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Financial Post Staff

Fri, July 24, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. EDT 1 min read

iran-war-gs0724 — This U.S. Navy handout photo released on July 15, 2026, and taken on June 30 by U.S. Central Command Public Affairs shows the Carrier Air Wing 7 flying in formation over the USS George H.W. Bush in the Arabian Sea. The U.S. launched a wave of strikes against Iran on July 15 in a return to war between the two foes. Bond yields, which determine mortgage rates, are rising as a consequence. (Credit: US NAVY/ AVCENT PUBLIC AFFAIRS/AFP)

It's Friday, July 24. Here are the top stories we're following today.

The widening Middle East war is threatening your mortgage rate again

This week brings a grab bag of mortgage updates, featuring musings from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. chief executive Coleen Volk, Realtor.ca CEO Scott Neil, and concerning new developments in the mortgage rate market.

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Leaving everything to your spouse does not prevent dependants' claims for support, expert says. — Leaving everything to your spouse does not prevent dependants’ claims for support, expert says.

Can we cut daughters from a previous marriage out of our will and leave everything to our son without risking an estate fight?

An affidavit stating reasons to omit someone as a beneficiary may be necessary to defend your estate, expert says.

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Homes can be seen in this aerial photograph taken above Toronto.

If your mortgage offer starts with a 3, it isn't too high to lock in

For borrowers where locking in is appropriate, no one should avoid doing so on the theory that rates are "too high," writes Robert McLister.

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WestJet Group Ltd. said this week it will allow customers, scheduled to travel between July 30 and Aug. 4, to make adjustments to their booking.

WestJet is allowing passengers to reschedule or cancel flights for free as strike threat nears

WestJet Group Ltd.'s mainline flight attendants last week voted for strike authorization that would allow workers to walk out of the job as early as Aug. 2, in the middle of Canada's Civic holiday long weekend.

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Waterloo-based QuantumCore Inc.'s chief technology officer, Christopher Wilson, points to a quantum processing unit, above which the company's amplifier attaches, as chief executive, Eugene Profis, looks on. — Waterloo-based QuantumCore Inc.’s chief technology officer, Christopher Wilson, points to a quantum processing unit, above which the company’s amplifier attaches, as chief executive, Eugene Profis, looks on.

There's a problem holding back quantum computer growth and this Ontario startup aims to solve it

An Ontario startup tackling one of quantum computing's biggest bottlenecks says it is building devices that have caught the eye of companies such as International Business Machines Corp. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google.

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