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Mortgage rule changes are only a partial help, experts say

Experts say Ottawa's changes to mortgage rules could help spur demand among potential homebuyers, but supply challenges are likely to persist in Canada's real estate sector despite lofty goals to build new housing.

Canada needs newcomers long term

There's a sound drifting into Canada from south of the border, and the rising crescendo will become deafening if we don't address its source.

Carney appointment criticized

Asset management executive tapped to advise federal Liberals on economy

Inflation down to 2%, hitting BoC's target

Economists say central bank should get more aggressive on rate cuts

Entitled neighbours are driving me crazy

New neighbours recently moved in across the road.

Standards set after setbacks

Hutchinson took the road not taken and Canadian soccer followed along

Reds face gauntlet, beginning with Crew

TFC plays champs in the first of four games in ll days

Ailing Orioles look to get mojo back

Baltimore still able to catch Yankees for division crown

Bichette returns as Varsho, Wagner shelved

After nearly two months on the sidelines, Bo Bichette is back.

Camp a clean slate for all

Without established loyalties, new coach Berube will have several roster decisions to make

Panthers' Maurice rested, ready for first title defence

Paul Maurice spent his summer on a Canadian lake. Its location would be best described as in the middle of nowhere. He typically would have morning coffee with his wife, either on the dock or inside the screenedin porch, depending on how bad the black flies were that day. Sometimes it lasted 30 minutes. Sometimes it lasted for hours.

Come up with better ideas than carbon tax

If a politician wants to be remembered fondly after they've been relieved of the mortal coil, they must be courageous during their time in office: Pierre Trudeau, Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan and Brian Mulroney are all prime examples.

Why we need to wear masks again

Imagine you or a vulnerable loved one - needs urgent medical care.

Byelection results signal looming Liberal wipeout

As of Tuesday, with all polls reporting but at least one recount possible, the NDP won Winnipeg's Elmwood-Transcona.

Everybody is wrong about TIFF film

Early in \"Russians at War,\" a new film by the Russian-Canadian filmmaker Anastasia Trofimova, a soldier named Vitaly explains to his comrades why they're being followed by a woman with a camera.

Harris condemns Trump's rhetoric

Democratic nominee criticizes Republican opponent for threatening comments on immigrants

Hearing told Titan deaths could have been avoided

A key employee who labelled a doomed experimental submersible unsafe prior to its last, fatal voyage testified Tuesday the tragedy could have been prevented if a federal safety agency had investigated his complaint.

Man, 25, faces ll charges in fatal gunfight in city's east end

A 25-year-old man is facing several gun charges in connection with what police have described as a gun battle that left two people dead and two others wounded in Scarborough earlier this summer.

Cutting red tape doesn't always lead to efficiency

There's an astonishing realization that comes from reading a Star story this week from my colleague Noor Javed, about how despite years of close attention from Premier Doug Ford including special Ministerial Zoning Orders and special legislation aimed at getting housing built on a particular plot of land in Vaughan, construction has still yet to begin, and does not appear imminent.

New Moderna dose coming to Canada

COVID-19 Doses of Moderna's updated COVID-19 vaccine are expected to begin arriving in Canada \"within days,\" a spokesperson for the Public Health Agency of Canada says, although availability will depend on the immunization rollout in each province and territory.

Construction worker killed in accident

Crew member says boom lift tipped over and struck man

Mulroney to head St. Francis Xavier

Mila Mulroney has been named the 11th chancellor of St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, the alma mater of her husband, former prime minister Brian Mulroney.

Premier's job numbers don't add up

According to Doug Ford, job creation is Job One.

CUPE executive Hahn mulls re-election after row over video

Embattled union leader Fred Hahn says he has not decided whether to seek re-election at CUPE after its national executive board \"lost confidence\" in him and sought his resignation over a Facebook video post denounced as antisemitic.

Singh confronts heckler outside Parliament

Interaction shows rarely seen side of NDP leader

Another byelection loss forces Liberals to face a tough reality

Failure to win Montreal riding reinforces party's sense of electoral weakness

Distaste for Poilievre is sweet to Bloc

Only one political party came out of Monday's federal byelections with total victory - the Bloc Québécois ― and it could be a signal to buckle up for a major turn in Canadian politics in the weeks and months ahead.

Man sentenced to 3 years for fatal assault

Retired CBC producer died after falling into a wooden planter in 2023 attack on Danforth

Two men killed in North York shooting

Two men are dead after a Tuesday afternoon shooting in North York, Toronto police say.

When grieving, we often seek a culprit no matter the situation

Cops don't go around throwing people off balconies.