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An Ontario court has given Toys “R” Us Canada permission to split up and sell the business to three buyers, including its current owner who wants to keep running the chain or rebrand it.

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Toys “R” Us Canada gets court approval for three asset sales An Ontario court has given Toys “R” Us Canada permission to split up and sell the business to three buyers, including its current owner who wants to keep running the chain or rebrand it.

As of Oct. 1, the approximately 3,800 brokerage businesses in the province will be required to file annual financial statements for a fiscal year starting Aug. 1, 2025, to July 31, 2026. https://ow.ly/OxfO50ZcLS7

Ontario real estate brokerages will face new disclosure requirements in wake of iPro Realty’s collapse Real Estate Council of Ontario plans new financial filing requirements for the fall

Two months after putting itself up for sale to help pay off its millions in debt, Toys “R” Us Canada has reached several deals to sell assets including its name, trademarks, inventory and leases to three different buyers — one of whom is its current owner.

Toys “R” Us Canada reaches three deals to sell assets, one with current owner TORONTO - Two months after putting itself up for sale to help pay off its millions in debt, Toys "R" Us Canada has reached several deals to sell assets including

More Canadians are filing for insolvency, according to the latest data from the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy, as rising costs stretch consumers to their limits.

Some 37,121 Canadians filed for insolvency in the first quarter of 2026 — the highest number of consumer insolvencies since 2009, when North America was reeling from the financial crisis.

Compared to the same time period last year, insolvencies are up 8.5 per cent.

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More Canadians filing for insolvency as cost of living pressures increase | CBC News More Canadians are filing for insolvency according to the latest data from the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy, as rising costs stretch consumers to their limits.

New Statistics Canada data shows investment in residential building construction dropped 2.2 per cent year-over-year in March 2026, as Canada's housing sector continues to face headwinds despite modest gains in non-residential construction. https://ow.ly/UZmX50Z5azv

Investment in housing construction is declining across Canada, data shows - National | Globalnews.ca Canada’s real estate sector saw $22.6 billion invested in building construction in March, a drop of $304.6 million, or 1.3 per cent, compared with February.