Ottawa Now - Ford government waives portion of HST to help first-time homebuyers
October 28, 2025
Ontario plans to waive its portion of the HST on new homes for first-time homebuyers. This comes as the Ford government attempts to stimulate the province’s slumping home sales and revamp today’s housing starts. Frank Napolitano, a Founding Partner of Mortgage Brokers Ottawa, says it gives some hope to younger buyers who thought that home ownership was slipping away from their grasp, especially now that interest rates are falling. However, if the province wants to see a significant uptick on construction, opening up this policy to homebuyers of all ages is the way to go. Napolitano joins Kristy Cameron on today’s Ottawa Now.
Unpublished Newswire
Lansdowne 2.0 is headed to Ottawa city council for a final vote after the finance and corporate services committee voted in favour of the nearly $419-million development Thursday.
October 30, 2025 - 17:56 | | CBC News - Ottawa
The law also prohibits students from wearing face coverings in a bid to strengthen secularism in schools.
October 30, 2025 - 17:50 | Alessia Simona Maratta | Global News - Canada
A high school football player who sustained a severe spinal injury in a game earlier this month died in hospital Wednesday night, the Winnipeg School Division said Thursday.“It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we inform you that Grade 12 student Darius Hartshorne, a lineman for the Sisler Spartans, succumbed to his injuries last night,” the division said in a statement.
October 30, 2025 - 17:49 | | The Globe and Mail
Comments
Be the first to comment