Bank of Canada holds key rate steady at 5 per cent
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada decided to hold its key interest rate steady on Wednesday amid mounting evidence the economy is slowing, but the central bank isn’t declaring …
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The Wait For U.S. Passports Is Creating Travel Purgatory And Snarling Summer Plans
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking a valid U.S. passport for that 2023 trip? Buckle up, wishful traveler, for a very different journey before you step anywhere near an airport. A much-feared …
Schools face extended learning loss threats with new COVID wave
(NewsNation) — A new summer COVID-19 variant is putting schools in a tough situation, bringing with it the potential for extended absences and an extension of pandemic learning loss, and …
Ottawa homicide: Ottawa police say innocent victims killed in mass shooting outside Ottawa wedding
The two men killed and six others injured in the long weekend shooting outside a wedding reception in Ottawa’s south end were not the intended targets, Ottawa police say. Investigators …
New Partygate video is one more headache for Rishi Sunak | Partygate
Eight months into Boris Johnson’s leadership, he was faced with what many deemed was a challenge greater than the second world war, which his hero Winston Churchill presided over; the …
CDC Estimates How Many Americans Hadn’t Had COVID By End Of 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released new figures showing that about one in four Americans over the age of 16 had not been infected with COVID-19 as …
CDC, WHO tracking new COVID-19 variant; highly mutated strain found in US
(NEXSTAR) — The World Health Organization added a new lineage of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to its Variants Under Monitoring (VUM) category on Thursday, citing a large number of mutations that …
B.C. officials explain why state of emergency remains in effect
While officials say the end of B.C.’s historically terrible wildfire season is in sight, they’re urging people to remain vigilant. At a provincial news conference on Wednesday, Minister …
From Covid to poverty: why pupil absence in England is rising | School attendance and absence
The reasons for increased levels of pupil absence in England are multiple and complex. Some were an issue before the Covid pandemic closed schools and disrupted the education of millions, …
Judge Blocks Biden Officials From Speaking With Social Media Companies
A federal judge barred the Biden administration and top government officials from speaking with social media companies about a broad host of topics on Tuesday, issuing a preliminary injunction that …