Canadian housing flood driven by lower mortgage rates
Canadian real estate markets surge as banks cut mortgage rates from 22 to around 17 percent. Buyers move cautiously, prepay or pay down debts, and seek longer fixed terms while federal and provincial support keeps money flowing.
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Reggie's Ramblings and Seasonal Social Snippets
A column notes a critic calling tobacco companies enslaving users, counters with will power. Edmonton group spends 20000 on Happy Birthday Useless buttons for Trudeau gift, likely to flop. An Appeal Court orders a bank to cover 172000 in bad debts for failing to monitor contracts. Fall leaves smoke linked to respiratory issues. St Regis Hotel lobby chatter contrasts rock tossing at Trudeau’s train with a horse front end remark.
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Edmonton
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St. Regis Hotel
Professors and teachers lobby Ontario policymakers over wage controls
Ontario professors and secondary school teachers mobilize to press for changes and withdrawal of wage restraint policies. The exchange links higher pay to inflation and productivity, with critics arguing teaching quality remains steady and unions may resist caps. Notable dates mark historical events from 1776 to 1957.
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Canada milestones on October dates in 1812 1844 and 1957
On October 13 1812 General Brock fell at Queenston Heights. Canada recognized Red China in 1970. On October 14 1844 John A Macdonald entered Parliament for the first time. In 1957 Queen Elizabeth opened Parliament in Ottawa as the first reigning monarch to do so.
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Queenston Heights
Canada
John A. Macdonald
Queen Elizabeth
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