A new home is displayed for sale in a housing development in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Ottawa home prices dropped slightly in June as the real estate market continued to see "steady activity" heading into the summer, according to the Ottawa Real Estate Board.
A total of 1,439 homes were sold in Ottawa last month, up 0.1 per cent from June 2023. Home sales were 7.5 per cent below the five-year average in June. The Bank of Canada announced in June a cut in its overnight rate to 4.75 per cent from 5 p.m. The next scheduled rate announcement is July 24. The Ottawa Real Estate Board says there were 2,469 new listings in June 2024, up 4.7 per cent from 2023. At the end of June, there were 3,585 active listings in Ottawa.
Two people have been arrested after a collision on Montreal's South Shore caused an electrical pylon to collapse, cutting power to 88,000 Hydro-Quebec customers.The Quality Hotel & Suites Montreal East has a parking lot right outside the main entrance, so Vanessa Sabatini parked her red Jeep there overnight, assuming it would be safe.
After threats by Western University to dismantle before the end of the weekend, the pro-Palestine encampment on campus has come down.Guelph Ont. Cargill employees to return to work MondayThe pro-Palestinian encampment that's been on the University of Waterloo's campus for nearly two months is expected to be gone by Sunday evening.