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Economic bounce back at the end of 2023 could push back rate cuts, economists say
OTTAWA - Canada's economy appears to have ended 2023 on a stronger note than expected, which economists say could push back the timeline for interest rate cuts this year. Statistics Canada reported We...
Jan 31, 2024
Figure skaters Behnke and Sauve to serve as Canadian flag-bearers at Youth Olympics
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of - Canadian figure skaters Annika Behnke and Kole Sauve will serve as closing ceremony flag-bearers at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, the Canadian Olympic Committee said ...
Jan 31, 2024
PGA Tour strikes $3 billion deal with Fenway-led investment group. Players to get equity ownership
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) - The PGA Tour is getting a $3 billion investment from Strategic Sports Group in a deal that would give players access to more than $1.5 billion as equity owners in the new P...
Jan 31, 2024
Quebec minimum wage rises by 50 cents to $15.75 an hour starting May 1
Quebec's minimum wage will increase by 50 cents to $15.75 an hour beginning May 1. The Labour Department says it is hiking the minimum wage by a little more than three per cent because of the economic...
Jan 31, 2024
Russia and Ukraine swap scores of POWs despite tensions over a plane crash last week
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia and Ukraine have exchanged about 200 prisoners of war each, the countries said Wednesday, despite tensions stemming from last week's crash of a military transport plane tha...
Jan 31, 2024
Canada’s fertility rate hit all-time low in 2022, Statistics Canada says
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country's fertility rate reached an all-time low of 1.33 children per woman in 2022. The federal agency says that's part of a downward trend that began in 2009. The...
Jan 31, 2024
ROTHENBURGER: Coroner is wrong; we shouldn’t live with public drug consumption
BC CORONER LISA LAPOINTE effectively though unintentionally articulates pretty much everything that's wrong with allowing the consumption of illicit drugs in public.According to the retiring coroner, ...
Jan 31, 2024
In the news for today: B.C. flood threatens homes, Hockey Canada sex assault update
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Rain, snowmelt spur flooding in southwestern B.C. Days of heavy rain and snowme...
Jan 31, 2024
Saskatchewan collector finds rare case containing coveted Wayne Gretzky rookie cards
REGINA - A case of old hockey cards uncovered in a Regina home is being hailed as a "once-in-a-generation" treasure trove of the game's Great One. And the bidding has already topped $1 million. Jason ...
Jan 31, 2024
Five pro hockey players facing sex assault charges expected to plead not guilty
Five players from Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team are facing sexual assault charges, but so far, it appears as if only one player has surrendered to police. Alex Formenton, who plays internatio...
Jan 31, 2024
