Stories for you
- BusinessReuters
Yellen says economy performing well, inflation will ebb
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday that the U.S. economy "continues to perform very, very well" and that she still sees inflation falling back to more normal levels. "The U.S. economy continues to perform very, very well," Yellen said in an interview with Reuters as she cited "peculiar but not concerning" reasons for data earlier on Thursday that showed the U.S. economy grew at its slowest pace in nearly two years last quarter. Yellen added that she also expects housing inflation
1 min read - NewsThe Canadian Press
N.L. minister seeks Criminal Code changes he says will protect domestic abuse victims
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador’s Justice Minister has written to his federal counterpart to ask for changes to the Criminal Code relating to bail and detention in cases of intimate partner violence. John Hogan wrote the letter to Arif Virani last month, about a week after a St. John's, N.L., woman was found dead and Ibrahim Alahmad was charged with her murder. Alahmad had been facing a litany of previous charges involving the woman — whose identity is protected by a publication ban
3 min read - NewsYahoo News
Pro-Palestinian protests spread as more than 100 arrested at Emerson College, University of Texas at Austin. Here's what's happening.
Pro-Palestinian protests and encampments are springing up at numerous colleges, leading to arrests and heightened security concerns. Here’s what's happening.
5 min read - BusinessCBC
Honda to invest $15B to build four new EV plants in Ontario
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday that Japanese automaker Honda will make a $15-billion electric vehicle investment in Ontario that will see four new manufacturing plants built in the province.According to a government statement released to the media in advance of the announcement, the deal will result in "Canada's first comprehensive electric vehicle supply chain."The deal includes the construction of Honda's first electric vehicle assembly plant as
1 min read - US PoliticsCBC
VideoWhat is the presidential immunity case before the U.S. Supreme Court actually about?
Lawrence Douglas, a law professor at Amherst College in Massachusetts, walks through the case in which justices will evaluate former president Donald Trump's bid for immunity from prosecution over his role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
- NewsCBC
Halifax man serving manslaughter sentence being released from prison
A Halifax man with a history of violence is being released from prison, even though the Parole Board of Canada said he is a high risk to reoffend.Joseph James Greene, 61, is serving an 11-year, four-month sentence for manslaughter. Under the law, most federal offenders must be released after serving two-thirds of their sentence.Due to the risk Greene poses, the parole board is ordering that he must live in a halfway house until the final day of his sentence.The board has also attached conditions
2 min read - NewsThe Weather Network
Tropics are waking up with the first disturbance of 2024
The National Hurricane Centre issued the first tropical outlook of the 2024 hurricane season early Thursday morning.
1 min read
