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Jan 25, 2007 at 12:00 AM |
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[TheStar.com], Tony Wong, business reporter When Kaija Ryynanen moved into her home in the upscale Yorkville neighbourhood of Toronto in 1981, she was taking a risk. For one thing, she had purchased one of the first condominiums to be built in the area, for the not insubstantial price of $110,000. "Back then, condos weren't considered a real home, so it wasn't easy to get a mortgage," she said yesterday. But the 1,400 square foot condo – the smallest available in the building at the time – turned out to be the best investment she has made, appreciating by more than 400 per cent since the day she purchased it. A report by ReMax Ontario Atlantic Canada confirmed something Ryynanen has known all along: If you bought a Toronto home 25 years ago, you've done well. Not spectacularly well, mind you, but good enough for an investment that also serves as shelter.
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Jan 30, 2007 at 04:58 PM |
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[CBC News] The federal government has set up a new system to restore citizenship quickly to people who have discovered they are no longer Canadians because of a little-known section in the law. Citizenship and Immigration Canada on Friday added a new option to its hotline, 1-888-242-2100, specifically for people who wish to regain their Canadian citizenship in a hurry. Hundreds of people, hoping to obtain passports last week so that they could fly to the U.S. under new travel requirements, found out that their Canadian citizenship had expired years ago. "We have shifted resources to deal with the issues that have arisen," Lisa Borsu, spokeswoman for Citizenship and Immigration Canada, told CBC News Online from Ottawa. "It's to help people regain their citizenship." If people call the hotline, then press option six, they will be able to talk to an agent who will take their information and verify that they need direct help to regain Canadian citizenship. Within 24 hours, Borsu said, another agent from the federal department will phone back to process their application to restore citizenship. |
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Jan 30, 2007 at 12:49 PM |
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