Category Archives: Canada
CREA says lower sales forecast will cost economy $1B in lost economic activity
TORONTO - The Canadian Real Estate Association said Thursday its lower home sales forecast will cost the economy $1 billion next year - as the impact of tighter mortgage regulations that come into eff...
Dec 14, 2017
Debt-to-household-income ratio rises in third quarter, household net worth
OTTAWA - Sky-high debt loads are one of the central bank governor’s top concerns, he said Thursday after data showed the amount Canadians owe relative to their income hit a new high in the third...
Dec 14, 2017
'Moving up and down:' Plane crash survivor says something wrong after takeoff
FOND DU LAC, Sask. - One of the survivors of a plane crash in northern Saskatchewan says he knew something was wrong about 10 seconds after takeoff. “The plane was just moving up and down, side ...
Dec 14, 2017
Baloney Meter: Are Australian fighter jets a 'rusted-out bucket of bolts'?
OTTAWA - “The Liberals are buying rusted-out fighter jets from Australia even though the defence minister actually said that they would never buy used planes. We know that these 80s-era (planes)...
Dec 14, 2017
In the news today, Dec. 14
Six stories in the news for Thursday, Dec. 14 --- PLANE CRASH IN SASKATCHEWAN There were several injuries, but no fatalities, when a twin-engine plane crashed Wednesday evening in northern Saskatchewa...
Dec 14, 2017
Bertrand Charest's lawyers ask for their client's release from prison
MONTREAL - Lawyers for ex-national ski coach Bertrand Charest told Quebec’s top court Thursday their client should be released from prison pending an appeal of his conviction on sex crimes invol...
Dec 14, 2017
'A clear message' UCP Leader Jason Kenney wins Calgary Lougheed byelection
CALGARY - Former federal Conservative cabinet minister Jason Kenney threw down the gauntlet at Premier Rachel Notley late Thursday after an overwhelming byelection victory to earn a seat in the Albert...
Dec 14, 2017
Family doctors should learn to treat addiction, not shun patients: scientist
VANCOUVER - Family doctors should be on the front lines of addiction treatment but many are unwilling to learn about substance use even as a national overdose crisis worsens, says the head of medical ...
Dec 14, 2017
Toy makers turn to YouTube influencers to advertise ahead of holidays
VANCOUVER - Like many kids, Ryan spends his time playing with toys. But, unlike most of his peers, millions of people watch the six-year-old boy open and test toys - a performance that has earned him ...
Dec 14, 2017
Companies fret about hazy rules around pot use
TORONTO - Once recreational cannabis use becomes legal, taking a “smoke break” at work could suddenly become much more complicated. At least that’s the fear among some human resource...
Dec 14, 2017
