A Greater Toronto area woman has 22 million reasons to smile today.
According to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Association, Vivian Leung of Richmond Hill struck it rich after winning the $22.6 million Lotto Max jackpot June 17.
Leung, who rarely plays the lottery, said she just happened to have a free ticket and decided to play [Read More]
With Moving Day approaching, some Torontonians may feel inspired to pack up some of their belongings if they are moving to a new location or want to make their places a bit more tidy. And if GTA residents happen to be in Montreal in the next few days, they may want to stop at an [Read More]
Large purchases should never be rushed into, and a new study is finding that Canadians take that maxim seriously when it comes to purchasing a home.
According to an online survey conducted by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation of 3,500 mortgage customers, the average Canadian homeowner takes approximately 11 months to plan out all the [Read More]
A Toronto woman recently reached an extraordinary milestone – playing an organ uninterrupted for the longest amount of time.
Reports indicate Jacqueline Sadler, an organist and music director at Eastminister United Church, started tickling the ivories on June 20 at 8 a.m. and didn't stop until just after the stroke of midnight June 22.
The 40 hour, [Read More]
Virtually every Canadian knows that July 1st is Canada Day, but some may not know that it's also Moving Day in Quebec.
For many years, Quebecers have used the day to clean up some of their clutter or, as the name indicates, pack up their belongings and move.
And a recent survey from Kijiji Canada appears to [Read More]
Toys are common tenants of storage units, as parents often like to hang on to them after their kids have grown should another child come in to their life.
Due to safety, however, some toys may be accidents waiting to happen and not worth saving. But the implementation of the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act should [Read More]
Despite numerous studies and economists projecting a housing slowdown is in the offing for Toronto, the numbers continue to defy the oddsmakers.
According to statistics recently released by the Canadian Real Estate Association, national resale housing activity was stable in the month of May for Canada overall, but home sales skyrocketed in Edmonton and Toronto.
According to [Read More]
After a long, hard winter, Torontonians will be rewarded with the arrival of summer June 21. But nine families will be welcoming the summer season in style – within the confines of a brand new home.
According to Habitat for Humanity Toronto, nine families will be rewarded with their very own homes Tuesday, June 21. All [Read More]
With temperatures warming throughout the GTA, something else is heating up – the rate of burglaries and thefts.
According to the insurance company Aviva Canada, burglaries tend to spike in the summer months, and as the summer wears on, the more prevalent they become. For instance, the frequency increases 13 percent in June, 20 percent in [Read More]
Though the summer days in Toronto may not be 'scorchers,' few things are more cooling and satisfying than a good old-fashioned frozen yogurt. And as luck would have it, Torontonians will soon be able to satisfy their cravings at four new stores.
According to the company's president Michael Shneer, four Menchie's Frozen Yogurt outlets will come [Read More]
