Stalled home values, rising incomes and falling mortgage rates continue to deliver improvements in housing affordability in Canada, according to a report released Wednesday. And yet, National Bank of Canada estimates show the median household would need to double their annual earnings to qualify for a mortgage on a typical home across the country’s major…
Donald Trump’s second administration is filling up with some of his most loyal supporters and many of the people landing top jobs have been critical of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and security at Canada’s border. One expert says there are not many Canadian allies, so far, in the president-elect’s court. “I don’t see a whole…
The federal labour minister ordered an end to work stoppages at Canada’s largest ports in British Columbia and Quebec on Tuesday, imposing “final and binding arbitration” on the parties. At least one union said it will challenge the order. Dock workers at Canada’s busiest ports are both locked out after unions and employers failed to…
Active-duty soldiers and veterans struggling to live up to the “hero” persona are coming forward to urge others to seek the help they need. One soldier stepping forward is Adam Moore. He began his service as a teenager, not even old enough to drink. “I started my career as a reservist, hurt my left knee…
Locked-out workers at ports in British Columbia were joined on the picket lines by their peers in Montreal on Sunday night, stymying trade at Canada’s two largest marine trading hubs heading into the busy holiday shopping season. While experts tell Global News that consumers will hopefully avoid a Christmas crunch, they also warn that the…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Professional Women’s Hockey League has revealed the jersey designs for its six newly named teams. Each PWHL team operated under its city name, with players wearing jerseys featuring the league’s logo in its inaugural season before names and logos were announced last month. The Toronto Sceptres, Montreal Victoire,…
A Canadian Forces veteran who served in Afghanistan says Canada should be a “world leader” on alternative therapies for treating veterans’ post-traumatic stress disorder and other post-combat trauma, including the use of psychedelics. Retired MCpl. Gordon Hurley says psychedelic treatments such as ketamine and psilocybin, or “magic mushrooms,” can give veterans “a breath of relief”…
There are several ways Canadian consumers can spot fake toonies circulating across the country, coin experts say. The coins’ appearance, their weight, as well as die strike errors and even die misalignments can give them away as counterfeit $2 coins. The counterfeits are suspected of being made in China, the RCMP has said. The cost…
Ottawa may have to let U.S. president-elect Donald Trump act as the “senior partner” in the Canada-U.S. relationship, even if that makes Canadians “bristle,” a prominent Republican critic of the incoming president says. Jeff Timmer, a longtime Republican official and strategist in Michigan who helped lead efforts aimed at defeating Trump in the past two…
Most employed Canadians are happy in their roles, Statistics Canada’s October employment survey showed, even as a growing number give up on the job hunt amid a softening labour market. Canada’s jobless rate was 6.5 per cent last month, the agency said, as employers added some 15,000 positions to their payrolls, largely concentrated in full-time…
