Annual home sales dropped by 1.9% in December on a yearly basis Homes in Toronto’s east end are pictured earlier this year. The city saw home sales fall in 2025 — a trend that one Toronto-area Realtor thinks could continue this year. (Evan Mitsui/CBC) National home sales in Canada declined …
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Alberta health officials deliver update on hospital capacity as doctors declare crisis
Government provides update on acute care capacity in Alberta The Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services, Acute Care Alberta, AHS and Covenant Health are providing an update on acute care capacity in the province, as well as reviewing the death of a patient at Grey Nuns Community Hospital. Alberta’s …
Read More »B.C. and feds enter lumber understanding with China during Carney visit
Deal calls for exchanges and joint research on using wood construction for tall buildings Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Canada, Mr. Wang Di, greets Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney upon his arrival at Beijing Capital International Airport, during the first visit by a Canadian Prime Minister to …
Read More »Winnipeg police culture ‘made it easier to do certain things,’ disgraced officer says in psych report
Elston Bostock awaiting sentencing on drug trafficking, ticket fixing, other crimes over a period of years Elston Bostock, 49, has pleaded guilty to offences including selling drugs, getting traffic tickets voided in exchange for liquor and gift cards, stealing cannabis from a police scene, and sending lewd texts about a …
Read More »Court documents shed light on relationship of mother, stepfather of missing N.S. children
Lilly, 6, and Jack, 5, went missing from Lansdowne, N.S., in May 2025 Jack Sullivan, 5, and his sister Lilly, 6, are seen in family photos. (Submitted) Newly released court documents in the case of Jack and Lilly Sullivan offer more details on the relationship between their mother and stepfather leading …
Read More »Woman at centre of Chinese family’s immigration nightmare now facing charge in Sask.
Case appears connected to the experience of TingTing Biao, whose story CBC shared last year Saskatchewan has charged a woman with operating as an unlicensed immigration consultant. (Don Somers/CBC) For the first time, Saskatchewan has charged someone with providing immigration services without a licence. The case appears to be connected to …
Read More »Quebec Premier François Legault announces resignation
The CAQ will have to find a new leader just months before provincial election Quebec Premier François Legault resigns ahead of fall election After eight years in power, Quebec Premier François Legault has announced his resignation. Polls show Legault’s controversy-plagued Coalition Avenir Québec lagging far behind the Parti Québécois ahead …
Read More »Telecom complaints have shot up 17%, with billing issues the main gripe, says watchdog
Canada’s three largest telecoms again led the way with the most complaints A person uses a cellphone in Ottawa on Monday, July 18, 2022. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press) Customer complaints about their phone, internet and television services rose 17 per cent in the 2024-25 reporting year, a report said Wednesday. An …
Read More »Timeline of B.C.’s three-year drug decriminalization pilot project
British Columbia’s three-year pilot project that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of illicit drugs for personal use is set to end on Jan. 31. Health Minister Josie Osbourne has announced B.C. will not be extending the program. Here are some of the key moments in its history. May 31, …
Read More »Some Canadians are ready to work in Venezuela‘s oilpatch — if they’re allowed in
Alberta businesses and workers keen on potential opportunity The recent intervention in Venezuela, along with U.S. President Donald Trump’s stated plan to rejuvenate the country’s oil industry, is creating cautious excitement among some in Alberta’s energy sector. (Edgar Frias/The Associated Press) When news broke of U.S. forces attacking and seizing Venezuela’s …
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