With housing prices rising at a significantly faster pace than wages, home ownership has become increasingly unaffordable for Canadians. A survey last fall reported over 80 per cent of people 18-28 say they’re worried they won’t be able to afford to buy a home in the community of their choice. (ChameleonsEye/Shutterstock)Brandon Hepworth and his partner have…Continue Reading
A group of Canadians is organizing to stop a proposed condo development at Juno Beach in France, the site of the D-Day landing that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Canadian soldiers.The site of the proposed condo development at Juno Beach, with the Juno Beach Centre museum visible near the bottom-left of the frame.…Continue Reading
Canadians with ties to Ukraine feared for the safety of their friends and family there Thursday, as Russia pushed forward with a wide-ranging invasion — quickly condemned by many world leaders — that saw cities and military bases hit by airstrikes.Members of the Ukrainian community rally at the Vancouver Art Gallery in support of Ukraine following news of Russia’s invasion…Continue Reading
Some 24 hours after Denis Shapovalov reached his first Australian Open men’s singles quarter-final, his friend and countryman Felix Auger-Aliassime joined him in the final eight.Felix Auger-Aliassime celebrates a victory over Marin Cilic in the fourth round of the Australian Open on Monday. The Montreal native will play the No. 2 seed Daniil Medvedev on…Continue Reading
Two Canadians were killed Friday and one more wounded in a shooting at a hotel along Mexico’s Caribbean coast, state authorities said.A Mexican National Guard truck leaves Hotel Xcaret after three Canadian citizens were shot in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, on Friday. (Paola Chiomante/Reuters)Two Canadians were killed Friday and another was wounded in a shooting…Continue Reading