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BoC expected to lower interest rates again, with odds leaning toward larger cut
OTTAWA - Financial markets and forecasters are betting on another jumbo interest rate cut from the Bank of Canada this week. Statistics Canada's latest job report tilted expectations in favour of a la...
Dec 09, 2024
Government faces third Tory non-confidence vote ahead of potential fiscal hurdle
OTTAWA - The Liberals are set to face a third Conservative non-confidence vote today, but the government is likely to survive with the support of the NDP. Members of Parliament are supposed to vote on...
Dec 09, 2024
Jets blame loss to Blue Jackets on turnovers, trying to be too pretty
WINNIPEG - Mistakes and seeking the perfect play proved costly for the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday. Kent Johnson scored a pair of third-period goals to help the Columbus Blue Jackets snap a three-game los...
Dec 09, 2024
The Canada Post strike involving more than 55,000 has hit 25 days
The Canada Post strike involving more than 55,000 workers has hit 25 days. In a statement Sunday, Canada Post says it is awaiting a formal response from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to the pro...
Dec 09, 2024
AP source: Juan Soto agrees to record $765 million, 15-year contract with Mets
DALLAS (AP) - Star outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets have agreed to a record $765 million, 15-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press, believed to be the larg...
Dec 09, 2024
In the news today: Government faces third Tory non-confidence vote
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Government faces third Tory non-confidence vote The Liberals are set to face a third Conservative non-confiden...
Dec 09, 2024
Hintz ignites third-period goal barrage as Stars beat Flames 6-2
DALLAS (AP) - Roope Hintz scored the first in a four-goal third-period for Dallas, including two from Thomas Harley, and the Stars beat the Calgary Flames 6-2 on Sunday night. Hintz tipped the puck ju...
Dec 09, 2024
AP source: Juan Soto agrees to record $765 million, 15-year contract with Mets
DALLAS (AP) - Star outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets have agreed to a record $765 million, 15-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press, believed to be the larg...
Dec 09, 2024
Syrian premier says government still functioning but foreign and domestic challenges loom
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria's prime minister said Monday that most Cabinet ministers are still working from offices in Damascus after rebels entered the capital over the weekend and overthrew Preside...
Dec 09, 2024
Israel says it has struck suspected chemical weapons sites and long-range rockets in Syria
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's foreign minister says it has struck suspected chemical weapons sites and long-range rockets in Syria in order to prevent them from falling into the hands of hostile actors. G...
Dec 09, 2024