Housing markets, most realtors will tell you, are local. When it comes to residential real estate, Vancouver is nothing like Halifax, which in turn is nothing like Quebec City. Each housing market reflects the realities of its community: Prices for the most part reflect what people are earning, and how much they can get a…
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the number of people collecting employment insurance in April fell to the lowest level in at least 21 years. The federal agency says 453,100 people received the regular wage insurance payments in April, down 100,200 or 18 per cent since April 2017, and the lowest number since comparable data became…
The Vatican spokesman and his deputy resigned on Monday over disagreements on strategy, ending a year of upheaval in the Holy See’s communications structure. A brief Vatican statement gave no reason for the resignations. Spokesman Greg Burke, an American, tweeted that he and his Spanish deputy, Paloma Garcia Ovejero, had quit to let Pope Francis appoint a new team…
Have you been procrastinating on doing your income tax return? What could make filing our tax returns an easier and more rewarding a experience? How about getting the Canada Revenue Agency to do a provisional tax return for us? For many Canadians, the CRA already has all of the information they need to complete our…
The village of Doodstil – which translates as ‘dead quiet’ in Dutch – feels like it could have been named as part of an elaborate joke. Despite its name and appearance, this cluster of homes surrounded by flat, green fields and picturesque dykes actually sits in an unlikely earthquake zone. Fifty-five years of conventional gas…
Two Scandinavian tourists killed in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains were the victims of a terrorist attack, prosecutors believe. One man has been arrested following the discovery on Monday of the bodies of 24-year-old Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, from Denmark, and Maren Ueland, 28, from Norway. One of the women had been beheaded, a source told AFP. A…
Ex-China spymaster Ma Jian was jailed for life over corruption, a court in northeastern China announced Thursday. "Ma Jian’s behaviour constituted the crime of accepting bribes, forcing others to trade and insider trading," the Dalian Intermediate People’s Court in Liaoning province announced in a statement. Ma pleaded guilty and has decided not to appeal, the court said, adding…
Fancy a steaming side order of cringe with your Sunday dinner? Of course you do. So here are the stars of BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing trying out some of Fortnite’s most iconic moves, including Groove Jam, Hype, Fresh, and Floss. ??#Strictly does Fortnite! Press play tonight 6.40pm @BBCOne pic.twitter.com/zyXrScuXum — BBC Strictly ? (@bbcstrictly) October…
Punches were thrown in the Ukrainian parliament yesterday after a bill was passed that would require the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to change its name to indicate its ties to Russia. Fighting broke out after Nestor Shufrych, a member of the Opposition Bloc, removed a poster from the podium which accused pro-Russian Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk…
VANCOUVER — Canadians can sample the Beyond Meat veggie burger made to look and taste like beef at A&W restaurants starting today. The burger chain partnered with California-based Beyond Meat to create a plant-based burger that it is now serving at its more than 925 restaurants across Canada. The company, whose investors include Bill Gates…