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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