Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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$100-million fund to be used to cut oilpatch emissions, fuel new product development
TORONTO - A contribution of $100 million from Ottawa will assist with the commercialization of new products from Canada's oil and gas industry, as well as help reduce its environmental impact, accordi...
Oct 22, 2020
Hundreds evacuated from northwestern Ontario First Nation over water crisis
Hundreds of people are being evacuated from a remote First Nation in northwestern Ontario due to a water crisis, the community's chief said Wednesday, accusing the federal and provincial governments o...
Oct 21, 2020
From Detroit to Oakland, pandemic threatens urban renewal
DETROIT - Downtown Detroit was returning to its roots as a vibrant city centre, motoring away from its past as the model of urban ruin. Then the pandemic showed up, emptying once-bustling streets and ...
Oct 21, 2020
Here's a list of September inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's national annual inflation rate was 0.5 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated ...
Oct 21, 2020
StatCan says annual inflation rate rose 0.5% in September
OTTAWA - Canada's headline inflation measure went up in September by 0.5 per cent compared with a year ago, a better-than-expected increase, but one that experts say won't sway the Bank of Canada's st...
Oct 21, 2020
Cathay Pacific cuts 8,500 jobs, shutters regional airline
Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific Airways said Wednesday it would cut 8,500 jobs and shut a regional airline as it grapples with the plunge in air travel due to the pandemic. About 5,300 employees base...
Oct 21, 2020
UK to infect healthy volunteers in vaccine research trial
LONDON - Danica Marcos wants to be infected with COVID-19. While other people are wearing masks and staying home to avoid the disease, the 22-year-old Londoner has volunteered to contract the new coro...
Oct 20, 2020
Justice Dept. files landmark antitrust case against Google
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department on Tuesday sued Google for antitrust violations, alleging that it abused its dominance in online search and advertising to stifle competition and harm consumers. Th...
Oct 20, 2020
US home construction up 1.9% in September to 1.4 million
WASHINGTON - U.S. home construction rose a solid 1.9% in September after having fallen in the previous month, as home building continues as one of the bright spots of the economy. The increase last mo...
Oct 20, 2020
UK, EU inch toward more Brexit talks but hurdles remain
LONDON - Britain and the European Union edged toward resuming their troubled trade talks on Monday, after the bloc's chief negotiator said he was ready to "intensify" negotiations on the legal text of...
Oct 19, 2020
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8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...
