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Canada's Rent Slide Is Finally Stalling — What It Means If You Rent or Rent Out

  Published August 13, 2026 For nearly two years, "Canadian rents are falling" has been one of the safest headlines in personal finance. The August 2026 National Rent Report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation, released last week, suggests that streak may finally be running out of road — and the shift matters whether you're the one paying rent or the one collecting it. The Numbers National avg. asking rent (July) $2,037 Year-over-year change -4.0% (22nd straight monthly decline) Month-over-month change +0.2% (4th straight monthly rise) Toronto, month-over-month +1.6% to $2,577 Falling, But Not as Fast Rent is still dropping on a year-over-year basis nationally — that's now been true for 22 straight months. But the pace of the decline has been easing since it bottomed out in March, and July marked the smallest annual drop since February. On a month-to-month basis, rent has now risen for four months running, which typically happens every summer as the market hits its season...
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Germany Halts Military Exports to Israel Amid Gaza Offensive Escalation

 

 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the government believes an expansion of military action in the Gaza Strip makes it more difficult to see how the goals of disarming Hamas and releasing the hostages can be achieved.


In a dramatic shift in foreign policy, Germany has suspended all military exports to Israel that could be used in Gaza, following Israel’s approval of a plan to seize control of Gaza City. Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced the decision Friday, citing deep concern over the humanitarian crisis and questioning the effectiveness of Israel’s intensified military strategy in achieving its stated goals of disarming Hamas and securing hostage releases.

Germany, historically one of Israel’s staunchest allies and its second-largest arms supplier after the United States, had approved €485 million in military exports to Israel since the war began in October 2023. The freeze affects new export approvals and may also impact pending deliveries if they are deemed usable in Gaza.

Merz emphasized Israel’s right to self-defense but warned that the planned offensive places even greater responsibility on Israel to ensure humanitarian aid reaches civilians. He urged full access for UN and NGO aid organizations and called on Israel to avoid further steps toward annexing the West Bank.


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