Edmonton's housing market inventory was at a 10-year high in the second quarter of 2018, Royal LePage says. Ed Kaiser / Edmonton Journal   The real estate company’s survey of housing statistics in the city shows that overall prices decreased in the second quarter of 2018, with the aggregate home price dropping 1.4 per cent year-over-year…...إقرأالمزيد

A huge proportion of Canada’s population is getting old and the country’s doctors are urging the federal government to increase funding to meet their health care needs. Health care is free for patients in Canada and is funded by the federal and provincial or territorial governments. Canada’s population in 2017 was 36.7 million.…...إقرأالمزيد

Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz announced an increase in the benchmark interest rate this morning bringing it to 1.5 per cent. “there will be difficult adjustments for some industries and their workers” The quarter of a percentage point increase is the second since January this year, and the fourth in the past twelve months.…...إقرأالمزيد

Ivanka Trump’s fashion lines, including clothing and shoes, will no longer be stocked in Canada’s iconic department store, The Bay “We review our merchandise offerings and make appropriate changes” The largest department store chain in Canada, the Hudson Bay Company stores are still landmark locations in many…...إقرأالمزيد

Immigration ministers from the provinces and territories gathered with federal minister, Ahmed Hussen, in Winnipeg today to discuss the issues they’re facing. “It’s divisive, it’s fear mongering and it’s not Canadian” Ontario and Quebec have recently been dealing with an influx of asylum seekers straining the…...إقرأالمزيد

Montreal ban in effect Montreal had banned thin and single use plastic bags earlier this year, but had added a grace period for stores and customers to comply. That grace period ends today. The ban on the common ultra-thin bags also includes all types of oxo-degradable, oxo-fragmentable, oxo-biodegradable and biodegradable bags. The problem with these…...إقرأالمزيد

The Trudeau government’s surprising decision Tuesday to back a Conservative motion in the House of Commons denouncing Iran puts an end to the Liberals’ quest of normalizing relations with Tehran in the foreseeable future, experts say. In a reversal of its long-stated goal of improving strained relations with Iran, the Trudeau government…...إقرأالمزيد

The election of a Progressive Conservative government in Ontario has raised the hopes of rural voters who opposed projects pushed through using the provincial Green Energy Act despite local objections. John Kordas has been rallying local residents and lobbying the government against a 500-kilowatt solar project next door to his farm on 6330 Ganaraska…...إقرأالمزيد

Its becoming more common to hear of unexpected flood disasters, drought disasters, and lack of safe drinking water, not only in Canada, but around the world. A major initial gathering to discuss issues concerning water is wrapping up a four-day conference today. About 400 scientists and other officials primarily from across Canada, but including scientists…...إقرأالمزيد

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he fully supports Donald Trump’s efforts to get North Korea to relinquish its nuclear arsenal, but he won’t respond to the U.S. president’s latest barbs directed at Canada. “Obviously we support the continuing efforts by the president on North Korea, we look forward to looking at the details…...إقرأالمزيد