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Statistics Canada reports pace of inflation ticked higher in February
OTTAWA - The annual pace of inflation edged higher in February as gains in most spending categories offset lower gasoline prices, Statistics Canada said Friday. The agency reported the consumer price ...
Mar 22, 2019
QuickList: Annual inflation rate in February for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 1.5 per cent in February, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may fluctuate w...
Mar 22, 2019
Baloney Meter: Was the budget a political prop for the scandal-plagued Liberals?
OTTAWA - “(Prime Minister Justin Trudeau) thinks today’s budget will distract Canadians from all of this. He is using the budget - a critical element of any government’s agenda - as ...
Mar 22, 2019
CARTOON 03-22-2019
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 03-22-2019
Mar 22, 2019
In the news today, March 22
Five stories in the news for Friday, March 22 --- SENTENCING FOR DRIVER IN BRONCOS BUS CRASH A truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos crash is to be sentenced in a Saskatchewan courtroom ...
Mar 22, 2019
Trucker who caused Broncos crash likely to be deported after sentence: lawyer
An immigration lawyer says the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash in Saskatchewan is likely to be deported to India right after he serves his sentence. Lorne Waldman, who is...
Mar 22, 2019
B.C. researcher says device mimics parent's touch to help babies cope with pain
VANCOUVER - Researchers in British Columbia have designed a “robot” that helps reduce pain for premature babies by simulating skin-to-skin contact with a parent who may not be available du...
Mar 22, 2019
'Nobody wins in this:' Truck driver in fatal Broncos crash gets 8-year sentence
MELFORT, Sask. - A truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison by a judge who said she believed his remorse was sincere, but she had to ...
Mar 22, 2019
Anti-discrimination organization wants to map offenders with hate atlas
VANCOUVER - An advocacy organization says it wants to map hatred and discrimination across Canada in a move that is prompting warnings of caution from one civil liberties group. The Vancouver-based Mo...
Mar 22, 2019
North Korea abruptly withdraws staff from liaison office
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea abruptly withdrew its staff from a liaison office with South Korea on Friday, a development that is likely to put a damper on ties between the countries and fur...
Mar 22, 2019