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Fed: Will use 'full range of tools' to boost economy
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve has promised to use its "full range of tools" to pull the country out of a deep recession caused by a global pandemic, signalling that it would keep interest rates low...
Jun 12, 2020
Scheer wants Champagne, Trudeau to explain minister's two Chinese mortgages
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer wants Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne to explain how his holding two mortgages with a Chinese bank doesn't compromise his ability to dea...
Jun 12, 2020
Canadian Jeff Smith hopes to be involved when live darts returns in July
Add darts to the list of sports returning to live action. The Professional Darts Corporation announced Friday that live darts will return next month with the launch of the PDC Summer Series in England...
Jun 12, 2020
Montreal police officer charged with sexual assault against Ontario woman
MONTREAL - An Ontario woman visiting Montreal last year says she was arrested, injured by police and then, hours later, sexually assaulted by an off-duty officer in her hotel room. The woman, who...
Jun 12, 2020
"They got a decent team up there" - Nurse says Raptors in same position as last year
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet will never forget the victorious bus ride back to the hotel from Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. Kyle Lowry did DJ duties, and kept hitting repeat on Queen anthem "We are ...
Jun 12, 2020
Sleeping in, showering less. BC Hydro says power use changes since pandemic
VANCOUVER - The latest report on electricity usage in British Columbia reveals the COVID-19 pandemic has created an atmosphere where every day feels like a Saturday. BC Hydro says overa...
Jun 12, 2020
Supreme Court sides with B.C.'s francophone school board over education rights
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has sided with British Columbia's francophone school board - at least in part - in a dispute over French-language education in the province. The cas...
Jun 12, 2020
Formula 1 cancels races in Azerbaijan, Singapore, Japan
Formula One races in Azerbaijan, Singapore and Japan were cancelled on Friday because of issues arising from the coronavirus pandemic. The sport's governing body said it still hopes to deliver up to 1...
Jun 12, 2020
Episode of UK sitcom Fawlty Towers pulled over racist slurs
LONDON - One of the most memorable episodes of one of the most popular British sitcoms of all-time has been withdrawn from a U.K. streaming service because of numerous racial slurs. UKTV, a streaming ...
Jun 12, 2020
RDN report claims housing construction keeping pace with demand but cost still a concern
NANAIMO - A lengthy Regional District of Nanaimo report claims the ongoing housing construction boom will continue but high costs will remain an issue. The Regional Housing Needs Report presented on J...
Jun 12, 2020