‘Not the right time’: Retirees delay downsizing plans as housing market slumps

The kids are moved out and all that extra space in the house just isn’t worth the upkeep.

It’s an opportunity to move somewhere a little more practical, maybe a condo or bungalow, and bank the savings.

For many, that was the ideal retirement plan. But for now, it may not be a realistic one.

Real estate watchers say plans to downsize are on hold for plenty of retirees as the population contends with challenges such as falling home prices and a lack of choice in the market


2 dead and 16 injured in attempted channel crossing from France to UK

PARIS (AP) — A carrying migrants trying ran aground on a beach in northern France, leaving two dead and 16 people injured, including three with serious burns, authorities said Sunday.

The vessel, carrying 82 people, set out overnight from Hardelot beach, a few kilometers (miles) south of the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer, but the engine failed and it began to drift, Christophe Marx, secretary-general of the Pas-de-Calais prefecture, told reporters.

A French maritime


Ukraine hits key Russian oil-loading port and 3 ‘shadow fleet’ tankers

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Sunday launched a wave of strikes against Russian oil targets, hitting a key loading port on the Baltic Sea and two tankers that Ukraine alleges were

A nighttime drone strike sparked a blaze at Russia’s largest oil exporting port on the Baltic Sea, the port of Primorsk, according to Russian regional Gov. Alexander Drozdenko.

The port, operated by Russia’s state oil firm Transneft, is capable of handling hundreds of thousands of barrels per day. Primorsk, which was targeted


Austrian police detain suspect in case of rat poison found in baby food jars on supermarket shelves

VIENNA (AP) — Police in eastern Austria say a 39-year-old suspect has been arrested after rat poison turned up in some HiPP baby food jars on supermarket shelves in central Europe.

HiPP, which recalled some of its baby food jars in Austria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic after last month, said in a statement Saturday it was “greatly relieved” by the arrest, and would provide further updates as verified details come in.

The Burgenland State Criminal Police Office, under the direction of prosecutors,


Prime Minister arrives in Armenia for European Political Community summit

YEREVAN — Prime Minister Mark Carney met Sunday with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in his nation’s capital ahead of the European Political Community summit, a gathering touching on strategic co-operation in politics, security and infrastructure.

Canada is the first non-European country to attend these meetings, which have taken place twice a year since they began after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The meetings include EU countries and others, such as Iceland, Turkey and Ukraine itself.

Carney


Cubans struggle to survive on pocket-size government ration books as products dwindle

HAVANA (AP) — José Luis Amate López hasn’t had a customer in almost two weeks, not counting the scrawny brown kitten that slinks around the bodega where he works in central .

The shelves once laden with goods during his childhood sat nearly empty in late April, with barely anything to offer the 5,000 clients who depend on the state-run store for subsidized food.

that once provided for a healthy diet and kept families fully fed for a month are now shrinking.

As


2 women accused of targeting elderly victims in distraction theft investigation: Toronto police

Toronto police are appealing to the public for help locating two women who are wanted in connection with a distraction theft investigation.

According to authorities, a man was approached by two women on April 5 as he sat in his car in the Scarborough area, near Birchmount Road and Eglinton Avenue East.

Police say the women distracted the victim by asking for directions. During that process, the victim’s gold necklace was allegedly removed from his neck and replaced with a fake one.

It’s unclear when the victim noticed that


Raptors’ Brandon Ingram questionable for Game 7 vs. Cavaliers

‘s status for Game 7 is up in the air.

The have listed Ingram as questionable for Sunday’s winner-take-all game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team announced Saturday.

Ingram was ruled out for the Raptors’ thrilling Game 6 win on Friday due to right heel inflammation. He was spotted in a walking boot after the game.

The star forward reaggravated the injury in the second quarter of Wednesday’s Game 5 road loss.

With one game off between Game 5 and Game 6, the


Jewish community members assaulted in suspected hate-motivated attack: Toronto police

Police are appealing to the public for help identifying a vehicle in a suspected hate-motivated assault investigation.

According to authorities, an assault was reported in North York on April 30 near Bathurst Street and Lawrence Avenue West.

Police said a suspect in a vehicle allegedly discharged a replica firearm towards visibly identifiable members of the Jewish community.

The suspect fled in a blue SUV and the victims sustained minor injuries, detectives explained.

Authorities have released surveillance footage from a nearby home showing the vehicle in question driving through the neighbourhood.


Maple Leafs on verge of hiring Mats Sundin, John Chayka to lead front office

Mats Sundin is a Toronto Maple Leaf once again.

The Maple Leafs are expected to hold a media conference on Monday to announce the hiring of the franchise legend and John Chayka to join their front office, Sportsnet confirmed on Saturday. The media conference is likely to be Monday but not 100 per cent confirmed.

Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported previously that the Leafs were interested in hiring Sundin as vice president of hockey operations and Chayka as general manager.

Sundin, 55, has never held an NHL front-