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Amid budget crunch, Toronto to tax luxury home sales, asks province for sales tax

Amid budget crunch, Toronto to tax luxury home sales, asks province for sales tax

Toronto city council voted to bring in a new surtax on high-value home sales while asking the provincial government for sales tax revenue to help tackle a looming budget crunch.
BlackBerry expects Q2 revenue to total US$132 million

BlackBerry expects Q2 revenue to total US$132 million

TORONTO — BlackBerry Ltd. expects revenue in its second quarter to total about US$132 million as it says it faced delays in closing certain large deals and lowered its full-year revenue outlook for its internet-of-things (IoT) business.
All in the family: What couples should know about shared bank accounts

All in the family: What couples should know about shared bank accounts

TORONTO — A relationship is all about sharing, but when it comes to finances it can get complicated. Take shared bank accounts.
Wild-Card Hopes: Toronto Blue Jays on playoff bubble entering stretch drive

Wild-Card Hopes: Toronto Blue Jays on playoff bubble entering stretch drive

TORONTO — Back-to-back series wins over the Colorado Rockies and Oakland Athletics have given the Toronto Blue Jays some momentum for the stretch drive.
Three Olympians sign with Toronto's Professional Women’s Hockey League franchise

Three Olympians sign with Toronto's Professional Women’s Hockey League franchise

TORONTO — It's been a long road but the excitement of a new reality was hard not to express.
CFLPA initiates investigation into Elks-Stamps game amid air quality concerns

CFLPA initiates investigation into Elks-Stamps game amid air quality concerns

TORONTO — The CFL Players' Association says Occupational Health and Safety in Alberta is investigating the CFL's decision to play the Edmonton Elks-Calgary Stampeders game Monday despite smoky conditions in Calgary.
Council debates Toronto's financial future as Chow presses for refugee shelter help

Council debates Toronto's financial future as Chow presses for refugee shelter help

TORONTO — Refugee claimants could account for half of Toronto's homeless shelter population by the end of the year, according to a new staff report, a situation Mayor Olivia Chow called "desperate" as she pressed the federal government for immediate
Victims shot outside Ottawa wedding were innocent bystanders: police

Victims shot outside Ottawa wedding were innocent bystanders: police

OTTAWA — A deadly weekend shooting outside a wedding venue was a targeted attack but Ottawa police leaders said Wednesday they don't think the victims were the intended targets. Two men were killed and six others injured Sept.
Markets down Wednesday on inflation concerns as Bank of Canada holds rates steady

Markets down Wednesday on inflation concerns as Bank of Canada holds rates steady

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index lost almost 200 points Wednesday amid a broad-based decline,while U.S. markets also posted losses, as investors fretted over stubbornly high inflation.
Greenbelt review could see recommendation for more land removals, new minister says

Greenbelt review could see recommendation for more land removals, new minister says

TORONTO — A review of Ontario's Greenbelt could recommend more land be added to the protected area, but it could also see more lands removed, the province's new housing minister said Wednesday.
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