“Double the pace or double the pain”—that’s the quiet ultimatum hidden in Canada’s $25 billion housing announcement. With home prices and rents surging post-pandemic, and fewer Canadians able to buy or even find a place to live in major cities, the stakes have never been higher. To grasp why this investment matters, start with some […]
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The faces of Greater Toronto and Hamilton’s middle class—teachers, nurses, paramedics—are increasingly hidden behind a veil of financial anxiety. In a city built by their hands, even steady work no longer guarantees a foothold. A report from CivicAction gives these invisible poor a name and a warning: the walls are closing in, and quietly, they’re
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Drive through the heart of Ontario and you’ll find a landscape defined not by steel and glass, but by a unique stretch of black soil: Holland Marsh. For a century, this patchwork of fields has quietly supplied vegetables to Ontario tables, earning its reputation as the vegetable basket of the province. Holland Marsh didn’t always
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Imagine arriving at the lake and finding not exclusivity, but community. The Canadian dream of owning a cottage along pristine shores has been drifting further out of reach, as rising prices and the gentrification of these cherished landscapes push buyers aside. Enter fractional ownership—a model quietly reshaping who gets to dip their toes in Ontario’s
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Ask a young adult in Barrie what their ideal family looks like, and you’ll likely hear a number smaller than their parents’. The catch? Even that modest vision feels out of reach for many. Barrie is not immune to the forces reshaping family size across Canada. While national headlines trumpet a record-low fertility rate of
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The swinging doors at Dollarama rarely rest. Outside, a steady shuffle of Barrie residents filters in and out, arms cradling everything from holiday tinsel to last-minute snacks. Behind each modest purchase lies a larger engine—one driving both profit and local identity. In its most recent quarter, Dollarama Inc. posted a profit of $273.8 million, a
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Sarah Chung stands at her convocation, degree in hand, but the celebration feels muted by uncertainty. Canada’s newest graduates are entering a workforce that’s less welcoming than at any time since the 1990s, and the numbers don’t lie—the country faces its highest youth unemployment rate in a quarter-century, pandemic years aside. The Canadian labour market,
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Five per cent of annual revenue. That’s the figure at the centre of a high-stakes legal face-off between global streaming leaders and Canada’s broadcast regulator—a confrontation that could reshape who pays for the country’s news and cultural output. Apple, Amazon, and Spotify—names synonymous with global reach—have found themselves on the defensive in a Toronto courtroom,
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Canada’s job market just hit a nine-year high for unemployment outside the pandemic—but in Ontario, every uptick in that rate feels like a direct jolt to the country’s economic backbone. Ontario’s workers, business owners, and policymakers are staring down a labour market that’s suddenly a lot less forgiving. May’s national unemployment rate climbed to 7%,
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Hustle through a Barrie Costco on any given Saturday and you’ll catch a symphony of carts, chatter, and the undeniable aroma of garlic butter wafting from the bakery. Costco’s 2025 bestsellers aren’t just products—they’re cultural touchstones, sparking debate, delight, and more than a few cravings among Canadian shoppers. Costco has long defied the store-brand stereotype,
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