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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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Rubio Cautions Israel on West Bank Annexation Amid Fragile Gaza Truce

                                    Marco Rubio is travelling to Israel to try to shore up the fragile ceasefire

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned that Israel’s parliament’s preliminary move toward annexing parts of the occupied West Bank could jeopardize ongoing peace efforts in the region. Speaking before departing for Israel, Rubio stressed that Washington cannot support annexation at this time, noting that such a step risks undermining a fragile ceasefire deal in Gaza and complicating broader negotiations.

The Knesset’s symbolic vote, pushed forward by far-right lawmakers, granted initial approval to a bill that would extend Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank. The move was widely seen as an attempt to pressure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has previously voiced support for annexation but has avoided advancing it due to concerns over U.S. relations and regional stability.

Palestinians, who claim the West Bank as part of a future independent state, condemned the measure. International bodies, including the International Court of Justice, have previously deemed Israel’s occupation of the territory illegal.

Rubio’s visit to Israel underscores Washington’s efforts to preserve the tenuous truce between Israel and Hamas while keeping alive the possibility of renewed peace talks.


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