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Rising interest rates could dampen stimulus impact from federal budget, PBO says
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says an expected rise in interest rates should temper the amount of economic stimulus from the Trudeau Liberals' budget. The report today from Yves Giroux sug...
May 27, 2021
Supreme Court of Canada won't hear challenge of 2015 Alberta election call
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada won't hear a challenge of the former Alberta government's decision to call an election in 2015. A general election was held in Alberta in 2012 and based on the pro...
May 27, 2021
Supreme Court of Canada to hear appeal of sentencing in mosque shooter case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will review the sentencing of a man who went on a deadly shooting spree at a Quebec City mosque.Alexandre Bissonnette pleaded guilty to six charges of first-degree...
May 27, 2021
U.S. durable goods orders drop 1.3% in April
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. orders for big-ticket manufactured goods dropped unexpectedly in April for the first time in 11 months as a shortage of computer chips disrupted auto production. The Commerce De...
May 27, 2021
US jobless claims fall to 406,000, a new pandemic low
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped last week to 406,000, a new pandemic low and more evidence that the job market is strengthening as the virus wanes and e...
May 27, 2021
Vaccine expiry date approaches, apology to Italian-Canadians: In The News for May 27
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 27 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
May 27, 2021
Bill aims to legally recognize evolution to more independent, less partisan Senate
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is moving to legally recognize the evolution of Canada's Senate into a more independent, non-partisan chamber of sober second thought. It has introduced a government bi...
May 27, 2021
Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. Health Canada says up to 37 milli...
May 27, 2021
Hajdu urges provinces to share AstraZeneca vaccines if can't use before expiry
OTTAWA - The federal government is urging provinces not to waste thousands of doses of AstraZeneca vaccine that are due to expire in a few days. In a letter to her provincial and territorial counterpa...
May 27, 2021
Trudeau to deliver apology to Italian Canadians for internment during WW2
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to deliver a formal apology in the House of Commons today for the internment of Canadians of Italian descent during the Second World War. In a news releas...
May 27, 2021