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short-term rentals are renewing scrutiny on the role platforms such as Airbnb play in making housing less affordable for some Canadians.Experts who spoke to Global News say there’s a clear correlation between the prominence of short-term rentals in a city and the affordability of rents and home prices, while a spokesperson for Airbnb says there’s no proof that the platform is making housing more expensive for local residents.Pushes to regulate the short-term rental market like new legislation passed this week in Quebec, however, are showing promise to experts who monitor the impact of Airbnb and others on improving housing affordability in Canada.Quebec’s new regulations and the conversation about housing affordability in Canada come as Airbnb itself is projecting a “much larger return to summer travel.”Nathan Rotman, Airbnb’s regional lead in Canada and the northeastern United States, says much of the travel demand in Canada observed by the platform comes from budget-conscious Canadians who are travelling domestically but nonetheless want to get out of the house this summer after years of pandemic disruptions.“We’re definitely seeing people return to urban centres in a way that they hadn’t at the height of the pandemic, when they were looking to reconnect with family and friends and book something much more rural and remote,” he tells Global News.Bram Gallagher is an economist with AirDNA, a third-party site that scrapes data from Airbnb and Expedia-owned competitor VRBO to track the short-term rental market for investors and the platform’s hosts.Gallagher confirms Rotman’s read on the short-term rental market: “demand is up,” he tells Global News.April, for example, saw 1.4 million short-term rental stays in Canada, up

Police vehicles drive along El Paseo del Prado street in Havana, on November 15, 2021. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images) China has been operating a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019, part of a global effort by Beijing to upgrade its intelligence-gathering capabilities, according to a Biden administration official.The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the U.S.

₹102 crore net profit for the fourth quarter ended March 2023. The standalone health insurer had booked a loss of ₹82 in the January-March quarter of the preceding fiscal.

New Delhi India has reported 140 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the union health ministry data stated on Sunday. Meanwhile, the number of active caseloads stands at 2,450 taking the total number of covid cases to over 4.49 crore For the past one month, the covid cases have drastically declined after surge due to XBB.1.16 Omicron variant. The covid pandemic which started in early 2020 has killed around 5,31,891 people in India so far.

PHILADELPHIA - Two more teens became the victim of gun violence this weekend after a double shooting erupted in Philadelphia's Olney section late Saturday night.The male teenagers were struck on the 100 block of Godfrey Avenue around 10:30 p.m.Both were taken to a local hospital, where one teen is in critical condition with a shot to the stomach, and the other is stable with two shots to the lower body.Their exacts ages are not known at this time, and it is unclear what led to the shooting.

JEANNETTE, Pa. - Police are seeking a man in connection with a shooting that killed a woman and injured four other people at a western Pennsylvania home, authorities said.The Westmoreland County coroner and district attorney said Brianna Lartz, 25, was killed in the gunfire Friday evening at a Jeannette home.Officials said four other people brought to hospitals were expected to survive their injuries. No further information about the victims or their conditions was immediately available Saturday.Authorities said they were seeking a 25-year-old man in the case and also believed a second person who has not been identified was involved.

Donald Trump found himself looking at something he had no clearance to see.Spilled on the floor of a storage room at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort and estate — a room easily accessible from the pool patio, and near a liquor supply closet and other high-traffic areas — were allegedly the contents of several boxes of documents Trump had brought to Florida from Washington at the end of his presidency.The boxes had been moved into the storage room from other parts of the club, including a ballroom and bathroom, at Trump’s direction the previous summer, according to a federal indictment that was unsealed Friday.That indictment says one of the documents on the floor was marked “SECRET//REL TO USA, FVEY” — a classification marking that indicated the information could only be viewed by intelligence agencies within the Five Eyes alliance of Canada, the U.S., the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.The aide, Walt Nauta, took two pictures of the mess with his phone and texted another employee of Trump, with the Five Eyes-only document in full view, the indictment states.“I opened the door and found this…” Nauta is quoted as having texted.“Oh no oh no,” the employee texted back.Trump’s alleged withholding of that document is one of the 37 federal criminal charges he’s now facing, accusing him of illegally retaining classified government documents after leaving the White House and then conspiring to obstruct a federal probe of the matter.Nauta, who worked for Trump at the White House and Mar-a-Lago, faces six counts in the case for allegedly helping to hide some of the sought-after materials and making false statements to investigators.The indictment presents a series of stunning examples of how Trump appears to have handled

PHILADELPHIA - All north and southbound lanes are completely closed after a fire broke out on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia Sunday morning.Video from the scene shows smoke and flames billowing from under the interstate as emergency crews arrive on the scene with traffic at a complete standstill in both directions.The fire is currently burning near Cottman Avenue and State Road in Northeast Philadelphia.Early reports state that a tanker trunk under the interstate caused the fire, and that part of the interstate has collapsed, but details have yet to be confirmed.It is also unknown if there are any injuries at this time.This is a developing story.

