{"id":34229,"date":"2026-02-09T02:29:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-february-5-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T02:29:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:29:16","slug":"news-roundup-for-february-5-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-february-5-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"News Roundup for February 5, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article_body\">\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">Toronto-area average home price drops below $1 million for the first time in five years; experts urge Ontario to learn from Eglinton Crosstown communications missteps; a look at how Toronto\u2019s stuttering launch of the Finch West LRT could fix its streetcars; and other news.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/real-estate\/toronto-area-average-home-price-drops-below-1-million-for-the-first-time-in-five\/article_677e4f9c-f38b-4105-8e90-e3fc94fbf76f.html\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto-area average home price drops below $1 million for the first time in five years<\/a> (The Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/eglinton-crosstown-communications-mistakes-9.7074251\" target=\"_blank\">Experts urge Ontario to learn from Eglinton Crosstown communications missteps<\/a> (CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11652237\/toronto-launch-finch-west-lrt-fix-streetcars\/\" target=\"_blank\">How Toronto\u2019s stuttering launch of the Finch West LRT could fix its streetcars<\/a> (Global News)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/interactives\/timeline-of-the-eglinton-lrt\/article_a054861a-6ae8-439e-b20a-af9b76f14fb8.html\" target=\"_blank\">Quest for the Crosstown: Relive the twists and turns in the Eglinton LRT\u2019s 50-year odyssey before Sunday\u2019s launch \u2014 if you\u2019re game<\/a> (The Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/mount-dennis-station-flood-9.7074501\" target=\"_blank\">Video shows Mount Dennis Station flooded within week of Eglinton Crosstown opening date<\/a> (CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/real-estate\/reco-suspends-freezes-accounts-of-mississauga-real-estate-brokerages-after-finding-2-7-million-unlawfully\/article_97f73848-3c8d-4896-9a51-689dd46e13f7.html\" target=\"_blank\">RECO suspends, freezes accounts of Mississauga real estate brokerages after finding $2.7 million \u2018unlawfully\u2019 disbursed from trust accounts<\/a> (The Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/investing\/personal-finance\/article-save-max-brokerages-suspended-over-misappropriated-funds\/\" target=\"_blank\">Real Estate Council of Ontario suspends four Save Max brokerages over misappropriated funds<\/a> (The Globe and Mail)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/does-the-long-delayed-eglinton-crosstown-lrt-deserve-a-launch-party\/article_cebb3cf6-ccd9-4e19-9508-74980ccf5858.html\" target=\"_blank\">Does the long-delayed Eglinton Crosstown LRT deserve a launch party?<\/a> (The Star)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');<\/p>\n<p>fbq('init', '1760257484204295');\nfbq('track', \"PageView\");<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urbantoronto.ca\/news\/2026\/02\/news-roundup-february-5-2026.60331\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Toronto-area average home price drops below $1 million for the first time in five years; 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