of Asia may face flight disruptions and cancellations within weeks as the conflict in the Middle East...

4/17/2026: GLOBE INVESTOR: Market bulls see signs rally could endure after S&P 500 back at highs

U.S. stocks have rebounded to record highs after the Iran war-driven selloff and there are signs under the market’s surface that suggest the rally has further to run. The market’s big recovery even as the U.S-Iran conflict remains in flux and higher...

4/17/2026: GLOBE INVESTOR: Mideast war and its impact on mortgage rates sees CREA downgrade sales volume forecast for 2026

Rising mortgage rates are starting to drive down expectations around the performance of Canada’s real estate market this year. That’s according to a report released by the Canadian Real Estate Association today, which downgraded its sales volume...

4/17/2026: GLOBE INVESTOR: Sustainable dividends from companies involved in the Artemis II mission

NUMBER CRUNCHER MBA and senior analyst for TSI Network and associate editor of TSI Dividend Advisor WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR? Sustainable dividends from companies that gave the Artemis II mission a boost. THE SCREEN Last week, as part of its...

4/17/2026: GLOBE INVESTOR: EYE ON EQUITIES

CANFOR (CFP-TSX) CLOSE $12.41, DOWN 68¢ RBC Dominion Securities analyst Matthew McKellar downgraded Canfor Corp. to “sector perform” from “outperform” previously, noting its shares are nearing his unchanged $15 target and “in recognition of more...

4/17/2026: GLOBE INVESTOR: Five stocks appearing on our top buyback list

One of the benefits that Canada’s System for Electronic Disclosure by Insiders (SEDI) provides investors is timely information on share buybacks via what are known as normal course issuer bids. We combine this buyback data with officer and director...

4/17/2026: GLOBE INVESTOR: Nasdaq on its longest winning streak since 2009

The benchmark S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose modestly to record closing highs for a second straight day on Thursday on optimism that the worst of the Middle East conflict had passed after Israel agreed to a temporary ceasefire with Lebanon and...

4/17/2026: SPORTS: Home cooking

Brewers infielder Brice Turang safely slides into home plate past the tag of Toronto Blue Jays catcher Tyler Heineman to score a run during Thursday’s game at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisc. The Brewers used small ball to defeat the Blue Jays

4/17/2026: SPORTS: Ingram will ‘be ready’ for Toronto’s first playoff series since 2022

After the Toronto Raptors’ practice on Thursday, Sandro Mamukelashvili recalled a post he made on X, formerly Twitter, earlier in the week. The Toronto big man told “Twitter GM’s” to get ready for the playoffs. “We have a whole bunch of GMs on...

4/17/2026: SPORTS: Canadian fullback Alistair Johnston enduring difficult year thanks to hamstring injury

Alistair Johnston hopes his horrible year is finally nearing an end. Celtic manager Martin O’Neill said earlier this week he hoped to see the Canadian fullback and several other players who have been sidelined by injury in a closed-door friendly before...

4/17/2026: SPORTS: Riders receiver Ajou suspended for violating gender-based violence and harassment policy

Riders receiver Ajou suspended for violating gender-based violence and harassment policy

4/17/2026: SPORTS: Women’s sevens rugby team set for the SVNS worlds, writes Neil Davidson

Women’s sevens rugby team set for the SVNS worlds, writes Neil Davidson

4/17/2026: SPORTS: Matthews noncommittal on future with Maple Leafs; Berube confident he’ll return

Leafs players anticipate a summer of change after team misses the playoffs for the first time in a decade Auston Matthews appeared with a brace on his surgically repaired left knee and put the onus on himself and his teammates for a surprising lost...

4/17/2026: SPORTS: Brewers’ consecutive trio of bunts sinks Jays

Garrett Mitchell scored the goahead run as the Milwaukee Brewers bunted three straight times in the seventh inning to break a tie and beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Thursday afternoon. Aaron Ashby (5-0) faced only two batters and got the final out...

