The top reason why foreign buyers from China want to get into the Canadian housing market is education, not investment, according to data from a popular global real estate listings website. Figures released Tuesday by the Chinese website Juwai.com in partnership with Sotheby’s International Realty Canada found that schooling was the primary motivation for potential Chinese homebuyers who viewed property listings in major Canadian cities in 2016.
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Jewish groups upset ‘notorious British Holocaust denier’ allowed…
Alison Chabloz allegedly posted a mocking song about the Holocaust on YouTube last year, prompting a court action. She has denied the allegations.
k.d. lang to play two Calgary concerts in August
On the 25th anniversary of her platinum selling IngA nue album and the huge hit Constant Craving, which launched her into stardom around the world, k.d. lang is about to hit the road solo across Canada, coming to Calgary’s Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium August 23 & 24. Fans in 17 cities coast to coast, from Victoria, B.C. to St. John’s, NL, can experience lang live as she brings her singular singing style to classics from her 30 year repertoire. The tour runs from Aug. 12 to Sept.
From polls to protests: the search for a Trump-like political movement in Canada
When chants of “lock her up” – an echo of anti-Clinton vitriol from the U.S. presidential election – erupted last December during a protest at the Alberta legislature, observers quickly flagged it as evidence of the Trump effect in Canada. Witness the struggling town of Smith Falls, Ont., where local residents stood up during a public meeting last month to demand that the town take part in a provincial project that would provide everyone with a guaranteed income.
Trudeau navigates perils of energy, climate, Trump as Liberals wrap…
Justin Trudeau edged his way across a political tightrope Tuesday, doing his level best not to glance down at the perils lurking below. Shattered credibility on climate change and women’s rights, two of his policy cornerstones.
Canada can forge ties with Trump while sticking up for values, Hajdu says
Federal Labour Minister Patty Hajdu says it’s possible to forge a strong relationship with the new U.S. government while standing up for values that may be at odds with those of the Trump administration. The abrupt turnaround in Canada-U.S. relations is dominating discussions as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the federal cabinet hold two-day retreat in Calgary.
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
The Chair of President Donald Trump’s Strategic and Policy forum Steve Schwarzman answers questions at a news conference after meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a Liberal cabinet retreat in Calgary, Alta., Monday, Jan. 23, 2017.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol TRUMP ADVISER SAYS CANADA COULD BENEFIT FROM NAFTA RENEGOTIATION: An adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump says Canada will be in a good position should there be a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Stephen Schwarzman, who leads the President’s Strategic and Policy Forum, is in Calgary to take part in meetings with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his federal cabinet.
Canada Stocks-TSX falls on U.S. protectionism risk, lower oil prices
TORONTO, Jan 23 Canada’s main stock index fell on Monday, pressured by lower oil prices and risk of a more protectionist United States under its new president, Donald Trump. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index reached a more than two-year high earlier this month, helped by an agreement in November by major oil producers to cut output and by prospects of U.S. economic stimulus.
Beauty salon in a war zone: Canadians with Samaritan’s Purse working give Yazidis their future back
Calgarian John Clayton, an old hand at providing emergency aid in places such as Haiti and South Sudan, says that in 26 years of humanitarian work overseas he had never seen a community in such need of assistance as the Yazidis. “I do not wish to diminish the suffering of any other group at the hands of ISIL, but the Yazidis were their No.