Tag: home
Snaith: Will new mortgage rules help more young Canadians buy homes?
Stuart Snaith, University of Victoria In a bid to address Canadaâs housing crisis, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced new changes to mortgage rules on Sept. 16, set to take effect in December, aimed at making housing more affordable. The first major change is an increase in the price cap for insured […]
Crown grills defiant ex-Woodstock mayor at sex assault trial
On a day of denials and explanations, the Crown challenged the truthfulness of the former mayor of Woodstock on trial for sexual assault. âMr. Birtch, youâre just making this up as we go, sir,â assistant Crown attorney Jennifer Moser said to Trevor Birtch, 49, midway through her cross-examination. âIâm not,â Birtch, the former two-term mayor, […]
Sports Notes: London Beefeaters on a roll; cyclist Jayden McMullen primed for worlds
The London Beefeaters are the fifth-ranked team in the Canadian Junior Football League.
Probe into fatal fire continues as neighbours say woman died
Investigators remained on the scene Friday at an east London townhouse complex where a woman died when a fire ripped through a unit Thursday morning.
Teens charged in London store robbery, assault: Police
Four teens charged in London store robbery and assault Four London teenagers are charged after a north London store was robbed and an employee assaulted, police say. Four teenagers entered the undisclosed business on Adelaide Street North near Cheapside St. just before 7 p.m. Wednesday. Property was stolen and the employee assaulted before the teens […]