4/17/2026: BIRTH AND DEATH NOTICES: KEITH HERBERT SPURR

July 29, 1928 – April 12, 2026 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Keith Herbert Spurr, in his 98th year. Keith faced a terminal cancer diagnosis with great courage, and we admire him for leaving us on his own terms, much the way...

4/17/2026: BIRTH AND DEATH NOTICES: DONALD TARLTON

Ultimate Canadian Impresario In Every Sense, Larger Than Life May 12, 1943 – April 13, 2026 It is with profound sadness that the family of Donald Tarlton acknowledges his passing. Known to the world as Donald K. Donald, DKD and Deke, Donald was the...

4/17/2026: BIRTH AND DEATH NOTICES: CFL SUSPENDS RIDERS’ RECEIVER AJOU OVER ALLEGED HARASSMENT OF MULTIPLE WOMEN

The CFL suspended Canadian receiver Ajou Ajou for the 2026 preseason and at least six regular-season games for violating its gender-based violence and harassment policy, and the Saskatchewan Roughriders said Thursday he is no longer with the club. The...

4/17/2026: BIRTH AND DEATH NOTICES: EX-NBA PLAYER DAMON JONES EXPECTED TO BECOME FIRST PERSON TO PLEAD GUILTY IN GAMBLING SWEEP

Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones is expected to become the first person to plead guilty in a gambling sweep that led to the arrests of more than 30 people, including reputed mobsters and other basketball figures. A change-of-plea...

4/17/2026: BIRTH AND DEATH NOTICES: CAROLYN ROTH

We are deeply saddened to share the news that Carolyn Roth passed away on April 1, 2026, at 86 years of age, surrounded by her immediate family. Carolyn was a remarkable person and loved by many. Her smile was ever present, and she lit up any room she...

4/17/2026: BIRTH AND DEATH NOTICES: MONA ELIZABETH BROWNE

Mona Elizabeth Browne (Hall), aged 75, died April 10, 2026, in Ottawa. Born November 10, 1950, in Montreal, the daughter of Oswald and Florence Hall, she is survived by her husband, Evan; her brother, Frank; her niece, Christina; and the many...

4/17/2026: BIRTH AND DEATH NOTICES: OLYMPIC MEDALIST SYDNEY PICKREM RETIRES

Canadian swimmer Sydney Pickrem announced her retirement from competition Thursday after more than a decade with the national team. The 28-year-old competed at three Olympic Games and won a bronze medal in the women’s medley relay at the Tokyo...

4/17/2026: BIRTH AND DEATH NOTICES: JACKSON BIRTHS

To Georgina Frances Gooderham and James (Cel) Jackson, a son, Strathearn Robert, born at noon (EST) on Wednesday April 15th, 2026, weighing 7 lbs 6 oz. Proud Grandparents are Rob and Sue Jackson, Peter Gooderham and Michele McCarthy. Special thanks to...

4/17/2026: OBITUARIES: PRODUCER’S MEMOIR OF PILL ADDICTION WAS AN INDICTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY

Emmy Award winner at CBS’s flagship station documented the harrowing tale of what happened when she stopped taking Valium, which she was assured was not addictive, leading to years of misdiagnosed mental illnesses Barbara Gordon, whose scorching 1979...

4/17/2026: OBITUARIES: I REMEMBER

DAVID WIFFEN I had only a passing acquaintance with David Wiffen, the person. In the mid-1970s while at Queen’s University, I had the honour of playing the student guest set when he performed at Bitter Grounds, which was the Kingston stop on the folk...

4/17/2026: REAL ESTATE: ALBERTA LANDLORDS SET TO COMPETE FOR TENANTS

Many renters still feel squeezed by high rents, but a flood of new product is coming

4/17/2026: REAL ESTATE: It’s hard to find a silver lining in the GTA real estate market

The files that land on the desk of a real estate lawyer each week can uncover strengths and weaknesses that overall numbers don’t reveal. Mark Morris, Toronto-based real estate lawyer with LegalClosing.ca., is seeing a spectrum that ranges from severe...

