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Fed leaves key rate unchanged at low level amid global risks
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a low level Wednesday amid an economy that looks solid but faces potential global threats. The Fed sketched a mostly posi...
Jan 29, 2020
Senior officer warns Norad can't detect Russian bombers in time, needs upgrades
OTTAWA - A senior Canadian military officer says the aging defensive system protecting North America from attack cannot detect long-range Russian bombers before they are in range to launch missiles at...
Jan 29, 2020
Fresh lettuce and tomatoes: Sea-can garden aimed to ease Arctic food insecurity
GJOA HAVEN , Nunavut - Two converted sea cans sitting on the rocky tundra are bringing fresh vegetables to the Arctic. The overseas shipping containers have been turned into greenhouses that are&...
Jan 29, 2020
Crown wants 12 years for two men guilty of violent Toronto bar sex assault
TORONTO - A bar owner and his manager convicted of a violent, videotaped gang sex assault of a barely conscious woman each deserve 12 years in prison, a prosecutor said on Wednesday. In argu...
Jan 29, 2020
A worldwide rugby brand, Sonny Bill looks to keep life simple with the Wolfpack
A marquee name that has become a mega-brand in the world of rugby, Sonny Bill Williams is looking to keep things simple as a member of the Toronto Wolfpack. The 34-year-old former All Black is relying...
Jan 29, 2020
Supreme Court allows enforcement of new green card rule
WASHINGTON - A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to put in place new rules that could jeopardize permanent resident status for immigrants who use food stamps, Medicaid a...
Jan 29, 2020
Auschwitz survivors warn of rising anti-Semitism 75 years on
OSWIECIM, Poland - Survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp prayed and wept as they marked the 75th anniversary of its liberation, returning Monday to the place where they lost entire families a...
Jan 29, 2020
Avenatti greets prospective jurors for extortion trial
NEW YORK - California lawyer Michael Avenatti stood to greet 120 prospective jurors who came to a New York courtroom Monday to fill out questionnaires for his trial on charges he tried to extort milli...
Jan 29, 2020
Desmond fatality inquiry hears of former soldier purchasing rifle before killing
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - An RCMP investigator has testified about the steps a former soldier took, including researching where to buy a rifle, before he shot three members of his f...
Jan 29, 2020
Alberta curriculum review urges focus on basic learning, standardized tests
CALGARY - A panel reviewing Alberta's education curriculum is urging the province to stick to the basics, make learning more focused on jobs and to emphasize standardized testing.It also recommends th...
Jan 29, 2020