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Unlocking viability: Policy changes needed to facilitate purpose-built rental housing supply 

The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is at a critical juncture in addressing its housing crisis. The latest whitepaper from BILD, The Pathway for Rental Housing Stock – Second Edition, developed with Urbanation and Finnegan Marshall, underscores an urgent reality: purpose-built rental (PBR) construction is not keeping pace with the region’s growing population and escalating housing needs.  Read More
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Opinion: AI’s ‘strip mining’ of news articles must be stopped

Artificial intelligence companies are flagrantly scraping and summarizing content directly from published news articles via retrieval-augmented generation. News media is by far the most frequently cited source of current information for large language models (LLMs), which are using news content without authorization or fair compensation. AI overviews combine many sources of unlicensed content to provide an effective substitute to the original source. With the user staying within Big Tech’s increasingly taller walled garden, rather than being pointed electronically to news websites via links, publishers are deprived of audience and their ability to sell advertising and subscriptions is significantly diminished. No clicks mean no cash for news businesses. Yet, AI companies are selling ads against copyrighted (and often paywalled) content as well as subscriptions for their premium products. Read More
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Fuelling Longevity: You are what you eat … at any age

Have you heard that the daily food choices you make at any age and any health condition can slow the changes and challenges that come with getting older? The nutrition science is clear — smart food and lifestyle choices are power tools for aging well. They help you stay strong, feel good longer, and protect your independence and quality of life now and in years to come. Read More
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Jonathan Bailey brings his signature wit and iconic glasses to Jurassic World Rebirth, now available at home

To celebrate the home entertainment release of Jurassic World Rebirth, which now available to own or rent exclusively on digital platforms, we sat down for an exclusive interview with the newest addition to the food chain, Jonathan Bailey, and director Gareth Edwards to get the behind-the-scenes scoop on their colossal new adventure, which mostly takes place in Thailand. Read More
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Police say Vaughan father shot dead after he ‘confronted’ intruders as brother says family is ‘shattered’

Abdul Aleem Farooqi was shot dead in a home invasion this week after he "confronted" intruders, police said, as the brother of the victim in a separate conference said Farooqi wanted his four kids to “live the Canadian dream." Instead, he said the family mourning the 46-year-old’s senseless murder is mired in a “Canadian nightmare.” Read More
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