The Toronto Real Estate Board released sales statistics that show an increase of 23% year-over-year on home prices in November. The Toronto region has experienced strong price gain, and TREB has urged the government to launch initiatives focused on alleviating the lack of supply.

The recent earthquake that hit New Zealand badly affected the country's prime regions, resulting to the loss of millions of liters of wine and damages to storage vats. The wine industry will be facing a challenging year but the government had stepped in to assist the affected wineries.

The University of Texas at San Antonio receives $5.29 funding from National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to support its research on brain health. UTSA has been one of the leading institutions in brain health research, with its projects aiming to develop treatment to degenerative diseases.

The European Union revealed its plan to invest EUR 5 billion for a common defense fund. The funding will strengthen the continent’s military capabilities and let the governments invest on military research.

The Parliament passed the new VET Student Loans program with the aim to overhaul the vocational education sector which faced scandals over the past years. The new scheme is a replacement to the troubled VET FEE-HELP scheme.

With Samsung’s next flagship smartphone predicted to be launched early next year, rumors have been spreading about the phone’s powerful features in comparison to past flagship devices. Believed to have an autofocus feature on the front camera, Galaxy S8 may be the ultimate selfie cam of the year. Leaked information also suggest bigger storage, and more impressive display and software.

The Caixin/Markit PMI revealed a slight drop on China's manufacturing sector for November, with a 50.9 index compared to October's 51.2.

Independent presidential candidate Roque De La Fuente requested and paid for the ballot recounts of five counties in Nevada. He said in a statement that his sole interest is to create awareness on the election system.

Canadian rock band Rush donates $40,000 to the Gord Downie Fund for Brain Research at Sunnybrook Hospital. The fund will be used by Sunnybrook to investigate on potential treatment for brain cancer.

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued a directive to transfer $27 billion to the Public Investments Fund. The allocation to the sovereign wealth fund aims to diversify investments and lessen the country’s dependence on oil revenues.

Android devices running on operation systems below version 6.0 have been the target of the biggest attack on Google accounts. The Gooligan hackers access Google accounts of users to download apps in their fraudulent advertising scheme.

Fatalities in the Colombia plane crash on Monday has risen to 75. The British charter plane was en route to Medellin when it crashed in La Union.

Volkswagen, its Audi and Porsche luxury brands, BMW, Daimler, and Ford’s European division have joined forces to build more electric car charging sites across Europe. The joint venture wants to create 400 charging sites next year in order to boost the demand on electric vehicles.

ALS ONE has been granted $4 million to fund researches on the development of ALS treatment. The organization, which was founded early this year by Kevin Gosnell, works in collaboration with four other institutional leaders in ALS treatment.

Prime Minister Narenda Modi had scrapped off the Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, hurting different sectors of the economy. The move resulted to decreased sales and slowed operations on sectors like automobiles, tourism, banking and e-commerce.

Bank of America Corp is seen to significantly benefit from higher interest rates and lighter regulations. From a recorded loss in June, BAC has been recovering with its stock up 20% for the year.

A commissioned report revealed that the hard Brexit would bring significant damage to the wealth-creating and manufacturing sectors of the UK economy. MPs supporting the continued membership in the single market are set to present the findings of the study in an Open Britain event.

RE/MAX, LLC has signed an agreement to purchase franchise of Georgia, Kentucky/Tennessee and Southern Ohio Regions. The acquisition is expeced to close before the end of the year.

Consumers took advantage of Black Friday's bargains, with online shoppers outpacing the number of people who actually lined up to avail of the incredible deals. This trend drove online sales to surpass the $3 billion mark, breaking records of sales from previous years.

Jill Stein has already raised $6.3 million for her call for an election recount, close to the target of $7 million. The fund will be used to cover for the expenses in the recount for votes in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach helped joined God's Love We Deliver volunteers in preparing meals in time for Thanksgiving. Meanwhile in the Philippines, Miss International Kylie Verzosa, graced a charity event that will benefit the cause of UNICEF.

President Barrack Obama has been the target of a Facebook rant posted by a Regions Bank VP. In response, the bank fired the associate and disavowed her comments.

Children of the Apostolic Christian Church of Tremont join efforts to raise funds for the Journal Star Christmas Fund. The sum collected will benefit those who live in central Illinois. The Sunday School aims to educate the children of the significance of giving at an early age.

The Congress is eyeing the passage of a medical bill before the end of the year. The bill, which is co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, seeks to streamline processes in the medical industry, with provisions on the counduct of medical research and clinical trials.

China's industrial sector gets a boost in profit as it gained a 9.8% year on year growth in October. The upsurge was a reselt of the improvement in the country's raw materials sector.

The Giving Fund returns for its 33rd year of providing help to individuals in need. This has been a tradition every holiday season.

Governor Susana Martinez stands firm in telling new lawmakers not to tap on the state's permanent fund to resolve budget deficit. There have been moves towards increasing fund distribution for education.

President-elect Donald Trump holds meetings with media executives as his inauguration draws near. He stated that he will be accepting donations from big corporations and individuals for the activities surrounding his inauguration.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte pledged to open the teleceommunications and energy sectors of the country to foreign investors. He also expressed his firm intention to combat corruption and pretectionism that hinders economic growth.

Greek public sector workers walked off the street in a series of protest against reforms under the international bailout.