OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is set to make an interest rate announcement this morning after a turbulent period of economic data. The central bank is widely expected to deliver a fifth consecutive hold to its benchmark rate, which stands at 2.25 per cent. The Bank of Canada has largely kept to the...
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It’s something scientists have never observed before: chimpanzees, formerly with close family bonds, now engaging in deadly combat. A recent study looked at one of the largest groups of chimps in the world, which primatologists have been observing since 1995. For decades, the group thrived, but r...
TORONTO — Days before the start of FIFA World Cup, brothers Adis and Amir Mrakovic sat outside their deli with Bosnian coffees in copper pots on the table, watching a staff member hang a Bosnian flag beside a Canadian one on the roof. Mrakovic Fine Foods is a family-owned Eastern European deli tu...
Health officials in both Canadian cities hosting World Cup matches are warning visitors about the potential risk of the toxic illicit drug supply that could be very different from what they are used to at home. Organizers of the seven games in Vancouver released a “know before you go” document in...
Former Surrey mayor Doug McCallum says he is calling for an immediate, independent police investigation into the firing of Surrey Police Chief Norm Lipinski.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney will chair a virtual meeting with the premiers today, as his government prepares to table online harms legislation that is expected to include a social media ban for youths. Manitoba and Quebec are both working toward provincial laws banning social media for children an...
Just before the kick-off to the FIFA World Cup, a report is out with alarming new numbers showing how much tourists are costing B.C.'s health-care system.
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Metro Vancouver outside workers say rotating pickets struck two wastewater treatment facilities yesterday in the union’s dispute with the regional district. The union says pickets were set up at the Northwest Langley Wastewater Treatment Plant and the Lulu Island Wastewater Treatment Plant in Ric...
OTTAWA — The federal government will introduce legislation today addressing social media and AI chatbot safety. Ottawa is set to introduce legislation to enact what the government is calling the Digital Safety Act and the Digital Safety Commission of Canada Act. It’s expected to be introduced lat...
