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This popular food additive is being banned by Canadian and U.S. health regulators – here’s why Brominated vegetable oil is often used in sodas and sports drinks but could have adverse health effects.

Is Co-Buying a Home with Friends or Extended Family the Way of the Future? With prices on the rise, people are exploring new paths to homeownership—and co-buying is increasingly popular. But what do you need to know before you commit?

Moving Down: Eight Things You Need to Know People move down for all kinds of reasons, but the most common is financial. If you’ve made the choice to trade your place in for less space, you may think dealing with less square footage will be the biggest change. But there’s a lot more to it than that. Here are eight things you need to know ...

Should You Decorate Your Home for Yourself, or for Buyers? Making design decisions with resale value in mind has long been experts’ advice. But in this personality-driven age of decor, does that still hold true?

Top Home Upgrades that Attract Buyers (and Aren't the Kitchen) Selling your house? You want it to look its best, right? Well, guess what? You don't need a huge budget to make it happen. Simple changes can go a long way.

This Color Pairing Is the Secret to Transforming Any Space into a Serene Retreat If you’re looking for a calming space refresh, a sage and blue color combo is practically guaranteed to get you restful results.

The Decibel podcast: How an unsolved murder uncovered the world’s largest art fraud It’s believed thousands of fakes of Morrisseau’s paintings exist around the world.

Digital twins are fast becoming part of everyday life Welcome to the mirror world

How to deal with back-to-school anxiety How kids’ mental health has changed, and how you can help.

A Short and Succinct Guide to Boosting Your Curb Appeal Make no mistake; curb appeal can be a deal-breaker. The first glance at the exterior sets the foundations for someone’s feelings towards a property. People will often write a place off based on its immediate appearance, without even setting foot inside — and rightly so, as more often than not, t...

Playing matchmaker for your zucchini, and other tips for a summer garden favorite Some of the most common questions I’m asked by backyard vegetable growers concern zucchini. The plants either produce like crazy, inspiring memes about gardeners anonymously leaving overflow harvests on their neighbors’ doorsteps, or they don’t produce any zucchini at all.

A Simple Guide for Buying Your First Home After years of preparing for this moment in your life you are finally ready. No, not marriage, but buying your first home. It’s taken you a long time to get here and there was a lot of sacrifice along the way but it paid off in the end because you have enough money saved for the down payment and y...

Cherry Street Bar-B-Que’s Lawrence La Pianta Shares His Best Backyard Barbecue Recipes As the owner and pitmaster at Toronto’s Cherry Street Bar-B-Que, Lawrence La Pianta knows a thing or two about grilling. Earning Michelin Bib Gourmand status in 2022 and 2023 (which celebrates establishments that serve good food at moderate prices), Cherry Street is well-known for its trays of pit...

Got pruning remorse? How to fill in those bare spaces After 20 years of growth, some of the ever-widening, 40-foot-tall Leyland cypress trees running along my backyard property line are blocking the walkway.

Here's What to Expect When Surveying Your Home's Property Lines If you plan to make changes to your property—including anything from adding a fence or patio to digging a pool—chances are you’ll need a firm understanding of your property lines.

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What Should Your Credit Score Be to Buy a House? What credit score do you need to get a home loan? While specifically, it can vary, there are certain things you should know before you apply for a mortgage to ensure you’ve put yourself in the best possible financial position.

5 Nostalgic Beach Town Recipes From The New Cookbook, Heydays At The June Motel Continuing the beachy vibe with checkered floors and rattan light fixtures, Heydays is helmed by Evan Baulch (left) and Freddy Laliberté. Evan manages Heydays’ day-to-day operations, while Freddy serves as Heydays’ chef. Both are experienced restaurateurs who decided to move to Sauble Beach ful...

15 Fast-Growing Conifers for Creating Year-Round Privacy and Drama—Quickly Planting these majestic trees offers a quick way to transform your yard.

9 Plants That Naturally Repel Ticks From Your Yard—and Look Great, Too Keep ticks at bay—naturally—with these flowers and plants that keep this pest away.

A Canadian airline has introduced a new $1 base fare. Here’s why and what travellers should know Flair Airlines has launched a new travel deal offering some direct flights for as low as one dollar. Here's what you need to know.

As Christine Sinclair contemplates life after pro soccer, she’s turning to online coaching with new partnership deal The subscription-based sport education platform is part of a growing market of online sports coaching where athletes and weekend warriors are increasingly willing to pay for expertise

Before & After: You Won’t Believe These Dramatic Kitchen Transformations House & Home has featured some great kitchen transformations over the years. When it comes to renovating, the kitchen is often the jumping off point for a home’s overall design palette. Over the past several years, design experts have become increasingly tasked with rejuvenating kitchens in tired ...

Where does the money go when you buy a new Toronto condo? Here’s the breakdown A developers group wants a tax break they say they'll pass onto consumers. But are taxes the only place to cut?

This former financial advisor overcame some ‘dark days’ early in retirement ‘The two biggest concerns for seniors are loneliness and outliving their money. Retired people also need something meaningful to do with their time,’ says retiree John Kerr

How well should a real estate agent know an area where they're working? Could a real estate agent be liable to a home buyer for not knowing a community well enough? Find out in this week's real estate law column.

10 Home Improvements That Experts Say Are a Waste of Money Is that upcoming project worth the spend?

11 Garden Pests That Are Eating Your Plants—and How to Stop Them If you notice your plants are being devoured, it's likely by one of these common garden creatures.

Young people on social media are showing off their 12-year-old water bottles, sweaters from high school with patched holes and dish rags made from cut up old T-shirts. Young people on social media are showing off their 12-year-old water bottles, sweaters from high school with patched holes and dish rags made from cut up old T-shirts.

These 7 Bathroom Trends Are Dating Your Home Big-Time Consider skipping these bygone looks for a more stylish space