Vancouver ranks 39th among best places to live in Canada

VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Vancouver has been ranked as one of the most liveable cities in the world, but a new ranking of the best places to live in Canada leaves the city out of the top spots.
It seems the high cost of housing has led to that result.
Vancouver comes in at 39th overall in MoneySense Magazine‘s ranking — the number one city is St. Albert, Alberta.
It came 52nd last year.
And, Vancouver doesn’t even make the top five in the best large cities to live, coming in eighth — Calgary has taken the top spot there.
Second is Ottawa, third is Edmonton, Quebec City comes in fourth, Winnipeg in fifth, Halifax in sixth, and Toronto in seventh.
“Vancouver’s one of those cities that always scores well on international rankings and liveability scores, and I don’t think anyone has any question that Vancouver is a beautiful city. It’s definitely a place that people love to visit, and if they could call home, they would,” says Mark Brown, Managing Editor of MoneySense.
The problem with Vancouver and the way that MoneySense looks at it is the fact that it is a very expensive place to live. I mean, everyone understands that real estate prices are extremely high in Vancouver, the average home is well over $900,000 there now,” adds Brown.
Brown adds incomes are high, but homes are still out of reach for a lot of people.
“The affordability is one of the main factors why the city doesn’t score as highly as it does on our ranking, and essentially, the way we see it, if you’re spending all your money on housing costs and living costs, you’re not able to save for retirement, save for your kids’ education, or travel or do the other things that you might want to do outside the city. That’s why it doesn’t score as highly on our ranking as it does in international rankings.”
That isn’t a shock to many who live in Vancouver.
“I don’t really find it much of a surprise, especially when you look at definitions of liveability. Of course, this is such a beautiful place, it’s such a great climate, it’s not cold, it’s lovely in the wintertime, but liveability is also about affordability, and as everyone knows, it’s really hard to afford to live in this city,” says Louise.
Charlie says he’s skeptical of MoneySense’s methods, but adds it’s well-known Vancouver is one of the most costly cities relative to income.
“Also, I believe with the population expansion, the infrastructure’s not really catching up so in the major roads in the city, we see significant congestion every morning and afternoon during rush hours, and it certainly lowers the standard of living for people here, I believe.”
The rankings come from data on things like housing prices, crime, weather, and household income.
Vancouver did come in first for culture — MoneySense says more than four percent of the city’s population has jobs in the arts, culture and recreation sector.

David Brenner Dies; The Comedian Was 78

 

Comedian David Brenner has died at age 78. A favorite guest of Johnny Carson's on the Tonight Show in the 1970s and '80s, the lanky comedian was famous for balancing his wry jokes with a toothy smile. Brenner had been battling cancer.
When he introduced Brenner as a guest for the first time, Carson described him this way: "He's very clever. Somewhat warped. Which is — if you're going to do comedy, you should be a little bit warped, I think."
Brenner then opened his act by accusing the state of New Jersey of working to get him lost on its roads — by moving the same seven people and nine trees along the highway.
NPR's Sam Sanders reports for our Newscast unit:

"David Brenner made more than 150 appearances on the Tonight Show. He was one of the pioneers of observational comedy, making fun of everyday things like prescription drug ads on TV:
" 'Here are the side effects: dry mouth, insomnia, diarrhea and sexual problems. Now, of course you're gonna have sexual problems if you have dry mouth and diarrhea.'
"His former publicist and friend Jeff Abraham says Brenner was one of the biggest comedians of his time: 'At one time he was considered the most popular guest of all talk shows. So he was really the people's comedian. Never too hip for the room.'
"Brenner grew up in Philadelphia. Before comedy, he wrote, produced and directed documentaries."

In 2011, Brenner married former figure skater Tai Babilonia. He is also survived by three children from two previous marriages.
According to , Brenner's last request was that $100 in small bills would be placed in his left sock "just in case tipping is recommended where I'm going."

Steve Austin podcast to air live on WWE Network with special guest Vince McMahon

During tonight's Survivor Series pay-per-view, WWE officially announced that Stone Cold Steve Austin's podcast, The Steve Austin Show, will air live on the WWE Network immediately following Monday Night Raw on Dec. 1, 2014.

And Vince McMahon will be his special guest.

WWE partnering up with Austin always made sense and, frankly, I'm shocked it didn't happen sooner. Austin's podcast is wildly successful for Podcast One and the WWE Network is desperately in need of compelling, easy-to-produce content that appeals to the wrestling audience.

Airing an Austin podcast with Vince as special guest is the best of all worlds.

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X Factor Results: Gary Barlow returns with Take That to perform These Days

 

The boys are back: Take That performed their new single These Days on the X Factor Results Show tonight (November 23)

Boy band-turned-man band Take That entertained the audiences on the seventh live Results Show for X Factor tonight, as they performed their new track These Days.
It was a poignant moment for Gary Barlow, as he made his comeback on the show which he used to be a judge on.
Joining his bandmates – Howard Donald and Mark Owen – on stage, the boys looked suave in black suits with white detailing, as they sang and danced for the audience. We wonder what it took to get Gary to show off his moves as he is notoriously sensitive about his prowess on the dance floor!
These Days, which is Take That’s first single as a trio, following Jason Orange’s departure, shows off a new side to the boys, with funky guitar riffs combining with a pop feel.
Asked how it felt to return to the show, Gary said: “It’s brilliant being back. Brilliant being back, it really is. I’ve missed everyone, I really have.”
Howard spoke about life as a trio now Jason Orange has left, and told Dermot: “It’s going fantastic actually, we miss Jason thought. But it’s going really well.Bit nervous but it’s going well so far.
“We felt nervous about how people would react, but the fans have been absolutely amazing, so thanks for that.”
And the third member of the trio talked about the boys’ plans to go on the road next year.
“It’s been a while, it’s been four years since we toured but we’re going on tour next year in April and hopefully people will come and see us.”
After that the guys were asked who they were bakcing to win, with Gary picking Over 25s act Fleur East, Mark going for either Fleur or Andrea Faustini, and Howard adding: “I’d say Andrea, but if it’s to go and see anyone live I’d go and see Stevi [Ritchie].”

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Catherine Zeta-Jones, British actress was born in Wales, Britain, won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Chicago, also got the same role on the Best Actress in a Supporting Role of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts award, represented in many of the ... Wikipedia Birth: September 25, 1969 (age 46), Swansea, United Kingdom Height: 1.70 m Husband / wife: Michael Douglas (married 2000) Next film: parents Army Nominations: Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a 

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