2 hours ago Tens of thousands of Spaniards protest housing crunch and high rents in Barcelona

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Tens of thousands of Spaniards marched in downtown Barcelona on Saturday to protest the skyrocketing cost of renting an apartment in the popular tourist destination. Protesters cut off traffic on main avenues in the city center, holding up homemade signs in Spanish reading “Fewer apartments for investing and more homes for […]

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5 hours ago Philippine VP says she hired assassin to kill president if she is killed

The Philippine vice-president says she hired an assassin to kill the president, his family and the house speaker if she is killed.

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5 hours ago One year in, signs of promise and progress at London's 'House of Hope'

Statistics from the first year suggest that highly supportive housing changes the lives of even the most troubled people living on London's streets and make the streets themselves safer for everyone.

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6 hours ago Calgary Transit's snow woes: A fixable problem that affects all Calgarians

This week, as transit advocates spoke at city council to call for increased funding, Calgary experienced its first major snowfall of the season. The timing was telling. Thousands of transit riders were left stranded at bus stops across the city, waiting for buses that were severely delayed or wouldn’t arrive at all — a situation […]

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9 hours ago ‘Doesn’t feel like home’: Ontario family selling house over new Christmas lights bylaw

A family from Kingsville, Ont., says it has decided to leave town over a new bylaw that would put limits on its popular Christmas lights show.

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14 hours ago $4 million home in exclusive Toronto area hits market for first time in 30 years

The Hoggs Hollow area is known for being home to some of Toronto's most outrageously expensive mega-mansions. It's a neighbourhood where flaunting one's wealth and building extravagant houses is the norm. This is an area where houses go for an average of $3.4 million, though homes in the neighbourhood regularly sell for upwards of $4 million.One impressive home in the area at 34 Plymbridge Cres. W just hit the market and is listed for $3,980,000.The foyer. But the price is not the only thing that makes this home special. One of the bedrooms on the second floor. The four-bedroom, five-bathroom home, located on a quiet cul-de-sac, hasn't graced the market in over three decades. The living room with a cozy fireplace. Surrounded by nature and estate homes, this home feels so ...

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16 hours ago Jacqueline Ryan of the Canadian Olympic Committee and Mary DePaoli of RBC named top winners at 2024 CMA Awards

Kraft Heinz recognized as “Best of the Best” for their innovative “Heinz Ketchup & Seemingly Ranch” campaign. TORONTO — On November 22, the 2024 Canadian Marketing Association (CMA) Awards gala brought together nearly a thousand marketers from across Canada to celebrate the nation’s brightest marketing talents, the most groundbreaking campaigns, and outstanding contributions to the […]

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17 hours ago Officer shoots, kills armed teen on northern Manitoba First Nation: RCMP

The chief and council of Norway House Cree Nation, in a statement, said the teenager's death has brought 'immense grief'

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20 hours ago New mayors’ task force aims to speed up rollout of modular homes across B.C.

The mayors and Modular BC announced the new working group Friday, at press conference at Kelowna's SRI homes.

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