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Vancouver real estate: Home sales up in December, prices down from 2018

House sales in Vancouver nearly doubled last month compared to the same period previous year as people looking for a home re-entered the market following toughe...

Why you shouldn't abbreviate 2020 when signing documents

Instead, write out the entire numeral 2020 when signing documents . It's easy to accidentally write the incorrect date right after New Year's but experts w...

Delta employees sue Lands' End alleging uniforms caused health issues

Flight attendants with Alaska Airlines and American Airlines experienced similar issues with the Lands' End attire, which the Delta plaintiffs say the Wisconsin...

First tuna auction of new era and new year held

The lively auction began shortly after 5:00 a.m. Kiyoshi Kimura, who runs a successful sushi restaurant chain, paid ¥193 million to purchase a 276kg bluefin t...

United Kingdom gambling operators' VIP programs under fire in gov't report

A small group of big spenders bring in as much as four in every five pounds, according to data collected by the Gambling Commission. The UKGC told the Guardi...

Bitcoin Price & Time: Bulls Aiming $7.8K and $8K

Bitcoin's response equates to an upward move of nearly eight per cent - a lift unseen in the markets for some considerable time. It surpassed the $7,000 and $7,...

Next boosts forecasts as sales beat expectations

Full-price sales for the 11 months to the end of December rose 3.9 per cent and the firm predicted sales growth will surpass previous expectations. In the yea...

Ireland's 2019 tax revenue hits record high of almost 60 bln euros

The Minister said that there would be a budget surplus of 0.4pc of gross domestic product (GDP) for 2019 after it ran its first surplus since before the crisis ...

Aston Martin Teams Up With Airbus To Launch A New Helicopter

Aston Martin's creative hand came in composing four exterior color combinations and an interior embellished with the carmaker's hallmarks. For the current proto...

Petrol, diesel prices surge for fourth straight day

Diesel now costs 130.6p per litre, up 0.75p compared to early December. According to the Indian Oil website, the petrol costs Rs 75.45 a litre in Delhi , Rs...

Three firms to pay £10.5m over August power cuts

Hospitals, trains and even water supplies were cut off in the blackout on August 9, which started when lightning hit the network and has raised questions about ...

Ontario Cannabis Store announces new products featuring vapes, edibles, and a tea

Still, they were forced to wait out a 60-day approval period imposed by Health Canada, which caused a delay in the product's ability to hit shelves. At a news...

Grouse Mountain ski resort purchased by B.C.-based Northland Properties

In a statement, Northland CEO Tom Gaglardi said the company is planning to "maintain and evolve the iconic Grouse Mountain experience for all of our visitors", ...

Thousands gather in Baghdad to mourn death of Qassem Soleimani

The mourners chanted "Death to America" and "America is the Great Satan" as they walked beside Soleimani and al-Muhandis' coffins. President Donald Trump ha...

Trump administration warns Congress Iran could retaliate against USA 'within weeks'

Mr Ravanchi said Friday's attack near the Iraqi capital's global airport "is tantamount to opening a war against Iran". He said Trump is not competent enough ...

China replaces Hong Kong liason office head amid protests

China has removed Hong Kong liaison office head Wang Zhimin, according to a Saturday (Jan 4) post on the official Weibo site of the Xinhua news agency. Hong Ko...

Record $70-million Lotto Max jackpot increases sales, prompts lineups

Friday night's Lotto Max jackpot - the first for 2020 - stands at a record $70 million, and the prize pool has been pumped up even further with 10 individual pr...

Property assessment notices heading to Edmonton mailboxes

Thompson-Okanagan property values rose by a total of 3.65 per cent, with most areas seeing increases in detached-home values, except Kelowna, Sun Peaks, West Ke...

Russian carrier Aeroflot is the world's most punctual airline, report says

Cancellations are counted as late flights in the calculations. According to the analysis by Cirium, which provides the ranking of the top ten most punctual airl...

Google exec claims he was pushed out for raising human rights concerns

Google ended up shuttering the search engine following employee pushback in 2018. He "executed" Google's 2010 move to stop censoring search results in China, an...

Crude oil futures rise 4% on rising US-Iran tensions

There was no immediate indication how Iran would respond, but Tehran has seized oil tankers in the past and shot down a USA military drone. In September, oil ...

Crude oil prices approach $70 after U.S. attack on Iranian general

According to data from the American Petroleum Institute (API) released on Tuesday, US crude stocks dropped 7.8 million barrels in the week ended Dec 27, as comp...

Iran tells United Nations it reserves right to self-defence over Soleimani killing

But the drone strike has escalated tensions between the US and Iran , with Iranian leaders vowing "revenge" for the killing. Iraqi state television says ...

IAG (ASX:IAG) finalises catastrophe reinsurance, including bushfire claims

IAG would be responsible for the first $250 million in such an event and its re-insurers would pay up to $10 billion in claims. More importantly, it provided ...

Recession Alert: Manufacturing Contracts to Lowest Level Since 2009

U.S. manufacturing sector activity slowed further last month amid weak order growth and soft demand across most sub-sectors, the results of a closely-followed s...

US jobless claims tick lower

The US Dollar Index largely ignored this data and was last up 0.26% on the day at 96.70. Besides, according to Thursday's (January 2nd) U.S. labour market dat...

Trump campaign raises $46M in fourth-quarter fundraising

McConnell said last month that if Democrats never send over the articles of impeachment it would be "fine with me". Sen. Hawley explained, "Constitution s...

Travelex takes down online sites after software virus attack

Travelex Australia apologised to customers, and said online services could not be delivered via the web or the company's mobile app. Now, the domain display...

Singapore economy grew just 0.7pc in 2019, says government

The trade ministry said in a statement Thursday that based on advance estimates, the economy expanded by 0.8 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter to Decem...

Gold climbs amid rising tensions in Middle East after USA air strike

Supporting the metal further, the dollar index was down for the second consecutive week against a basket of rivals, making gold cheaper for holders of other c...