I recently purchased a property close to a university and hired a real estate professional to find me a tenant. If I rent it to an international student, since they have no credit history, can I request additional deposit monies or extra pre-paid rent? This a very good question. In short, the answer is no, […]
TORONTO – Ontario has signed agreements with two Indigenous communities in a move the government says is a step forward in its plans to build road access to the Ring of Fire region. Premier Doug Ford announced the new deals with the Marten Falls First Nation and Webequie First Nation at a mining conference in […]
When Kyle Paranuik’s parents were in their mid-20s, they bought their first house in small-town Ontario for $ 45,000. Thirty-five years later, Paranuik bought his own first home in downtown Toronto — but it was a lot smaller (540 square feet), it cost a lot more ($ 691,500) and at age 31, he was quite […]
Pharrell Williams has changed his tune. The music man who made the world “clap along” with his mega-hit “Happy” six years ago is bringing to one of Toronto’s most dynamic neighbourhoods a condominium development styled with a “calming energy.” The zen component will be water — a key feature in the Yonge St. and Eglinton […]
Coming up with a down payment can be a monumental challenge for first-time home buyers. With soaring Canadian real estate prices, crippling student loan debt, and low entry-level salaries, it can take years to save the required minimum down payment of five per cent. Given the amount of time you’ll be saving, the question of […]
In the wake of a 10-year-old girl’s suicide on his reserve, the Chief of Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation flew more than 3,000 kilometres to Ottawa to sit face-to-face with the federal minister of Indigenous services. In that meeting Wednesday morning, Chief Ronald Mitsuing received confirmation from Minister Mark Miller that the federal government would financially support a […]
Decades after a stampede left 11 people dead and 23 injured at a Who concert in Cincinnati, the veteran British rockers will play in the city for the first time since the accident. The band, co-founded in 1964 and still led by singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend, made the announcement on the 40th anniversary of the tragedy. “Since […]
Is this the next evolution of birth control? Researchers at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) have successfully concluded a male contraceptive clinical trial that offers an alternative to a vasectomy; the world’s first injectable male contraceptive, the Hindustan Times reported. If you’re daring enough to put a needle into your nether regions, you […]
At 100 years age, Canadian jazz icon Eleanor Collins has one mantra — just take it one day at a time. “That’s the thing that my mother said to me a long time ago,” Collins recalled from her home in Surrey, B.C., where she lives independently. “She said, ‘my dear, you just take one day at a […]
VANCOUVER – The Trans Mountain pipeline received $ 320 million in subsidies from the Canadian and Alberta governments in the first half of 2019, says a new report by an economic institute that analyzes environmental issues. The money included $ 135.8 million in direct subsidies and $ 183.8 million in indirect subsidies that were not […]