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US productivity up modest 1.9 per cent in fourth quarter
WASHINGTON - U.S. productivity grew at a rate of 1.9 per cent in the fourth quarter, a slight improvement over the third quarter. Labor costs rose 2 per cent, the strongest gain since the beginning of...
Mar 07, 2019
European Central Bank offers help to weakening economy
FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank is taking steps to support a weakening economy, pushing back the earliest date of interest rate increases and announcing a new round of cheap loans to banks. The ...
Mar 07, 2019
Egyptian actor says military court sentenced him to 8 years
CAIRO - An Egyptian actor known for his criticism of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi's government says a military court has sentenced him in absentia to eight years in prison in two separate cases. Am...
Mar 07, 2019
Canadians Gilder, Schroder to showcase girl's baseball at MLB high school event
Liz Gilder's baseball journey began as a bit of a fluke when her mother signed her up for the sport after failing to find a registration form for their local softball league. Thirteen years ...
Mar 07, 2019
Manitoba opposition parties say budget could lead to snap election
WINNIPEG - It's budget day in Manitoba, and many political observers are watching to see whether there will be a long-promised tax cut that would lead to an early election. The Progressive Conser...
Mar 07, 2019
Five things Canada learned at the justice committee from Butts, Drouin
OTTAWA - Five things we heard Wednesday as the House of Commons justice committee heard from Gerald Butts, former principal secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as well as Privy Council clerk M...
Mar 07, 2019
Trudeau to apologize for handling of Inuit who died during TB treatment
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The prime minister is to deliver an apology today on behalf of the federal government in what is expected to be an emotionally charged event marking decades-old mistreatment of Inui...
Mar 07, 2019
PM will try to douse SNC-Lavalin fire by admitting mistakes but nothing illegal
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will try to put the SNC-Lavalin affair behind him today by acknowledging mistakes were made and promising to do better in future. But while he'll adopt a mo...
Mar 07, 2019
Dennis Oland expected to continue testifying in his defence at trial
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Dennis Oland will be the only witness for the defence on the stand at his trial today in the death of his multimillionaire father in Saint John, N.B. Oland began his testimony late ...
Mar 07, 2019
In the news today, March 7
Six stories in the news for Thursday, March 7 --- TRUDEAU TO MAKE STATEMENT ON SNC-LAVALIN TODAY Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will try to put the SNC-Lavalin affair behind him today by ackn...
Mar 07, 2019
