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Home sales down almost 10% annually last month: Canadian Real Estate Association
By Canadian Press on May 15th, 2025
The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in April fell 9.8 per cent compared with the same month last year, as the national housing market has returned “to the quiet markets we’ve experienced since 2022.” On a seasonally adjusted month-over-month basis, home sales last month ticked down 0.1 per cent. CREA senior economist Shaun ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec coroner releases report in death of homeless Innu man in 2021
By Canadian Press on May 15th, 2025
MONTREAL — The death of an unhoused Innu man whose body was found inside a portable toilet in Montreal highlights the need for additional efforts to combat homelessness, a Quebec coroner said Thursday. Raphaël “Napa” André died on Jan. 17, 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic. His body was found steps away from the Open Door ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: SUV attack victim recovering, Ontario to spend now, balance later
By Canadian Press on May 15th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… After festival tragedy, a long road to recovery Even the smallest victories are being celebrated by Roland Nulada and his family, as he recovers from devastating injuries suffered in the Lapu Lapu festival attack in Vancouver. On Monday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family in B.C. festival tragedy celebrates small victories on long road to recovery
By Canadian Press on May 15th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Even the smallest victories are being celebrated by Roland Nulada and his family, as he recovers from devastating injuries suffered in the Lapu Lapu festival attack in Vancouver. On Monday, it was Nulada’s first meal in 16 days — soup and baked macaroni, “the very soft ones,” says his older sister, Pinky Nulada, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eleven killed in festival attack included families, artist, visitor from Philippines
By Canadian Press on May 15th, 2025
Eleven people were killed at the Lapu Lapu Day festival in Vancouver on April 26, when an SUV drove through a crowd at high speed. Here is what we know about the victims, whose identities have been confirmed by Vancouver police and festival organizer Filipino BC: Jendhel Sico Filipino BC and the Lapu Lapu Day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former hockey player continues testifying at ex-teammates’ sex assault trial
By Canadian Press on May 15th, 2025
A former member of Canada’s world junior hockey team is expected to continue testifying today at the sexual assault trial of five of his ex-teammates. Tyler Steenbergen began testifying by videoconference Wednesday afternoon at the trial of Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote. The five accused have pleaded not guilty ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec coroner to release report into Innu man who froze to death in Montreal in 2021
By Canadian Press on May 15th, 2025
MONTREAL — A coroner is scheduled to release her report today into the death of a homeless Innu man whose body was found inside a portable toilet in Montreal. Fifty-one-year-old Raphaël “Napa” André died in January 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. His body was found steps away from a shelter that had been closed by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trial begins for Quebec man facing first-degree murder charges in 2023 truck attack
By Canadian Press on May 15th, 2025
RIMOUSKI — Jury selection is beginning in the trial of a man charged with killing three people with a truck in eastern Quebec. Forty-year-old Steeve Gagnon faces five charges, including three counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder. Gagnon turned himself in to police after a truck struck pedestrians on a main ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joly says Honda still committed to EV investments after $15-billion project delayed
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says Honda Canada remains “fully committed” to major electric-vehicle investments in Canada after the company announced Tuesday that it was pausing a multibillion-dollar EV project in Ontario. Joly said in a statement that she spoke with Honda Canada president and CEO Dave Jamieson, who assured her that “no jobs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada welcomes UN body’s decision holding Russia responsible for MH17 tragedy
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Canadian government is welcoming a recent decision by the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization to hold Russia responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. The plane was shot down on July 17, 2014, over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board, including one Canadian. Global Affairs Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supporters converge on B.C. ostrich farm as food agency confirms cull of flock
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
Operators of a British Columbia ostrich farm where 400 birds have been ordered culled said Wednesday that dozens of supporters have converged on the scene, as the federal agency in charge of the operation confirmed it would begin the “humane depopulation” of the animals. However, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it would not publicize ... Read More »
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