Majority of Alberta homeowners plan to spend big on renovations, RBC survey (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
Homeowners in Alberta plan to spend more on renovations and home improvements than their counterparts in other regions of Canada, a new survey from RBC/Ipsos Reid shows.

Accused killer says murder was not part of intimidation plan (Calgary Sun)
With his victim's family sobbing nearby, alleged hitman Mohamed Karim today told how he gunned down Calgary businessman Jack Beauchamp. But Karim insisted the slaying was never part of his plan to intimidate Beauchamp when he visited the local financier in his downtown office.

Marijuana sales shifting from north-south to east-west (Vancouver Province)
Canada's soaring loonie and an increasing number of U.S. marijuana producers are combining to upset B.C.'s traditional north-south flow of illegal weed, says the man dubbed the Prince of Pot.

2007 Coldwell Banker(R) Home Price Comparison Index Reveals that over $2 Million Separates Beverly Hills from ... (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
Location. Location. Location." The age-old adage that defines home prices equates to a difference of over $2 million between North America's most expensive and affordable major market housing according to the 2007 Coldwell Banker Home Price Comparison Index .

2007 Coldwell Banker(R) Home Price Comparison Index Reveals That $2.1 Million Separates Beverly Hills from Killeen, ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
PARSIPPANY, N.J.----"Location. Location. Location." The age-old adage that defines home prices equates to a $2.1 million difference between the nation's most expensive and affordable housing markets according to the 2007 Coldwell Banker?Home Price Comparison Index .