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Housing affordability to improve in 2023, with some regional disparities

Housing affordability to improve in 2023, with some regional disparities

According to a report by Desjardins, Edmonton, Calgary and Winnipeg will see the largest improvements in affordability. 
Quebec police arrest 31 people during election campaign for threats, property damage

Quebec police arrest 31 people during election campaign for threats, property damage

Police say a total of 66 charges were laid, including 47 for crimes against a person and 19 for property-related offences.
These 2 breathtaking Canadian train trips were ranked among world's best

These 2 breathtaking Canadian train trips were ranked among world's best

Condé Nast travel magazine's 2022 Readers' Choice Awards include two rail excursions that offer spectacular views.
54 newly graduated doctors sign incentive contracts in B.C.

54 newly graduated doctors sign incentive contracts in B.C.

The Health Ministry offered the incentives to recent family medicine graduates through a new-to-practice family physician contract.
Minimum wage up in six provinces but $15 an hour 'no longer enough'

Minimum wage up in six provinces but $15 an hour 'no longer enough'

Labour advocates say the long-championed goal of a $15 an hour pay floor no longer goes far enough to address the affordability crisis.
10-time Alberta egg champ reflects on decades in the business

10-time Alberta egg champ reflects on decades in the business

According to John Stahl of the Tschetter Hutterite colony, a little bit of showmanship went a long way back in his competition days.
'Starting to heal': Victim of Saskatchewan mass stabbing wakes in hospital a widow

'Starting to heal': Victim of Saskatchewan mass stabbing wakes in hospital a widow

The ashes of Joyce Burns' 66-year-old husband sit in an urn next to her bed in a Saskatoon hospital room.
Calgary coffee invasion continues in Vancouver

Calgary coffee invasion continues in Vancouver

Good Earth Coffeehouse's national expansion strategy includes taking over a lot of former Starbucks locations.
Man shot inside vehicle in Northern Alberta

Man shot inside vehicle in Northern Alberta

Victim was flown to Edmonton to be treated for injuries after being shot at while driving by another passing vehicle in Goodfish Lake.
'It's just mind-blowing:' Experts baffled by Hockey Canada's scandal response

'It's just mind-blowing:' Experts baffled by Hockey Canada's scandal response

Experts say Hockey Canada's "scorched-earth" response to criticism over its mishandling of alleged sexual assaults could sink the sport's national governing body as we know it today.
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