The Reminder is making its archives back to 2003 available on our website. Please note that, due to technical limitations, archive articles are presented without the usual formatting.
Toronto - House prices will rise by 3.2 per cent in 2004 to a national average of $210,000 but buyers in Canada's biggest city will "get a chance to catch their breath," Royal LePage Real Estate Services predicted Wednesday. The forecast price increase for 2004 in Toronto is significantly smaller than this year's rise, now projected at 8.4 per cent, Royal LePage president Phil Soper said. Royal LePage said the most expensive Canadian cities in which to buy homes in 2004 will remain Vancouver, with prices averaging $361,000; Toronto at $296,000; and Ottawa at $233,900. The three most affordable large cities will be Halifax, $160,000; Winnipeg, $112,332; and Regina $106,500. Toronto - The reward money for the safe return of missing schoolgirl Cecilia Zhang was boosted Wednesday to $140,000. A total of $25,000 contributed by Eyes for Angels, a new program that helps fight crimes against children, was added to the $115,000 reward that has been steadily growing since nine-year-old Cecilia was reported abducted Oct. 20. Fredericton - Bernard Lord said Tuesday he will run for a third term as New Brunswick premier. Lord has been under tremendous pressure to run for the leadership of a newly merged federal Conservative party. Fluently bilingual, the 38-year-old premier has been seen as an attractive candidate to draw voters to a right-leaning party.
