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US House Paralysed as Scalise Scrambles for Votes
Confusion reigned on Capitol Hill on Thursday as Speaker of the House nominee Steve Scalise struggled to win…
Canada Lifts Mortgage Bond Plan by 50% to Boost Construction
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is increasing the size of a mortgage-bond program by 50% to try to…
A Musician and a Soldier Among US and Canada Missing or Dead in Israel
Deborah Matias and her husband Shlomi died protecting their son from gunmen who broke into their home. They…
Canada’s Fernandez Through to Hong Kong Open Final With Win Over Blinkova
HONG KONG — Leylah Fernandez advanced to her first final in 19 months after a 6-2, 7-5 victory…
Oil Prices Jump 5% Amid Geopolitical Tensions, on Pace for Best Week in Over a Month
Oil prices rose more than 5% on Friday as investors remained on edge about escalating geopolitical tensions in…
Bank of Canada Says Higher Long-term Bond Yields No Substitute for Policy
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem on Friday, speaking ahead of an interest rate decision on Oct. 25,…
US to Send More Arms to Israel Before Expected Gaza Invasion
The US pledged to send more arms to Israel on Thursday ahead of an expected ground assault in Gaza against…
Public Health Agency of Canada Reporting Slight Increase in Hospital Admissions Linked to COVID-19
As rollout of the updated COVID-19 vaccine gets under way in many parts of the country, the Public…
Stop Creating a ‘Trudeaustan’, Justin
Numerous supporters of Hamas who have been welcomed into Canada during the period when Justin Trudeau is the…
Fernandez, Dabrowski Both Advance to Finals in Asia
Saturday was a good day for Canadian tennis as both Leylah Annie Fernandez and Gabriela Dabrowski advanced to…