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Liberals offer 'modest' help for first-time homebuyers
OTTAWA - On the eve of a federal election this fall, the Liberal government is looking to help more Canadians buy their first homes by picking up a portion of their mortgage costs and increasing the a...
Mar 19, 2019
Dozens feared dead in eruption of New Zealand volcano
WHAKATANE, New Zealand - A volcano on a New Zealand island erupted Monday with a towering blast of ash and scalding steam as tourists were exploring the moon-like surface, killing five people and leav...
Dec 09, 2019
Cousins scores in OT, Panthers eliminate Maple Leafs in five games
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs are out of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Nick Cousins scored at 15:32 of overtime and Sergei Bobrovsky made 50 saves as the Florida Panthers downed Toronto 3-2 on Friday to win t...
May 13, 2023
Feds to appeal court ruling that struck down cabinet order labelling plastics toxic
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the federal government will appeal a recent Federal Court ruling that struck down a cabinet order underlying Ottawa's ban of some single-use plasti...
Nov 20, 2023
Companies divided on raising prices or slashing benefits to handle wage hike
TORONTO - Signs announcing price increases and letters to employees slashing benefits have grown rampant in Ontario, revealing two very different approaches businesses have gravitated toward in the wa...
Jan 08, 2018
Judge: Woman Trump called 'dummy' on Twitter can't sue him
NEW YORK - Donald Trump can keep his Twitter insults flying. In a decision made public Tuesday, a New York judge dismissed a lawsuit filed last year against the Republican president-elect by a politic...
Jan 11, 2017
Liberals look to strike the right note in planned changes to Canada Music Fund
OTTAWA - The federal government is expected to make long-sought changes next year to a fund aimed at helping Canada’s music industry, about two years after officials first recommended improvemen...
Apr 07, 2018
Liberals set homeless reduction targets ahead of provincial talks
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are aiming to halve the number of the hardest-to-help homeless and experts say it’s a move that may be key to ending homelessness in the country. The upcoming natio...
Apr 22, 2017
Apple unveils $999 iPhone X with facial recognition
CUPERTINO, Calif. - Apple has broken the $1,000 barrier with its latest, and most expensive, phone, the iPhone X. With a price starting at $999 and a host of new features, the phone will be a big test...
Sep 12, 2017
US targets $300B of Chinese goods for new tariff hikes
BEIJING - U.S. officials listed $300 billion more of Chinese goods for possible tariff hikes while Beijing vowed Tuesday to "fight to the finish" in an escalating trade battle that is fuelin...
May 14, 2019