The Easiest Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cookies are among my kids’ favourite treats, and this recipe tops my daughter’s list. It is a slight variation of the one my mom used while I was growing up, with a 1/2 cup less flour — a change she…
Home Decor Retailer Withdraws from Canada
A popular home and lifestyle brand from Israel has exited Canada just three years after its debut. Fox Home recently shuttered all eight of its stores across the Greater Toronto Area after a clearance sale offering discounts of 70% or…
Toronto Raises Land Transfer Tax for Some Homes
The City of Toronto has hiked the land transfer tax on higher-value properties. Effective April 1, homes that sell for more than $3 million will pay a significantly higher rate. The new graduated land transfer tax for luxury properties moves…
Etobicoke Postal Codes First to Lose Direct Mail
Residents in two Etobicoke neighbourhoods will be among the first to no longer receive door-to-door mail. Properties with postal codes starting with M9V and M9W will get their mail through community mailboxes starting later this year. This will affect some…
March 2026 Real Estate Market Update
Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area picked up in March to kick off the spring market, yet they were still well below typical levels for the time of year. Just over 5,000 properties traded hands — up 30% from…
February 2026 Real Estate Market Update
The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) housing market saw new supply contract in February by 17.7% year-over-year. This decline is consistent with recent polling showing a decrease in listing intentions for 2026. Still, inventory levels remain elevated to historical norms. At…
KitchenAid Selects Minty Hue for 2026 Stand Mixer
Appliance brand KitchenAid has revealed its 2026 Colour of the Year: Spearmint. Like the herb, Spearmint steps into the fresh side. It’s a light minty green that provides a calming, yet revitalizing energy. This year's colour also introduces a new…
Popular Furniture E-retailer Opening Toronto Store
Furniture e-commerce specialist Article is opening a store in Toronto — its first in the city. The showroom will be located downtown at West House, a mixed-use development at Bathurst Street and King Street West. The 9,600-square-foot showroom will feature…
Toronto Water Meter Replacement Set to Start
The City of Toronto will begin replacing all 470,000 water meters this April, after widespread early failures leading, in some cases, to incorrect charges. About 70% of the units — or 329,000 — have already failed, and the remaining units…
10 Most Unusual Garbage Items Collected in 2025
Drivers for 1-800-GOT-JUNK often collect the usual big, bulky items — mattresses, furniture, appliances, exercise equipment, tires — but occasionally they come across some odd finds. Here are the most ‘unique’ items people discarded in 2025, with the top item…
