Prince George gets 2015 Canada Winter Games
The City of Prince George, in the B.C. central Interior region, has won the bid to host the 2015 Canada Winter Games, beating out Kamloops and Kelowna in the 15-month selection process. cbc.ca |
Yukon to call inquest into detox death
Yukon's coroner will be calling a inquest into the death of Robert Stone, a Whitehorse man who died at a local detox centre in May. cbc.ca |
Mourners pack memorial for slain Ont. nurse
Hundreds of people packed a church in Bolton, Ont., on Thursday for a memorial for Sonia Varaschin, the Orangeville nurse who was murdered earlier this summer. cbc.ca |
Canada's Oily Sands Yield Energy and Protests
The oil sands hold more than 170 billion barrels of recoverable oil. But its labor- and energy-intensive extraction are drawing attention along with a planned pipeline from Alberta to Texas. nytimes.com |
Housing affordability improves: RBC
Dropping mortgage rates and softer house prices pushed housing affordability higher in the third quarter, the Royal Bank of Canada says in its quarterly housing. cbc.ca |