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Worry, buyer's remorse high as real estate market slowdown materializes

A wave of buyer's remorse is taking shape in several heated real estate markets, after housing prices started dropping and the number of sales slowed over the last two months.

A real estate sale sign is shown in a west-end Toronto neighbourhood, March 7, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

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BREAKING | Canada's inflation rate up slightly in April to 6.8 per cent: Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada says the annual pace of inflation crept up in April as the cost of nearly everything at the grocery store continued to climb higher.

'Most horrific': Alberta First Nation investigating after remains of children found

Saddle Lake Cree Nation in eastern Alberta is 'actively researching and investigating' the deaths of at least 200 residential school children who never came home, as remains are being found in unmarked grave sites.

'Please' before 'cheese': Answers to your royal etiquette questions

Etiquette expert Julie Blais Comeau answers your questions about how to address the royal couple, how to dress if you're meeting them, and whether or not you can ask for a selfie.

First transgender federal party leader calls for national anti-trans hate strategy

The Green Party of Canada is calling on the federal government to develop a targeted anti-transgender hate strategy, citing a 'rising tide of hate' both in Canada and abroad. Amita Kuttner, who is Canada's first transgender federal party leader, made the call during a press conference on Parliament Hill on Tuesday.

Canadians in the dark about how their data is collected and used, report finds

A new report says digital technology has become so widespread at such a rapid pace that Canadians have little idea what information is being collected about them or how it is used.

Poilievre personally holds investment in Bitcoin as he promotes crypto to Canadians

Conservative Party leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre has a personal financial interest in cryptocurrencies that he has promoted during his campaign as a hedge against inflation.

Finland, Sweden officially apply for NATO membership

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that the military alliance stands ready to seize a historic moment and move quickly on allowing Finland and Sweden to join its ranks, after the two countries submitted their membership requests.

War wounds: Limbs lost and lives devastated in an instant in Ukraine

There is a cost to war — to the countries that wage it, to the soldiers who fight it, to the civilians who endure it. For nations, territory is gained and lost, and sometimes regained and lost again. But some losses are permanent. Lives lost can never be regained. Nor can limbs. And so it is in Ukraine.

Edmonton

Alberta's Kenney to learn fate as party announces results of leadership review vote

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is to learn today if he still has enough support from his party to stay on as leader.
Flames, Oilers bring potent offences to second-round NHL playoff series

Two potent offences clash in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal starting Wednesday in Calgary.
Worry, buyer's remorse high as real estate market slowdown materializes

A wave of buyer's remorse is taking shape in several heated real estate markets, after housing prices started dropping and the number of sales slowed over the last two months.

Vancouver

'So disappointing': B.C. charities struggling as gas prices soar

The soaring cost of gas is hitting charities in Metro Vancouver hard and organizations are worried they will soon have to make tough decisions and cuts to services if they don’t get some relief.
Parents anxiously awaiting updates as Health Canada assesses COVID-19 vaccine for young kids

Nearly three weeks after Moderna became the first pharmaceutical company to apply for Health Canada approval of its COVID-19 vaccine for young children, the regulatory agency is tight-lipped about progress.
'Irreplaceable': Thieves steal war veterans' donated items from Chilliwack museum

Volunteers with the CFB Chilliwack Historical Society are reeling after thieves broke into a military museum and stole irreplaceable items donated by war veterans and their families.

Atlantic

Former RCMP officer testifies that warning tweet in N.S. mass shooting took too long

A former RCMP officer told a Nova Scotia public inquiry on Tuesday that a tweet warning the public about the mass shooter driving a replica police vehicle should have been sent immediately after he ordered it, not two crucial hours later.
N.B. police officer who fatally shot Chantel Moore during wellness check testifies at inquest

The police officer who fatally shot a 26-year-old Indigenous woman during a wellness check in Edmundston, N.B., two years ago says he doesn't know why things escalated so quickly.
Woman dies from injuries after Halifax stabbing; police investigating homicide

A woman who was stabbed overnight in the Halifax area has died from her injuries.

Vancouver Island

'That's momhood': Breastfeeding B.C. woman saves pet goose from eagle attack

A front door camera at a home in British Columbia captured the moment when a woman saved her pet goose from an eagle attack, while also nursing her newborn.
Suspicious fire destroys horse barns at Port Alberni fairgrounds

Firefighters and police are investigating a suspicious fire at the Alberni District Fall Fair grounds in Port Alberni, B.C., after two horse barns were completely destroyed.
B.C. Liberals slam NDP plan for new $789M Royal B.C. Museum

The B.C. Liberal party is criticizing the NDP government's plans to redevelop the Royal B.C. Museum at a cost of $789 million.

