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UPDATE: NY Governor says no evidence of terrorism in Rainbow Bridge incident
An investigation continues into a vehicle crash and explosion at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing near Niagara Falls, Ontario. It happened Wednesday afternoon on the American side. New York Governor...
Nov 23, 2023
Interest rates may be high enough to lower inflation: BoC
The Bank of Canada's governor says interest rates may now be high enough to get inflation back to target. Tiff Macklem made the comments Wednesday while speaking to business leaders in Saint John, N.B...
Nov 23, 2023
Health Canada says radon testing needs to be taken seriously
Radon is an orderless, tasteless, and invisible radioactive gas that's the second-highest cause of lung cancer among Canadians. As part of Radon Action Month, Health Canada is encouraging people to te...
Nov 22, 2023
More shopping expected on Black Friday, Cyber Monday
It seems more of us will be buying something on Black Friday or Cyber Monday this year. A new Leger survey finds 39 per cent of Canadians plan to make a purchase. That is up three percentage points fr...
Nov 22, 2023
Freeland tables Fall Economic Statement
The federal Fall Economic Statement is focusing on increasing the housing supply. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says there are number of new initiatives announced that will improve the situation....
Nov 21, 2023
More needs to be done to implement all 48 recommendations to change military culture: Blair
Progress has been made, but more work needs to be done when it comes to changing the culture in the military. Former Supreme Court Justice Louis Arbour made 48 recommendations in an external review la...
Nov 21, 2023
Inflation rate slows to 3.1% in October
Canada's inflation rate slowed to 3.1 per cent in October, down from 3.8 per cent the month before. Statistics Canada said the year-over-year deceleration was largely due to lower gasoline prices. Gas...
Nov 21, 2023
Feds to deliver fall economic update Tuesday
Canada's finance minister will deliver her government's fall economic statement on Tuesday. Chrystia Freeland has said that housing and affordability will be key themes in the address. "We've said tha...
Nov 21, 2023
Write a letter to Santa and he'll write back
Canada Post once again will deliver letters to Santa. Every year Santa Claus receives over a million letters from kids around the world. Every letter gets read, and everyone who writes to him gets a l...
Nov 20, 2023
Montreal Alouettes win Grey Cup in Hamilton
The Montreal Alouettes are the Grey Cup champions. They defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28-24 in Sunday night in Hamilton to win the 110th edition of the CFL's championship game. Montreal ended a 1...
Nov 20, 2023
