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Cyberattacks disrupt popular websites, affecting users in the US, Canada, Europe
LONDON - Cyberattacks on a key Internet firm repeatedly disrupted the availability of popular websites across the United States on Friday, according to analysts and company officials. The attack had k...
Oct 21, 2016
Freeland sounds despondent note amid failed effort to rescue Canada-EU deal
OTTAWA - About two months ago, when the ink had dried on the 1,600 pages of the Canada-EU free trade deal, two politicians decided another document - a mere five pages - would be necessary to tie up a...
Oct 21, 2016
Quebec says Canadian Pacific directly responsible for 2013 Lac-Megantic damages
MONTREAL - Canadian Pacific Railway is directly responsible for damages caused when a runaway train carrying crude oil derailed in 2013 in Lac-Megantic, according to new allegations recently filed in ...
Oct 21, 2016
Feds seek input on shifting some mortgage default risk from taxpayers to banks
OTTAWA - The federal government formally launched consultations Friday to explore potential changes that would shift some of the financial risk tied to insured mortgages from the shoulders of taxpayer...
Oct 21, 2016
HMCS Preserver: a reliable workhorse on the frontlines of history
HALIFAX - A quick look at HMCS Preserver, the Royal Canadian Navy’s last operational support ship, scheduled to be officially retired from service Friday after a storied career at the frontlines...
Oct 21, 2016
Housing is unaffordable and in need of a $13-billion federal fix: cities
OTTAWA - Canada’s cities say housing is becoming increasingly unaffordable at every income level, and the federal government’s plans for a national housing strategy need to include billion...
Oct 21, 2016
QuickList: September inflation rate for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 1.3 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluct...
Oct 21, 2016
QuickList: September inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories
OTTAWA - Canada’s national inflation rate was 1.3 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces and territories (previous month in brackets): - Newfo...
Oct 21, 2016
German group: Migrants die amid Libya 'coast guard' attack
BERLIN - At least four people died off the coast of Libya and more were missing after a rubber boat carrying around 150 migrants was attacked Friday by a group aboard a speedboat labeled as belonging ...
Oct 21, 2016
Attack in Afghanistan killed Illinois soldier, Oklahoma man
FAIRVIEW, Ill. - A decorated U.S. soldier from Illinois and an Army civilian employee from Oklahoma who both had been deployed multiple times to support military operations in Afghanistan were killed ...
Oct 21, 2016