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New data from Statistics Canada has revealed current average asking rents across the country’s metropolitan areas and, in good news for renters, prices have decreased in the first quarter of 2026. The Quarterly Rent Statistics program, which uses listings posted on major rental platforms for Canada’s census metropolitan areas (CMAs), revealed that the average asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment was $2,150 per month in the first quarter of 2026, down 0.9 per cent from the first quarter of 2025, when the figure was $2,170. Average asking rents for two-bedroom apartments decreased...
June 10, 2026 - 12:20 | Ellie Hutchings | National Post
With tight security and support from Jewish allies, including First Nations groups, another massive turnout is expected for the 57th annual Walk with Israel this Sunday in Toronto. “We are expecting more allies this year than ever before, which is pretty remarkable,” says Sara Lefton, chief development officer with United Jewish Appeal of Greater Toronto, who called it an “opportunity for the Toronto Jewish community, and our allies to come together to show support for the people of Israel.” With the Jewish community “feeling increasingly targeted and isolated in Canada,” says Lefton,...
June 5, 2026 - 16:22 | National Post Staff | National Post
New data from Statistics Canada has revealed the highest earning job sectors in the country according to average weekly wages for March 2026. The findings, which use data from the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH), show that average wages are highest in the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector, where employees earned an average of $2,509.13 per week in March 2026. This is a 3.7 per cent wage increase since March 2025, when average weekly earnings came in at $2,419.49 for this sector. The data notes Canadians evaluated in the findings worked an average of...
June 2, 2026 - 07:00 | Ellie Hutchings | National Post
The ripple effect of the Iran war has moved beyond oil markets and has now reached everyday consumer goods. The nearly three-month war has triggered shortages affecting smartphones, snack packaging and restaurant kitchens. From monochrome potato chip bags to “Diet Coke parties,” here are five ways the conflict in the Middle East is wreaking havoc on global supply chains. 1. SNACK PACK INK Japanese snack packaging is about to become a lot less vibrant due to a shortage of an ink ingredient. Calbee, Japan’s biggest snack maker with about half of the overall market, said shortages tied to...
May 24, 2026 - 09:30 | Laura Brehaut | National Post
Hundreds of millions of dollars have already been spent on the construction of the new White House ballroom, according to President Donald Trump. To date, it has mostly occurred below ground level. During a press conference at the site on Tuesday, Trump explained that the new 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom will have a massive military complex under it. It will include a military hospital, research facilities and various meeting rooms in the floors below the ballroom, Trump said. The construction goes down “six stories deep,” he said, describing the building as “well-knit” in...
May 20, 2026 - 23:05 | National Post Staff | National Post
May 19, 2026 - 09:30 | | CBC News - Canada
