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US charges 9 Iranians in massive hacking scheme
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration announced criminal charges and sanctions Friday against Iranians accused in a hacking scheme to pilfer sensitive information from hundreds of universities, privat...
Mar 23, 2018
US new-home sales dipped in February, but demand is solid
WASHINGTON - Sales of new U.S. homes slipped 0.6 per cent in February, a third straight monthly decline. But year to date, sales are up 2.2 per cent compared with 2017 in a sign that buyer demand rema...
Mar 23, 2018
Stingray hires former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre as special adviser
MONTREAL - Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre has been hired as a special adviser by digital media company Stingray. Montreal-based Stingray provides multiplatform music, video and digital services. ...
Mar 23, 2018
Supreme Court rules former Stephen Harper aide guilty of influence peddling
OTTAWA - Canada’s highest court has upheld an influence peddling conviction against a one-time senior aide to former prime minister Stephen Harper. Bruce Carson’s case will now be sent bac...
Mar 23, 2018
Canadian women match all-time high, move to No. 4 in FIFA world rankings
ZURICH - Canada has moved back to fourth in the FIFA women’s rankings, matching an all-time high. The U.S. remains No. 1 ahead of England, which moved ahead of Germany into second. Canada and 20...
Mar 23, 2018
Conservation group concerned about decline in capelin abundance in N.L.
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A national conservation organization said Friday it is “deeply concerned” about a 70 per cent decline in capelin abundance over the last two years in Newfoundland ...
Mar 23, 2018
Government pledges to eliminate tuberculosis in the North by 2030
OTTAWA - By 2030, tuberculosis will be a thing of the past in Canada’s North, the federal government promised Friday - part of a Liberal plan to battle a disease whose disproportionate impact am...
Mar 23, 2018
The game remains the same for Jordon Mutch as Whitecaps prepare for Galaxy
VANCOUVER - It’s a new league on a different continent, but for midfielder Jordon Mutch the game stays pretty much the same. Mutch spent a decade competing in the top levels of the English footb...
Mar 23, 2018
Here's a list February inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in February, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland an...
Mar 23, 2018
Here's a list of February inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in February, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctu...
Mar 23, 2018