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Several well-established developers are among the owners of the 15 parcels of land the Ford government is proposing to open up for housing in the protected Greenbelt in the Greater Toronto Area, a CBC Toronto analysis of dozens of land registry and corporate records has found. The Ontario government announced …
Read More »More GTA homebuyers turning to private lenders. Here’s what you need to know
With a housing market that’s pricing out many in the Greater Toronto Area and stricter mortgage rules in Canada, private lending is becoming more popular among those looking to secure loans to buy a home — but experts warn there are risks involved. The value and number of mortgages funded …
Read More »Is a GTA real estate deal that sounds like paradise too good to be true?
A million dollar-plus home in the Greater Toronto Area’s hot real estate market for only $700,000. A five per cent down payment. A 30-year mortgage at a 2.75 per cent interest rate. Those were the appealing terms of a real estate deal that local realtor Horace Dockery said has been …
Read More »Former GTA daycare worker gets no jail time after pleading guilty to assaulting 5 children
A former GTA daycare worker who pleaded guilty to slapping, kneeing and dragging five children has been given no jail time. Magdelene Vasanthkumar, now 52, worked at BrightPath Maple on Maple Avenue — one of two locations owned by BrightPath Early Learning Centre and Child Care in Milton, Ont. Security video from the daycare …
Read More »GTA tow-truck industry violence: Charges against 6 withdrawn as prosecution case partially collapses
The high-profile, monthslong police investigation aimed at snuffing out violence in the Greater Toronto Area’s tow-truck industry has partially collapsed, leaving six people who were accused of more than 70 arson, drug and gun offences walking out of court with their charges stayed. Dubbed Project Platinum, the York Regional Police-led operation targeted …
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