OTTAWA — The Liberal government was forced to fend off criticism last week over its new first-come-first-served online application for immigrants hoping to sponsor their parents and grandparents for permanent residency in Canada. Some critics called the process unfair and discriminatory after it closed less than 10 minutes after opening, which prevented tens of thousands […]
Edmonton continues to be a buyers’ market as the city and province continue to recover from the 2014 oil price crash and recession. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) Thursday housing market assessment said Edmonton’s overall degree of vulnerability remains moderate due to overbuilding. Other factors, such as market overheating, price acceleration and price […]
Housing sales and price continue to decline in Saskatoon. The Saskatoon Region Association of Realtors (SRAR) said sales in the city during January dropped by one per cent from the same period a year ago, with 199 transactions. Related Mortgage stress test stressing out Sask. homebuilders Here are the most expensive — and cheapest — […]
In a dive bar underneath the Williamsburg Bridge in Brooklyn, fans of an obscure soccer team gathered after an entire workday of information blackout. They spent their Tuesday avoiding calls from family members and social media in its entirety because they didn’t want to spoil the outcome of a match that technically ended long ago, […]
Air Canada’s mobile app records your phone screen when you book flights, change your password and enter your credit card information. Many iPhone apps, such as Air Canada, are using an analytics service, called “session replay” that captures information on how you interact with your phone while using the app. For example, when you use […]
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia braced on Thursday for sustained political upheaval as the crisis of personal conduct that has engulfed the state government’s three leading officials showed no sign of ending. Although two of the Democratic officials — Governor Ralph Northam, who on Saturday admitted to using blackface in 1984, and Lt. Gov. Justin E. […]
Cindy McCain, the widow of former US Senator John McCain, has apologised after police disputed her claim that she stopped a human trafficking case. Mrs McCain told KTAR radio she thwarted a crime by alerting Phoenix airport police to a woman of a different ethnicity than the child she was with. But Phoenix police told […]
The Saskatchewan government said $10.2 million was raised in February during the final public offering of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights for the fiscal year. Officials said most of the attention was focused in the Kindersley area, with five exploration licences west of Kerrobert bringing in $5.6 million. Related Bankrupt energy companies can’t abandon […]
Late Monday afternoon, the day after electricity had been restored to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn and heat had returned, protesters kept at it outside the jail, holding banners and banging on pots and chanting and questioning. They shouted that they loved those inside as they loved themselves, and while some were the actual […]
In an unprecedented move, the City of Hamilton has issued a public apology after documents were uncovered, outlining a 2013 study that revealed the Red Hill Valley Parkway is more slippery than it should be. Acting city manager Mike Zegarac issued the apology in a media release. “On behalf of the City of Hamilton, staff apologize […]