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Upcoming mortgage renewals part of why BoC held rate at 5%: Macklem
OTTAWA - Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank held its key interest rate at five per cent in part because of the effect a wave of upcoming mortgage renewals is expected to have o...
Nov 01, 2023
Dabrowski, Routliffe advance to doubles semis at year-ending WTA Finals
CANCN, Mexico - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand advanced to the semifinals of the doubles event at the season-ending WTA Finals with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over sixth...
Nov 01, 2023
Carbon pricing in Canada: What it is, what it costs and why you get a rebate
OTTAWA - Canada has had a national price on pollution since 2019, but the policy remains a political battleground - and Opposition Conservatives made clear Wednesday they intend to fight the next elec...
Nov 01, 2023
U.S. prosecutors say two Montreal residents helped ship weapons components to Russia
MONTREAL - United States federal prosecutors in New York have charged two Montreal residents with wire fraud conspiracy for allegedly exporting electronic components to Russia for military use. U.S. a...
Nov 01, 2023
Canada to return to Olympic team show jumping with Pan American Games silver
SANTIAGO - Canada will return to Olympic team showing jumping next year in Paris. Canada's riders and horses earned the team silver medal Wednesday at the Pan American Games to qualify for the 2024 Ol...
Nov 01, 2023
Player's death from a skate cut to the neck in England leads to more NHL talks on cut protection
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The death of American hockey player Adam Johnson from a skate blade to the neck in a game in England is leading to further discussions about cut-resistant protection in the NHL...
Nov 01, 2023
'Tough to describe': NHL players weigh in on what defines 'hockey sense'
Tage Thompson had one definition. Leon Draisaitl offered a slightly different interpretation. The same went for Troy Terry, Jack Hughes and a host of other NHL players. Ask a locker room to define "ho...
Nov 01, 2023
Covenant Chain: Mohawk men in tobacco smuggling case cite treaty, win in Quebec court
MONTREAL - Two Mohawk men from Kahnawake, near Montreal, have been granted a stay of proceedings in a tobacco smuggling case after a judge ruled their treaty rights were infringed. Derek White and Hun...
Nov 01, 2023
Collapse of Kentucky plant being demolished at abandoned mine leaves 1 worker dead, another trapped
INEZ, Ky. (AP) - One man has died after he and a coworker were trapped beneath tons of concrete and steel when an 11-story building being demolished collapsed at an abandoned eastern Kentucky mine's c...
Nov 01, 2023
Connecticut judge orders new mayoral primary after surveillance videos show possible ballot stuffing
A state judge has taken the unusual step of ordering a new Democratic mayoral primary in Connecticut's largest city to be held after the Nov. 7 general election is completed. The decision comes after ...
Nov 01, 2023