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Justin Trudeau has committed to reduce the country's skyrocketing housing costs. Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister, has proposed a two-year restriction on some foreigners buying properties. The move comes as the country grapples with some of the world's most severe home affordability problems. Prices have risen by more than 20%, bringing the average Canadian home to about C$817,000 ($650,000; £495,000) - roughly nine times the average household income. However, industry experts say it's unclear whether a prohibition on foreign purchasers will solve the problem. Although data on overseas purchases in Canada is sparse, research suggests that they make up a modest portion of the market. "I don't believe it will have a significant impact," said Ben Myers, president of Toronto-based consultancy firm Bullpenn Research & Consulting, who determined that foreigners accounted for just 1% of purchases in 2020, down from 9% in 2015 and 2016. "It's a

Residents who had cared for a pair of "feisty" geese have been removed from their home on a canal towpath, leaving them "devastated." For several years, nine geese had built their home on the canal in Cwmbran's Two Locks neighborhood. They were "liked by all," according to the residents who fed and cared for them. Torfaen council, on the other hand, stated it has received reports of the birds attacking members of the public. According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the complaints were over two Buff geese that had barely reached maturity. Residents were outraged when a pest control team removed the two geese on Wednesday. Residents are "extremely unhappy," according to Roslynne Eaton, a regular user of the canal. "The two geese were dumped there when they were very young roughly three years ago, and they have been wild fending for themselves," she said. "They've only recently matured, so they're a little fierc

Ivanka Trump, a former White House adviser, spoke for hours before a congressional committee probing the 6 January attack on the US Capitol on Tuesday. Ms. Trump, who is 40 years old, was questioned about her father's actions as the crisis evolved. She is alleged to have been one of several advisers who tried to persuade the president to condemn the violence. Her attendance comes only days after her husband, also an ex-White House aide, Jared Kushner, met with investigators. According to allegations in the US media, the questioning lasted up to eight hours. According to the panel's senior chairman, unlike other witnesses questioned before the committee, Ms Trump never attempted to use her right to remain silent. Rep. Bennie Thompson stated, "She's addressing questions." "Not in a broad, conversational sense, but she's responding to inquiries." The committee has also subpoenaed White House papers from Mr Trump's meetings and actions on January 6th

Oklahoma lawmakers have passed a bill that would prohibit abortions in the state almost entirely. The measure would make it illegal to conduct an abortion almost all of the time, with the exception of when it is necessary to "save the life of a pregnant woman in a medical emergency." Medical professionals who are found guilty under the laws face fines of up to $100,000 (£76,505) and a maximum sentence of 10 years in jail. It comes as the Supreme Court of the United States considers a lawsuit that might invalidate abortion rights in the United States later this year. The law was submitted to the governor's office by 70 votes to 14 in Oklahoma's House of Representatives, where Republicans have a supermajority. The bill will be presented to state Governor Kevin Stitt for his approval. Any measure that restricts abortion rights will be signed into law by the Republican. The bill's author, Republican Rep. Jim Olsen, said he was "thrilled" by its passing and t

Ed Sheeran has won a copyright dispute in the High Court over his 2017 hit Shape of You. On Wednesday, a judge determined that the singer-songwriter had not plagiarized Sami Chokri's 2015 song Oh Why. Chokri, a grime musician who goes by the moniker Sami Switch, claimed that Sheeran's "Oh I" hook sounded "strikingly similar" to a "Oh why" refrain in his own song. Sheeran noted after the verdict that such "baseless" charges are "far too common." He stated there was now a culture "where a claim is made with the premise that a settlement will be cheaper than pursuing it to court" in a video on social media. "It's incredibly harmful to the songwriting industry," he added. In mainstream music, there are only so many notes and so few chords. "When 60,000 songs are released on Spotify every day, it's sure to happen by chance." There are only 12 notes available, therefore that's 22 million tunes

Residents of Bucha claim that Russian military killed residents without provocation outside their homes. Russian forces' attacks on people in the Ukrainian village of Bucha do not "appear far short of genocide," according to Prime Minister Boris Johnson. In response to the killings, Mr Johnson believes Western governments would impose additional sanctions. Following Russia's retreat, dozens of individuals were discovered dead in the town, some in mass graves. Moscow denied any involvement, calling the claims "fake news." The prime minister expressed confidence that more sanctions would be imposed and that EU countries would be able to stop buying Russian oil and gas. It's no surprise that people are reacting the way they are. I have no doubt that the international community, with Britain in the forefront, will move in lockstep once again to impose further sanctions and penalties on [Russian President] Vladimir Putin's government." The UK has vow

Tributes have been paid to a British barrister who died in a landslide while hiking in Australia's Blue Mountains with his nine-year-old son. Mehraab Nazir, 49, died at the scene with his son. Anastasia, his wife, is still in serious condition, but their 14-year-old son is doing well after surgery. Mr Nazir worked as a partner at a law company in Singapore, where his family had relocated more than a decade before. He was described as a "close friend and colleague" by his firm. Watson Farley & Williams announced that they would "remember and honor" him. The family's 15-year-old daughter raised the alarm on Monday afternoon after the avalanche killed her father and younger brother and badly injured her mother and elder brother. The adolescent was described as "extremely distressed" and is being monitored in a hospital. The two bodies were discovered in the mountains near Wentworth Falls, a famous trekking spot approximately 60 miles (96 kilometer

Britney Spears has stated that she is working on a book, confirming rumours in the US media that the pop queen was planning a new tell-all memoir. Spears announced the news in an Instagram statement on Monday night. The memoir, according to the singer, will address terrible moments in her life that she has "never been able to convey honestly." A judge ended a legal guardianship that had ruled over many parts of her life for almost a decade in November. When Spears suffered a mental health crisis in 2008, her father, Jamie Spears, placed her under conservatorship. He had complete control over her finances and career decisions, as well as crucial personal considerations like her visits to her teenage sons and whether she might remarry, thanks to the contentious arrangement. While the actress has remained tight-lipped about a possible release date or publisher, Page Six reported in February that she had signed a $15 million ($11.4 million) agreement with Simon & Schuster to

Although a US Senate subcommittee deadlocked in a vote to confirm President Joe Biden's Supreme Court nominee, she is expected to be confirmed later this week. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson would be the first black woman to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. Six Republican-appointed judges and three Democratic-appointed justices presently make up the nine-member court. Another liberal justice, Stephen Breyer, would be replaced by Judge Jackson. On Monday, the Senate judiciary committee, which is evenly split between Democrats and Republicans like the rest of the body, voted 11-11 to support her candidacy. A final vote in front of the Senate's 100 members is scheduled on Friday. Mitt Romney of Utah and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, both Republicans, expressed their support for Judge Jackson on Monday evening. Judge Jackson's confirmation is assured, as one other Republican, Senator Susan Collins of Maine, has already stated that she will support for the candidate. De

Charles Darwin's "stolen" notebooks have been miraculously returned to Cambridge University, 22 years after they were last seen. The small leather-bound booklets, which incorporate the scientist's "tree of life" sketch, are worth millions of pounds. Their return comes 15 months after it was revealed they had gone missing, prompting the library to start a global search for them. "I'm overjoyed," says Dr. Jessica Gardner, the university's librarian. She gives a big grin as she delivers the news. She can't seem to stop grinning. "They're safe, they're in good shape, and they've arrived at their destination." But it's a real mystery as to who returned the two postcard-sized notepads. They were placed in a bright pink gift bag with the original blue box the notebooks were housed in and a plain brown envelope, and they were left anonymously. A tiny greeting was printed on it: "Librarian, Happy Easter X." Th