Banks cut mortgage rates easing debt burden in Medicine Hat
Hat house hunters faced post-Christmas debt as major banks lowered mortgage rates. One-year fixed from 7.25 to 6.95 percent and five-year from 8.45 to 7.95, reducing monthly payments and aiming to revive the stagnant housing market. Bank of Canada rate also trimmed to 5.73 percent amid bond rally and strong dollar.
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Royal Bank
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Bank of Canada
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Fakes bring top dollar in Beijing shopping scene
Wang Hai, 22, hunts for luxury goods at Beijing shops, buying fakes and selling them for cash under a new Chinese law allowing consumers to return falsely labeled goods to retailers for double their money. In two months he has earned years' worth of salary, and shoppers increasingly use the edict to pressure stores to verify origins of branded items.
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Beijing
WSJ
Wang Hai
Pierre Cardin
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Canada grabs world junior hockey title with grit
Canadian junior team defeats Sweden 4-1 to win a fourth straight world title. Captain Nolan Baumgartner cites legacy and fear of failure as motivators while highlighting the jersey’s heritage and past stars.
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Anatoli Tarasov
Sweden
Canada
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Boston Bruins
Bandits rob Co op office at city store
Four masked males robbed the Co op store office on 13th Ave SE at about 8 30 pm taking cash from a safe. Debbie Styre and another employee were detained but unharmed. Police seek suspects and urge tips to 529 8400 or Crime Stoppers 527 8477.
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Tobin Nears Newfoundland Liberal Leadership Bids
Ottawa sources say federal fisheries minister Tobin plans a leadership bid to replace retiring Premier Clyde Wells in Newfoundland. The Newfoundland Liberal executive set a Feb 24 leadership convention and a Monday candidacy could lead to an acclamation before month’s end.
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Wells
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Undercover 'Mr. Big' lures killer to trap in Edmonton
Richard Duncan admitted to the 1993 second degree murder of Harvey Bernard and to aiding another after that man killed David Rosamond. The Court of Queen's Bench Justice A H Wachowich sentenced Duncan, 44, to life with no parole eligibility for 12 years.
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Canucks to rock Grammys with Canadian nominees
Canadian stars Ala nis Morissette and Shania Twain lead Grammy nominations with ten between them. Joni Mitchell Neil Young Bryan Adams and Walter Ostanek also receive nods as awards announced in Universal City California ahead of the February 27 CBS ceremony in Los Angeles.
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Neil Young
Bryan Adams
Walter Ostanek
St. Catharines
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Twain
CBS
Los Angeles
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