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Budget officer projects considerably slower economy, declining federal deficit
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer is projecting the economy will slow considerably in the second half of 2022 and remain weak next year as the Bank of Canada continues to raise interest rates....
Oct 13, 2022
Zahra Kazemi's prosecutor included in Canada's new Iran sanctions
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly will announce today that Canada is adding more Iranian officials and entities to the sanctions list. The measures will mean 17 individuals and three entit...
Oct 13, 2022
Jury reaches decision on sentence of Parkland school shooter
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A jury said Thursday that it has reached a decision on whether to recommend that Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz be executed for the 2018 massacre that killed 17 peopl...
Oct 13, 2022
Sentencing set to wrap for Dutch man convicted of sextortion of B.C. teen Amanda Todd
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A sentencing hearing is expected to conclude today in a New Westminster, B.C., courtroom for the man convicted of multiple sexual offences against teenager Amanda Todd. Defence...
Oct 13, 2022
Police fatality fallout and Emergencies Act inquiry launches: In The News for Oct. 13
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 13 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Oct 13, 2022
Drought and moths push the trees of Vancouver's Stanley Park to the brink
VANCOUVER - First came the moths. Then came the drought. The trees of Stanley Park, typically the green jewel of Vancouver's downtown core, just can't catch a break. Experts say large numbers of brown...
Oct 13, 2022
B.C. First Nations seek action on sturgeon deaths, after court blamed declines on dam
VANCOUVER - Three British Columbia First Nations want the provincial and federal governments to live up to a nine-month-old court decision that said there is "overwhelming" evidence a dam on the Necha...
Oct 13, 2022
Climate Changed: Ontario wine producers seek solutions to extreme weather threats
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. - One extremely cold day last winter was all it took to cause widespread damage to Bill Redelmeier's wine crops. Months later, the destruction was in full sight at Southbrook...
Oct 13, 2022
Inquiry into government's use of Emergencies Act starting today in Ottawa
OTTAWA - The public inquiry investigating the federal government's unprecedented use of the Emergencies Act in February begins today in downtown Ottawa. Parties to the inquiry including "Freedom Convo...
Oct 13, 2022
McDavid scores hat trick, adds assist as Oilers comeback to defeat Canucks 5-3
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid scored a hat trick and added an assist as the Edmonton Oilers battled back from a 3-0 deficit to take a 5-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. Leon Draisaitl re...
Oct 12, 2022