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Economics, affordability top agenda as Liberal cabinet meets in Montreal
OTTAWA - Officials say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be putting a big emphasis on policies that help Canada's middle class as he prepares to chair a cabinet retreat in Montreal over the next thre...
Jan 21, 2024
No recharge: long-term Prairie drought raises concerns over groundwater levels
EDMONTON - In the middle of an Alberta mountain playground, adjacent to a popular ski resort, there's a well sunk into the bedrock that has John Pomeroy worried. The Marmot Creek well in Kananaskis Co...
Jan 21, 2024
Downtown Nanaimo micro-unit project receives tax break
NANAIMO - A developer's vision to transform a downtown office building into residential micro-units received a financial boost. Last week Nanaimo City Council voted in favour of a property tax exempti...
Jan 21, 2024
Vancouver's Bar Haifa is a 'love letter' to co-owners' Jewish and Palestinian roots
VANCOUVER - The collaborators behind restaurants in Vancouver and Toronto have Palestinian, Jewish and Israeli roots, and acknowledge they don't always agree. "Imagine 38 tastings for a falafel, and t...
Jan 21, 2024
All eyes on the BoC this week for any hints on when it plans to cut interest rates
OTTAWA - As the Bank of Canada gears up to announce its next interest rate decision Wednesday, economists will be on the lookout for any clues on when it plans to start cutting interest rates. Overall...
Jan 21, 2024
Officials report at least 18 dead in shelling of a market in Russian-occupied Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - At least 18 people were killed Sunday by shelling at a market on the outskirts of the city of Donetsk in Russian-occupied Ukraine, local officials reported Sunday. A further 13 pe...
Jan 21, 2024
Vancouver's Bar Haifa is a 'love letter' to co-owners' Jewish and Palestinian roots
VANCOUVER - The collaborators behind restaurants in Vancouver and Toronto have Palestinian, Jewish and Israeli roots, and acknowledge they don't always agree. "Imagine 38 tastings for a falafel, and t...
Jan 21, 2024
Challenger Dricus du Plessis wins split decision over Sean Strickland at UFC 297
TORONTO - South African challenger Dricus (Stillknocks) Du Plessis dethroned middleweight champion Sean Strickland, winning a split decision after a five-round gruelling battle in the main event of UF...
Jan 20, 2024
Oilers win 13th straight by dousing Flames 3-1
CALGARY - Sam Gagner's fluke goal was the game winner and Stuart Skinner made 26 saves as the Edmonton Oilers won their 13th game in a row with a 3-1 victory on Saturday night over the Calgary Flames....
Jan 20, 2024
Homan, Bottcher advance to Grand Slam finals
RED DEER, Alta. - Rachel Homan of Ottawa will be playing in Sunday night's Grand Slam championship final at the Co-op Canadian Open. Homan, and her crew of third Tracy Fleury, second Emma Miskew and l...
Jan 20, 2024