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Some stories set the world on fire. And these ones are the most popular online stories from the past seven days, clicked on by Sun readers like you.

Here are our top stories:

Bank of Canada interest rate cut could be ‘tailwind’ for GTA real estate

Experts believe the Bank of Canada will cut interest rates in the next month or two, and many prospective homebuyers are waiting on the sidelines because as soon as that happens, they’re going in.

Jason Mercer, chief market analyst at the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB), noted GTA housing sales were down 5% in April compared to the same time last year, while new listings were up by 47% during the same period, “so the market is sort of primed to see more buyers moving into the marketplace,” he said, according to Jane Stevenson.

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They need to see lower, more affordable mortgage rates, but once they do, look out.

‘DON’T MESS WITH GEN X:’ Road rage brawl didn’t end as planned for couple

Look, we don’t condone fighting but if someone tried to start something, there are many people who would turn around and walk away.

The two in this viral video aren’t them.

They were confronted by another couple, a younger couple, following a road-rage incident, but the younger couple picked the wrong two to mess with, Denette Wilford reported.

They were wiser, presumably, and have more life experiences during times when they played outside until they were called in for dinner, climbed trees, rode bikes everywhere, didn’t wear helmets or seatbelts, and ate loose candy for pennies that dozens of kids had previously touched.

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The younger couple never stood a chance.

LEAFS NOTES: Mitch Marner, Craig Berube in chatty mood as rumours of shakeup swirl

Maple Leafs star Mitch Marner and his new coach Craig Berube were spotted having a cup of coffee in Etobicoke and looking quite chatty.

But it’s the discussion between Marner’s reps and Berube’s boss, Brad Treliving, that will be more telling.

Marner has one year remaining on his deal and his $10.9-million US salary looks hard-pressed to be raised dramatically by the club when playoff impact is factored in and the Leafs have already increased the salaries of Auston Matthews, William Nylander and Morgan Rielly, Lance Hornby wrote.

And with the Leafs still paying aging captain John Tavares $11 million for one more season, freeing up Marner’s money through a trade has obvious benefits for Treliving, who could spend it on a goaltender if he plans to upgrade on free-agent Ilya Samsonov or a puck-moving defenceman.

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Nevertheless, Marner controls his fate with a no-move clause, but he faces the prospect of a difficult season if the Leafs drag their feet on a new deal or he doesn’t hit it off with Berube, who won’t likely indulge him or anyone else.

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LILLEY: Trudeau Liberals making moves to cheapen Canadian citizenship

The Trudeau government appears to be doing everything it can to diminish the value of Canadian citizenship.

Not only did they announce they would extend birthright citizenship to two generations born out of Canada, the feds are now looking at extending citizenship to people who are in the country illegally, Brian Lilley reported.

Immigration Minister Marc Miller is reportedly preparing a proposal for cabinet to consider how to “provide a path to citizenship” for people in the country illegally, which would include failed asylum seekers who were ordered deported but didn’t leave, international students who have overstayed their visas, and those who entered on tourist visas and simply never left.

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What will being Canadian even mean? It seems like the Trudeau Liberals no longer know.

Cause of death in PGA Tour golfer Grayson Murray’s suicide revealed: Report

News of PGA star Grayson Murray was tragic, but following confirmation from his family that the golfer took his own life comes word of exactly how that came to be.

Murray died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning after filling his townhouse with exhaust fumes, Dan Bilicki reported.

It is believed the 30-year-old left his Land Rover running in his ground-floor garage before heading upstairs as it pumped fumes into his Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., home.

Carbon monoxide alarms drew the attention of locals the following morning and police were called to the townhouse where Murray lived with his fiancé, Christiana Ritchie.

Murray previously spoke of his battles with depression and rampant alcoholism, and credited his family and fiancé for helping him get sober and requalifying for the PGA Tour.

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