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Fed leaves key rate unchanged at low level amid global risks
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged at a low level Wednesday amid an economy that looks solid but faces potential global threats, including from China's viral outbrea...
Jan 31, 2020
MARKET WATCH: Jan. 31, 2020
Big PictureCoronavirus Fears Weigh on MarketsIt was a rough start to the week for markets Monday as concerns began to mount over China's ability to contain the growing coronavirus outbreak. Canada's m...
Jan 31, 2020
Senior officer warns Norad can't detect Russian bombers in time, needs upgrades
OTTAWA - The aging early-warning system charged with detecting incoming threats to North America cannot identify and track long-range Russian bombers before they are close enough to launch missiles at...
Jan 31, 2020
Rocky's garbage collection services changing hands
As of February 1, the long-standing provider of garbage pickup in Rocky Mountain House is changing hands from the Rocky Mountain Regional Solid Waste Authority to Red Deer-based Empringham Disposal.Th...
Jan 31, 2020
Fresh lettuce and tomatoes: Sea-can garden aimed to ease Arctic food insecurity
GJOA HAVEN , Nunavut - Betty Kogvik must have one of the most unusual jobs in all Nunavut. In a land of naked rock and treeless tundra, she's a gardener. "I never grew plants before in my life," she s...
Jan 31, 2020
Despite big drop in 4th-quarter donations, Tories won 2019 fundraising race
OTTAWA - The federal Conservative party's fundraising machine appears to have run out of steam during the final three months of 2019, as new Elections Canada figures show the party long known for rais...
Jan 31, 2020
Saskatchewan, New Brunswick get new senators
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is turning to two provincial civil servants to fill Senate seats for New Brunswick and Saskatchewan. Legal and constitutional expert Judith Keating fil...
Jan 31, 2020
Ukraine Airlines CEO thanks Canada for help investigating Tehran crash
OTTAWA - The head of Ukraine International Airlines is thanking Canada for its part in investigating the crash of one of its planes outside Tehran in early January. In a long statement on the airline'...
Jan 31, 2020
'I thought I was going to die.' Tenants flee high-rise fire
LOS ANGELES - Firefighters made a dramatic ladder rescue of a man who appeared about to jump from a burning Los Angeles apartment building on Wednesday and helicopters plucked people from the roof of ...
Jan 31, 2020
Quarterback Trevor Harris signs extension with Edmonton Eskimos
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos have extended the contract of starting quarterback Trevor Harris, keeping him with the CFL team through the 2022 season. Harris originally signed with the Eskimos befor...
Jan 31, 2020