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Real-estate giant Cadillac Fairview Corp. Ltd. is moving into the housing market with two new towers in Calgary — even as it deals with more than a dozen Hudson’s Bay-sized holes in its shopping malls across the country. Read More

Declining prices, interest rates improve housing affordability

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Conditions for buyers are largely improving across Canada, including in Calgary, where a new survey points to lower prices and falling mortgage rates boosting purchasing power. Ratehub.ca released its monthly affordability report, finding improvement from August to September in 10 of the 13 major markets it tracks. Read More

Consumer confidence behind price gains in housing

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Home prices showed signs of improvement in September across Canada. The Teranet-National Bank Composite National House Price Index increased 0.2 per cent month over month, after adjusting for seasonality. That’s the first increase after month-over-month price declines since January. Read More

Here are the 40 airports on FAA’s preliminary list for cuts, reductions amid shutdown

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Many of the largest airports across the country will see a noticeable reduction in flight offerings starting Friday, as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) implements new steps to maintain air safety amid the ongoing government shutdown. The preliminary list of 40 airports operating at reduced capacity, obtained by The Hill’s sister network NewsNation, is subject…

U.S. home sales rise in September to the highest levels in 7 months

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Home resales in the United States show signs of rebounding. Sales for existing homes increased 1.5 per cent month over month in September, the highest growth rate in seven months, a report from TD Economics noted. Read More

Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland dead at 24: NFL

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Marshawn Kneeland, the 24-year-old Dallas Cowboys defensive end from Grand Rapids, Michigan, has died, the NFL confirmed. The Cowboys announced Kneeland’s death Thursday morning, ESPN reports. “It is with extreme sadness that the Dallas Cowboys share that Marshawn Kneeland tragically passed away this morning,” the team stated, according to the…

Canadian hip-hop icon Shad starts anew with first album in four years

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When hip-hop artist Shad was an undergrad studying business at Wilfred Laurier University in the early 2000s, he attended a guest lecture by Rodrigo Bascunan and Christian Pearce. Read More

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces retirement

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Rep. Nancy Pelosi is calling it quits. The California Democrat announced Thursday that she will not seek reelection for another term, closing the book on a storied, four-decade career through which she rewrote history as the country’s first female Speaker, advanced some of the most consequential legislation of the modern era, and secured her place as…

American man, son die after being stung by wasps while ziplining

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BANGKOK (AP) — An American man and his teenage son died last month after they were swarmed by wasps while ziplining at an adventure camp in Laos and stung many dozens of times, a hospital official said Thursday. Dan Owen, the director of an international school in neighboring Vietnam, and his son Cooper were attacked by the…

Opinion: Something has to give for universities fighting for their survival

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