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Key interest rate could soon go up another half percentage point, central bank says
OTTAWA - The governor of the Bank of Canada is signalling Canada's key interest rate could go up another half percentage point in June to help wrestle inflation under control. Tick Macklem is appearin...
Apr 25, 2022
Many knew of N.S. killer's replica RCMP patrol car but didn't report to police
HALIFAX - A public inquiry heard today that many people knew about a replica patrol car owned by the gunman in Nova Scotia's mass shooting, but they didn't inform police of his activities. The killer ...
Apr 25, 2022
Toronto Raptors' all-star guard VanVleet ruled out of Game 5 in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA - The Toronto Raptors will not have all-star guard Fred VanVleet in the lineup for Monday's playoff game with the Philadelphia 76ers. VanVleet has been ruled out of Game 5 with a strained...
Apr 25, 2022
Canadian military not doing enough to detect, prevent extremism in the ranks: Report
OTTAWA - A scathing new report on racism in the Canadian Armed Forces says the military is not doing enough to detect and prevent white supremacists and other extremists from infiltrating its ranks. T...
Apr 25, 2022
Mid-Island fulfillment centre on track to hit lofty delivery goals
PARKSVILLE - They're looking to compete with giants like Amazon on a local scale and it's off to a promising start.Launched in October 2021, Delvi provides storage space in addition to picking, packin...
Apr 25, 2022
17 dead in Russian military research facility fire last week
MOSCOW (AP) - At least 17 people have died in last week's fire at a Russian military research facility, authorities said Monday. The regional government in Tver, a city about 180 kilometers (112 miles...
Apr 25, 2022
Upcoming census release to show how country is aging, detail gender for first time
OTTAWA - To Parminder Raina, age is really just a number - scientifically speaking. Raina, the scientific director of the McMaster Institute for Research on Aging, points to the difference between com...
Apr 25, 2022
Public inquiry into Nova Scotia mass shooting resumes with focus on replica RCMP car
HALIFAX - A public inquiry investigating the mass shooting in Nova Scotia is scheduled to resume today in Halifax with a focus on the replica RCMP police car the killer drove and the police gear he ac...
Apr 25, 2022
Government must call inquiry into use of Emergencies Act today
OTTAWA - The federal government has until the end of the day to call an inquiry into its use of the Emergencies Act during the blockades at Canadian border crossings and in Ottawa earlier this year. M...
Apr 25, 2022
US promises new aid to Ukraine in fight against Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Top American officials promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hundreds of millions of dollars in new aid during the highest-level U.S. visit to Ukraine since the start o...
Apr 24, 2022