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For years, many of Venezuela’s exiles in Spain — leading opposition figures and citizens — have hoped for a day when ousted president Nicolás Maduro would no longer be in power.  It’s been an enduring hope for Xiomara Sierra since Venezuela’s July 2024 elections, when she became a target of …

Prime Minister Mark Carney is aiming to sign a formal investment agreement with the United Arab Emirates on his visit there this week, a senior government official told CBC News. “There’s a deal ready to go,” said the official, who was not authorized to speak publicly about it. The official …

With the second half of summer underway, tourism operators in the Okanagan are hoping business will pick up after a slow start to the season. Some businesses are blaming provincial legislation that bans short-term rentals, resulting in fewer places for visitors to stay. The lack of tourists is also impacting …

Manitoba filmmakers are hopeful to see production ramp up again now that the Hollywood actor’s strike has officially ended. SAG-AFTRA reached a tentative deal with Hollywood Studios on Wednesday, ending the longest strike ever for film and television actors. Now that projects can resume, local International Alliance of Theatrical Stage …

Home prices in Canada are set to rise this year, according to a new report. In its latest forecast released Thursday, Royal LePage adjusted its price forecast for 2023 given stronger-than-expected demand and limited supply. The brokerage now predicts that national home prices will rise 4.5 per cent year-over-year by …

Housing prices are only forecasted to drop one per cent in 2023, according to a new market survey forecast from Royal LePage. The aggregate price of a home in Canada is set to drop just one per cent year over year from $772,900 to $765,171, the survey is projecting — …