Toronto

Leaders of Ontario political parties spread out in effort to gather votes

The leaders of Ontario's main political parties are spreading out in search of votes as the election campaign moves past the halfway mark.
Where is Doug Ford? Experts weigh in on why he's shying away from the media this election

Political analysts call Doug Ford's approach the “front-runner” strategy and say it started long before the writ was drawn.
Ontario child-care sector skeptical rebates will start in May as government announced

After signing a deal with the federal government to introduce 10-dollar-a-day child care, Ontario said parents would start seeing rebates in May.

Montreal

Legault insists health care will be unchanged under Bill 96, calls out 'disinformation'

Peppered with questions on Bill 96, Legault said there's been "disinformation" spreading, in his opinion -- and that on one important question, health care, many critics of the bill are wrong. In fact, the bill is confusing on that point and the details still haven't been fully explained.
Animal rights activists want to take Longueuil, Quebec officials to court over deer cull

Animal rights activists have filed a lawsuit against the City of Longueuil and the Quebec government for what they are calling an "unnecessary and cruel slaughter" to control the deer population at Michel-Chartrand Park.
Car flips over after colliding with taxi on Sainte-Catherine Street

Montreal police is investigating the events leading up to a collision between a vehicle and a taxi early Wednesday morning.

Ottawa

'Please' before 'cheese': Answers to your royal etiquette questions

Etiquette expert Julie Blais Comeau answers your questions about how to address the royal couple, how to dress if you're meeting them, and whether or not you can ask for a selfie.
Here's where Prince Charles and Camilla will stop on their visit to Ottawa

Buckingham Palace has released new details on Prince Charles and his wife Camilla’s three-day tour of Canada next month, which includes a stop in Ottawa.
'I hit panic mode': Baby formula shortage worrying new parents

Experts say supply chain issues and panic buying are leading to baby formula shortages.

Kitchener

Search continues for missing man in Cambridge, still no cause released in child's death

The search continued Tuesday for a man police say may have information about the death of an 8-year-old boy in Cambridge. Neighbours also shared their concerns about the police response.
Human remains found in water near Dunnville

Provincial police have launched an investigation after human remains were found in the water in Dunnville, just northwest of Port Maitland.
Neighbours and paintball enthusiasts weigh in as Flag Raiders hopes to return to Cambridge property

A contentious topic is back under review in Cambridge. City council is hearing from a number of delegates sharing their thoughts about a paintball company's land and whether it should be re-zoned.

Saskatoon

Former Epic Alliance employee says firm 'pushed' for higher appraisals of homes it sold to investors

A former employee of Epic Alliance says the firm sometimes "pushed" for higher appraisals on homes sold to landlords and would rent to tenants who would "destroy" properties
Why Saskatoon's COVID-19 trend could be cause for cautious optimism

With the University of Saskatchewan research team monitoring the city's wastewater for signs of COVID-19 noting an 85 per cent drop in its latest update, experts in the city say the trend is cause for cautious optimism.
Saskatoon police not allowed to wear 'Thin Blue Line' patch

Saskatoon Police Service officers are not permitted to wear Thin Blue Line patches, according to a report to the Board of Police Commissioners.

Northern Ontario

Worry, buyer's remorse high as real estate market slowdown materializes

A wave of buyer's remorse is taking shape in several heated real estate markets, after housing prices started dropping and the number of sales slowed over the last two months.
'Most horrific': Alberta First Nation investigating after remains of children found

Saddle Lake Cree Nation in eastern Alberta is 'actively researching and investigating' the deaths of at least 200 residential school children who never came home, as remains are being found in unmarked grave sites.
Court boots northern Ontario politician from town council

An Ontario court has removed Maureen Van Alstine from town council in Espanola.

Winnipeg

Federal regulator demands answers from Bell MTS over landline service complaints

Federal regulators are demanding answers and solutions from the bell MTS after several Manitobans have spoken out about their landline phone service which they call unacceptable.
What Manitobans can expect for gas prices this summer

As gas prices reached a new Canadian record once again, an expert said that Manitobans could be spared from the record-high prices – for now.
Worry, buyer's remorse high as real estate market slowdown materializes

A wave of buyer's remorse is taking shape in several heated real estate markets, after housing prices started dropping and the number of sales slowed over the last two months.

Regina

Verdict expected in sexual assault trial of former Regina doctor

A former doctor on trial for sexual assault is expected to receive a verdict from a Regina jury on Wednesday.
'Probable tornado' touches down in south central Sask.

A number of social media users captured Saskatchewan's first apparent first tornado of 2022 on Tuesday evening.
CFL strike pauses preparation plans for Mosaic stadium vendors

Some food vendors at Mosaic Stadium are pausing preparations for the preseason as the CFL strike has potential to postpone the first exhibition game of the year.