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Bank of Canada plans to keep eye on climate change impact on inflation
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada says it plans to more closely monitor how increasingly frequent and severe weather events could impact the prices consumers pay for goods as part of its mandate to keep inf...
Nov 3, 2021
Alberta, with largest oil industry, sends fewer to COP than any other energy province
EDMONTON - The province with Canada's largest oil and gas industry has sent one of the country's smallest delegations to the international climate conference, where emissions from that industry are un...
Nov 3, 2021
Mayor of Williams Lake, B.C., apologizes for residential school repost
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The mayor of Williams Lake, B.C., has apologized for reposting a social media comment that suggested there are "two sides" to the history of residential schools. Walt Cobb made t...
Nov 3, 2021
Penguins star Crosby, defenseman Dumoulin on COVID-19 list
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins placed star center Sidney Crosby and defenseman Brian Dumoulin in the COVID-19 protocol on Wednesday after both tested positive. Coach Mike Sullivan said Cros...
Nov 3, 2021
NDP says scrap Commons' gender-based dress rules, including jackets and ties for men
OTTAWA - MPs are calling for the House of Commons' "archaic" dress code - which requires men to wear a jacket and tie to speak in the chamber - to be scrapped. NDP MPs want the traditional rules on de...
Nov 3, 2021
Voters reelect Black Iowa mayor targeted by pro-police group
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Voters in Iowa's eighth-largest city, Waterloo, reelected the city's first Black mayor and chose three Black candidates for City Council, which will have its Black majority for ...
Nov 3, 2021
Wage increases planned for child-care workers in Saskatchewan
Early childhood educators (ECE) in Saskatchewan are getting a raise.The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan announced Wednesday they're giving qualified child-care workers a wage increase of up to ...
Nov 3, 2021
Menard, Collaros, and Masoli all named CFL's Top Performers for the month of October
Defensive lineman David Mnard of the Montreal Alouettes and veteran quarterbacks Zach Collaros of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Jeremiah Masoli of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats were named the CFL's to playe...
Nov 3, 2021
US woman who killed mom in Bali indicted on US murder charge
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago woman who served more than seven years in an Indonesian prison for killing her mother at a luxury resort on the island of Bali has been indicted on murder conspiracy charges i...
Nov 3, 2021
American linebacker Nate Holley, CFL's top rookie in 2019, joins Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts signed American linebacker Nate Holley on Wednesday. Holley, 26, was the CFL's top rookie in 2019 after registering 78 tackles, 22 special-teams tackles, one sack and a...
Nov 3, 2021