4/17/2026: REAL ESTATE: A look at what homes are available in markets that saw the biggest price drops over the past five years

A look at what homes are available in markets that saw the biggest price drops over the past five years

4/17/2026: REAL ESTATE: Despite headwinds, deep retrofits still move forward

Policy reversals and shaky economics slow momentum, but select projects continue to pencil out for Canadian building owners From a financial perspective, the pieces seemed to be falling into place. The sustainability team at Epic Investments, which...

4/17/2026: REAL ESTATE: THE PAYOFF FOR INVESTING IN ENERGY RETROFITS

Do deep retrofits raise a property’s resale value? The short answer is, it depends. As a growing number of homeowners and landlords invest in energy retrofits, such as heat pumps or insulated cladding, many do so with a business case in mind: lower...

4/17/2026: REAL ESTATE: Architectural oddities on a Toronto street tour

With plenty of hidden gems, the Greater Toronto Area is full of juicy tales and mysteries about interesting houses According to David Galenson in a 2008 working paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research (Cambridge, Mass.) a “survey of...

4/17/2026: HOME OF THE WEEK: A modern Ontario farmhouse found online

David Kelly’s interest in renovation started on Instagram, helping him land Prince Edward County home 456 Cold Creek Rd. PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, ONT. Asking price: $1,489,000 Lot size: 280 by 170 feet Taxes: $2,323 (2026) Listing agents: Faye Moxam,...

4/17/2026: DONE DEALS: Oakville townhouse had an approachable price

63 Roxton Rd., Oakville, Ont. OAKVILLE Asking price: $1,149,900 (February, 2026) Selling price: $1,130,000 (February, 2026) Previous selling prices: $939,811 (November, 2020); $610,000 (July, 2015); $343,000 (August, 2005); $234,485 (March,...

4/17/2026: DONE DEALS: Three-bedroom Harbourfront condo cuts price to find a deal

410 Queens Quay W., No. 703, Toronto HARBOURFRONT Asking price: $1,049,000 (February, 2026) Previous asking price: $1,098,000 (November, 2025) Selling price: $990,000 (February, 2026) Previous selling prices: $425,000 (June, 2007); $379,503...

4/17/2026: DONE DEALS: Midtown condo gets four offers, sells for $461,000 over asking

61 St. Clair Ave. W., No. 1602, Toronto YONGE-ST. CLAIR Asking price: $2,049,000 (March, 2026) Selling price: $2.51-million (March, 2026) Previous selling prices: $2.4-million (July, 2019); $1.75-million (October, 2015); $905,000 (September,...

4/17/2026: DONE DEALS: Bid with an escalation clause wins out in Calgary home sale

2015 24A St. S.W., Calgary RICHMOND Asking price: $1,199,900 (February, 2026) Selling price: $1.2-million (March, 2026) Taxes: $6,736 (2025) Days on the market: 33 Listing agent: Kamil Lalji, CIR Realty This semi-detached house near Shaganappi...

4/17/2026: DONE DEALS: Four bids for four-bedroom house drive price $229,000 over asking

116 Maplewood Ave., Toronto HUMEWOOD-CEDARVALE Asking price: $1,779,000 (March, 2026) Selling price: $2,008,000 (March, 2026) Previous selling price: $225,000 (July, 1997) Taxes: $7,624 (2025) Days on the market: Six Listing agents: Josie Stern...

4/17/2026: DONE DEALS: With four offers for detached home, sale ends at $19,100 under asking

17 Glen Robert Dr., Toronto O’CONNOR-PARKVIEW Asking price: $999,000 (January, 2026) Selling price: $979,900 (January, 2026) Taxes: $4,984 (2025) Days on the market: 11 Listing agent: Chris Neill, The Weir Team The scenery was a prime asset for...

4/17/2026: REAL ESTATE: Four offers for renovated 1990s-era townhouse and $90,000 bonus

4157 Sophia St., No. 15, Vancouver SOUTH MAIN Asking price: $1,485,000 (Feb. 17) Selling price: $1,575,000 (Feb. 24) Days on market: Seven Monthly maintenance fee: $655.48 Taxes: $3,919.67 (2025) Listing agent: Dwayne Launt, Shaun Gregory,...