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Bank of Canada holds its key interest rate steady at 5% in final decision of 2023
The Bank of Canada once again held its key interest rate steady at five per cent Wednesday, encouraged by evidence that higher rates are helping bring inflation down."Higher interest rates are clearly...
Dec 6, 2023
Jacques Martin returns to Senators as senior adviser to coaching staff
OTTAWA - Jacques Martin is back with the Ottawa Senators. The team announced Wednesday its former head coach has been appointed as a senior adviser to current bench boss D.J. Smith and his staff. Mart...
Dec 6, 2023
Scott Milanovich named head coach of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
HAMILTON - Scott Milanovich is the new head coach of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The CFL team named him as the 27th head coach in franchise history this morning. Milanovich joined the Tiger-Cats as a sen...
Dec 6, 2023
US files war crime charges against Russians accused of torturing an American in the Ukraine invasion
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Wednesday said it has filed war crime charges against four members of the Russian military accused of abducting and torturing an American during the invasio...
Dec 6, 2023
Assembly of First Nations to elect new national chief in special assembly
It's election day for the Assembly of First Nations, where chiefs in the assembly or their proxies will decide who's best suited to lead the organization after several turbulent years.The election com...
Dec 6, 2023
Norman Lear, producer of TV's 'All in the Family' and influential liberal advocate, has died at 101
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Norman Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with such topical hits as "All in the Family" and "Maude" and propelled political and social ...
Dec 6, 2023
Suspect in custody after 6 dead and 3 injured in series of attacks in Texas, authorities say
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A daylong series of attacks in Austin has left four people dead and at least three injured, and a man believed to be connected to them and the deaths of two people near San Antoni...
Dec 6, 2023
In the news today: Canadians to Ottawa: spend on health care, housing and AFN votes
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Ottawa should spend on health care, housing A majority of Canadians think the f...
Dec 6, 2023
Montreal Canadiens draw online backlash for charging fans $195 to meet mascot Youppi!
Montreal Canadiens fans attending games at the Bell Centre can ensure they get a personalized visit at their seat from team mascot Youppi! - as long as they're willing to pay nearly $200 for the privi...
Dec 6, 2023
StatCan: Eight million people, 27 per cent of Canadians, have at least one disability
The number of Canadians with at least one disability has doubled in ten years, a reality that should push governments to help reduce barriers to accessibility, says the head of a human rights organiza...
Dec 6, 2023