Lauren Harries’ family have shared a health update on her condition, following the Big Brother star being put into an induced coma. After falling ill with a mystery illness back in April, Lauren underwent brain surgery.Then, earlier this week, she was put into an induced coma following a seizure. Lauren’s family have been keeping her fans updated with her health battle as they asked for “support and wishes”.Taking to Twitter, her family shared a photo of Lauren alongside an update - the first since she was put into an induced coma.The snap showed Lauren sitting in her hospital bed drawing a picture, and was captioned: “Lauren was woken after her induced coma, she still has painful seizures which cause her whole body to shake uncontrollably.

Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, the Harvard-educated mathematician known as the “Unabomber” who retreated to a dingy shack in the Montana wilderness and ran a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, died Saturday.He was 81.Kaczynski died at the federal prison medical center in Butner, North Carolina, Kristie Breshears, a spokesperson for the federal Bureau of Prisons, told The Associated Press. He was found unresponsive in his cell early Saturday morning and was pronounced dead around 8 a.m., she said.A cause of death was not immediately known.Before his transfer to the prison medical facility, he had been held in the federal Supermax prison in Florence, Colorado, since May 1998, when he was sentenced to four life sentences plus 30 years for a campaign of terror that set universities nationwide on edge.He admitted committing 16 bombings from 1978 and 1995, permanently maiming several of his victims.Years before the Sept.

Ashley Furniture Industries LLC, are being recalled due to potential fire hazards.Ashley power loveseats, sofas, and recliners with LED cup holders are at risk of failing after prolonged use, the Government of Canada said in a safety alert Friday, which could lead to overheating and fire.The government is advising consumers to immediately unplug recalled products and contact Ashley Furniture for free repairs.The alert says the company has received no reports of consumer incidents or injuries in Canada as of May 31, 2023.

HARTRANFT - A community nonprofit in North Philadelphia is picking up the pieces after somebody looted a storage closet where they were keeping their items on the eve of their summer kickoff party.The thieves went through an abandoned indoor pool and recreation center in the Hartranft neighborhood and broke down a wall to get to the items."All the equipment we use to do community events and run a basketball league has been stolen and wiped out," said Catherine Barnes with the Hartranft Playground Alliance.It was supposed to be a joyous day of giving back for the Hartranft Playground Alliance.When organizers came by Saturday morning to set up their Safe Summer Kickoff event, they found the looted unit."They took our cotton candy machine, our popcorn machine. We had a snow cone machine," Barnes said.

CHINATOWN - Protesters turned out to demonstrate in Chinatown and send one very clear message to the city and the developers who want to bring a basketball arena – they don’t want it."This place holds a special place in my heart!" exclaimed Stacy Liang, as she and hundreds of others expressed that sentiment Saturday afternoon, gathering to push back against the Philadelphia 76ers’ plans to build a brand new, multiuse basketball arena in Center City.Residents here say if that comes to fruition, it will be devastating for the Chinatown community."Chinatown is a very important place to me and the threat to it is astonishing, because it’s so frequent and so continual every 10 years," Lily Fisher said.Deborah Wei is the founder of Asian Americans United, a group that fights to preserve and protect Asian culture and combat Asian hate and violence.She says not only are those in attendance at Saturday’s protest against the arena, she believes a majority of people in the city oppose it. "Chinatown is united against this arena.

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 10: A Welsh Guardsman is stretchered away while Prince William, Prince of Wales Carries Out The Colonel's Review at Horse Guards Parade on June 10, 2023 in London, England. The Prince of Wales carried out the review of the Wels At least three British soldiers fainted Saturday during the final rehearsal in front of Prince William for the annual Trooping the Colour parade.The guardsmen were wearing woolen tunics and slacks and bearskin hats in the nearly 90-degree London heat for what is known as the Colonel’s Review. William later tweeted, "A big thank you to every solider who took part in the Colonel’s Review this morning in the heat.

NEW CASTLE, Del. - One person has died and the Delaware State Fire Marshal is investigating after a New Castle house fire.Crews were called to the unit block of Angola Road in New Castle Saturday afternoon, around 1:30, for a fire burning in a one-story home, officials said.Responding crews found heavy smoke pouring out of the home when they arrived on scene.As they worked to extinguish the blaze, a search of the home found one person inside, already dead.MORE HEADLINES:Authorities said the fire marshal was investigating the cause of the fire, but had no further details.The victim was taken to the Delaware Division of Forensic Science, where an autopsy will definitively determine a cause of death.The American Red Cross was on hand to assist one resident.

