Canada’s mining sector is bracing for another challenging year in 2015 as slower growth in China is expected to continue to dampen selling prices for many metals.
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Monthly Archives: December 2014
The cities with the largest homes
American families tend to spend about a third of their annual income on housing. Yet, depending on their location and the level of the family’s income, home sizes can vary widely. Based on data from property listings website Realtor.com, the largest homes in the U.S. are located in the Provo-Orem, Utah metropolitan statistical area, with a median home containing nearly 2,000 square feet.
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10 states missing out on the housing recovery
Even with mortgage rates at historically low rates, existing home sales slowed to an annual 6.1% growth rate in November, the National Association of Realtors reports. Though the share of first-time homebuyers (31%) was the largest it’s been since Oct. 2012.
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2014: The year in commercial
A ‘fantastic’ year for Calgary businesses despite dropping energy prices
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Defining the rules a dizzying proposition
If 2013 was a game changer in Calgary, 2014 will go down as the year of trying to define the rules for the game.
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Council reflects on 2014
Perhaps the biggest issue of the year for St. Albert city council was approving the utility fiscal policy and giving the OK to the associated rate increases.
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Overpass completion a highlight of 2014
Check one item off the long list of infrastructure wishes for Medicine Hat: The Dunmore overpass was completed on budget and ahead of schedule in 2014.
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GONE: ‘WHAT YOU’RE GIVING UP IN WINDSOR IS LIVING PAYCHEQUE TO PAYCHEQUE
Men sit on the aisle or by the window, leaving an empty seat between them. Earbuds are plugged in, heads lean back. There are about four women on the flight from Toronto to Fort McMurray.
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Local contractors building detox centre
A local contractor has won the bid to build Medicine Hat’s first residential detoxification treatment centre to be constructed in the next 12 months.
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States with the lowest life expectancies
The United States has a health problem. Across the country, life expectancies routinely fail to meet the standards set by other developed nations. Differences in life expectancy between the United States and other developed nations, such as Switzerland and Japan, are dramatic.
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