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wildfire conditions west of Edmonton have become extreme again.On Friday night, an evacuation order was issued for the town of Edson and much of Yellowhead County.An 11 p.m. update from the Town of Edson said crews were seeing live embers and fire in Willmore Park, located about five kilometres south of town.“The fire has crossed the (McLeod) River.

The Canadian government has ordered the seizure a Russian aircraft that has been grounded at Toronto Pearson International Airport since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

STRAWBERRY MANSION - Philadelphia gun violence claimed the life of another teenager after a shooting erupted Friday night.Police found the 16-year-old shot multiple times through his body on the 2500 block of 32nd Street in Philadelphia's Strawberry Mansion neighborhood around 10:30 p.m.Police rushed the boy to Temple University Hospital, where he died shortly after arrival.A homicide investigation is underway as no arrests have been made, and no gun recovered.

according to the University of Nevada.RELATED: Watch this dog take 'leaping for joy' to a whole new level: 'Never gets old'"In large numbers, their feeding can contribute to soil erosion, poor water quality, nutrient depleted soils, and potentially cause damage to range and cropland ecosystems," the university said, explaining that the insects "are not true crickets; they are shield-backed, short-winged katydids that resemble fat grasshoppers that cannot fly."The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) has a Mormon Cricket and Grasshopper Control Program designed to help the control and mitigate the insects. "This program is managed by the ISDA Invasive Species program, however, grasshoppers and Mormon crickets are native species in Idaho," the ISDA said.Storyful contributed to this report.

NEW CASTLE COUNTY, Del. - Three people, including a teen boy, ended up in the hospital after a fight erupted into a shooting inside an apartment in New Castle County Friday night.Police say the domestic-related shooting happened at the Cynwyd Club Apartment Complex on Cynwyd Club Drive. A fight involving weapons broke out between a 14-year-old boy and 41-year-old man, when police say a 40-year-old woman confronted the man with a baseball bat.The man then shot the woman, who was found with a gunshot to the torse and a head contusion, according to authorities.MORE HEADLINES:Both the woman and teen fled the scene and call 911.All three were treated at a local hospital.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY - A night out turned deadly when officials say a man was stabbed to death following a fight at a nearby bar.Officers responded to the intersection of Cricket Avenue and Cricket Terrace in Lower Merion to find a 31-year-old man suffering from stab wounds around 1:30 a.m. Saturday.The victim, identified as Michael Thomas Sides, was pronounced shortly after at a local hospital.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia gun violence claimed the life of another teenager after a shooting erupted Friday night.Police found the 16-year-old shot multiple times through his body on the 2500 block of 32nd Street in Powelton around 10:30 p.m.The teen was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after.A homicide investigation is underway as no arrests have been made, and no gun recovered.

PHILADELPHIA - An axe became a violent weapon in an attack that policy say left man and woman injured, and a suspect in custody overnight in North Philadelphia.Both a 23-year-old man and 35-year-old woman were inside a house on the 2300 block of Sharswood Street when they were hit with an axe shortly after midnight Saturday.The man was struck on the side of the face, and placed in stable condition at a local hospital.

PHILADELPHIA - A young man was leaving his home when two suspects being sought by police opened fire on his car in new video of the deadly May shooting.Both suspects are seen emerging from a nearby car as the victim pulls out of a driveway on the 100 block of South 28th Street on the morning of May 5.The victim speeds up in what appears to be an attempted escape, before the suspects fire several shots into the car, killing the 24-year-old.MORE HEADLINES:Police say the suspects fled in a stolen red 2017 Hyundai Sonata with New Jersey license plates and dark tinted windows, which has since been recovered.A $20,000 reward is being offered for the arrest and conviction of both suspects, who police describe as "armed and dangerous."

wildfire season ever, it’s “all hands-on deck,” but a shortage of firefighters across the country is raising concern for the rest of the season.Canadian soldiers and hundreds of firefighters from other countries have joined the fight amid a staffing crunch and recruitment challenges for their ranks.Months before the wildfire season started, the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CFAC)  had warned of diminishing numbers of both career and volunteer firefighters across the country.With the current wildfire season projections signalling some challenging months ahead with a higher-than-normal fire activity, more resources are needed now, said Ken McMullen, CFAC president.“There’s definitely a shortfall.

Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents on Friday urged Americans to read the newly unsealed 37-count indictment to understand the “full scope and gravity” of the crimes being alleged.In his first public statement on the investigation, Jack Smith defended his office’s work and the grand jury’s decision to bring charges against Trump, who along with his allies has worked to undermine Smith and the U.S. Justice Department while maintaining his innocence.“We have one set of rules to everyone, and it applies to everyone,” Smith told reporters in a brief statement.

PHILADELPHIA - A dozen Philadelphia police officers who were fired or suspended for racist and violent social media posts can pursue a lawsuit against the city claiming their First Amendment rights were violated, a federal appeals court ruled.The officers' social media accounts were included in a database, published in 2019, that catalogued thousands of bigoted or violent posts by active-duty and former police officers in several states.In Philadelphia, nearly 200 officers were disciplined, including 15 who were forced off the job. Twelve officers subsequently filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city, asserting the police department had retaliated against them for exercising their First Amendment rights.A federal judge dismissed the suit last year, agreeing with the city's argument that the officers' posts had undermined public trust in the department and violated the city's social media policy.The plaintiffs "played racist bingo, mocking as many ethnic or religious groups as possible," U.S.

PHILADELPHIA - What began as an argument, quickly escalated into a deadly shooting and barricade situation in Philadelphia's Holmesburg section early Saturday morning.Police say a 48-year-old man was visiting the mother of his child when he got into an argument with the mother's nephew and a friend of the nephew - both approximately 18 years old.All three men went outside, where the friend shot the victim in the chest, according to authorities.

PHILADELPHIA - A young woman is dead after at least one shot was fired inside a Northeast Philadelphia home early Saturday morning.Police say they found a 24-year-old shot in the chest when they responded to a house on the 2400 block of Welsh Road shortly after 1 a.m.She succumbed to her injuries at a local hospital a couple of hours later.MORE HEADLINES:A 36-year-old woman who stayed on the scene was taken into custody, according to authorities. One gun was also recovered.It is unclear what led to the shootings, and if the women knew each other.

PHILADELPHIA - A double shooting in Southwest Philadelphia left two victims struck by gunfire, one fatally, late Friday night.Police found the first victim shot in the head on the 5700 block of Elmwood Avenue shortly after 11 p.m.He was pronounced dead at a local hospital, where a second victim arrived suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg. MORE HEADLINES:The second victim's condition, as well as their age and gender, are not known at this time.No arrests have been made, but police say they are looking for one male suspect.

Lewis Capaldi after the singer cancelled all his work commitments amid his mental health struggles.  The Scottish superstar, 26, recently opened up about his health in new Netflix documentary, How I'm Feeling Now, and has since announced he's taking time out 'rest and recover' ahead of his performance at Glastonbury.  Radio presenter Roman, 30, praised Lewis for 'setting great example' and 'being honest with fans' after he pulled out of this weekend's Capital's Summertime Ball.

Faye Winter has shared an update after finding a lump on her breast during a holiday to Greece and undergoing a mammogram to get it checked.The former Love Island star, 27, took to Instagram this week to inform fans that the lump is an inflamed lymph gland and is not something to worry about - admitting there were "happy tears all around" as she learned the relieving news. Posting a selfie to her Instagram Stories, she explained that everything "went well", before returning to urge fans to check their breasts regularly.

coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Union health ministry said in an update on Saturday. The number of active cases stands at 2,501 with total reported cases, since the onset of the pandemic, at over 4.49 crore. Death toll stands at 531,888.

An “incredibly intense” wildfire burning in British Columbia’s northeast is now just four to five kilometres from the community of Tumbler Ridge, and could reach the outskirts of town at some point Friday, according to the BC Wildfire Service.

Hundreds of people rallied against what an organizer calls “gender ideology” near three west-end Ottawa schools today, as hundreds more joined a counter-protest in support of transgender rights.

Elon Musk, who has helmed Twitter since his takeover of the social media company in late October, said the purge will affect accounts "that have had no activity at all for several years." He announced the move Monday.One user later asked whether "a lot" of Twitter handles were "about to become available," a tweet to which Musk responded, "Yes."TWITTER CO-FOUNDER JACK DORSEY SAYS ‘IT ALL WENT SOUTH’ FOR ELON MUSK AFTER BUYING THE SOCIAL MEDIA GIANTIn late July 2022, when Twitter released its final quarterly earnings report prior to Musk completing the acquisition, it reported having a total of about 237.8 million average monetizable daily active users. For the U.S., it was 41.5 million.Twitter warned on a Help Center page about its "inactive account policy" that accounts "may be permanently removed due to prolonged inactivity." The company measures the use of log-ins and recommends users to do so at least once a month, the page said.Due to the inactivity-related purge, people "will probably see follower count drop," according to Musk.