Has Canada’s economy dodged a bullet? The measures policymakers have put in place to cool down household borrowing appear to have had at least one positive effect: The risk of a debt crisis in Canada has come down significantly over the past year. The Geneva-based Bank for International Settlements (BIS), a sort of “central bank…
Louisville, Ky.- Both idle last week, Mission Viejo (Calif.) and Alexander Central (Taylorsville, N.C.) continue to hold the top two spots in the USA Today Sports/NFCA High School Super 25. St. Amant (La.), Aledo (Texas), and Pioneer (San Jose, Calif.) each tallied wins and remain at No. 3 through No. 5, respectively. As Massachusetts…
Canada is a massive country, with all kinds of quirks that might not be immediately apparent to visitors. Spring and summer in the Great White North, for example, are more like concepts or metaphors than actual, distinct seasons of the year. To help the rest of the world understand Canada’s oddities, helpful Canadians have shared…
An Iranian dissident has been sentenced to read three books and re-write them word by word after calling the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei a despot and demanding a national protest to end this rule. Abulfazl Ghadiani, 74, a founding member of the banned reformist Mujahedin of Islamic Revolution Organisation has already served several years behind bars…
OTTAWA — Fewer Canadians are living under the official poverty line than at any time in the last decade, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday The agency laid the credit for the drop on a combination of a buoyant economy and the Liberals signature child benefit. The national statistics office says fewer children are living in poverty…
The creative team behind Marvel’s current Venom comic have long been making the claim that their series is “better than Watchmen,” but apparently they have the support of Watchmen co-creator Dave Gibbons himself. In a surprise move, Gibbons has taken the time to draw a variant cover for the upcoming Venom #11 that directly parodies…
Police have issued a warning to villagers in western Germany after a doctor died in a suspected revenge bomb attack by a local resident. The 64-year-old doctor, who has not been named under German privacy laws, was found dead outside his surgery in the village of Enkenbach-Alsenborn on Friday morning. Investigators found the remains of…
OTTAWA — The federal infrastructure minister says he is looking to connect private backers with some of the country’s rural and northern communities to pay for badly needed broadband internet connections. Provincial governments have leaned heavily on the Liberals to use whatever influence they have with the Canada Infrastructure Bank to get it to fund…
Guacamelee! 2 is available now on PlayStation 4 and PC, and is receiving two new DLC packs over the next couple of weeks featuring additional playable character skins as well as a new challenge level. Revealed through the PlayStation Blog, Guacamelee! 2 will add the Three Enemigos character pack for $3 tomorrow, which gives you the…
Eurostar passengers from Paris to London are facing cancellations and delays of up to two hours due to a strike by French customs workers over what they warn is a lack of preparedness for Brexit. As the March 29 deadline for Britain’s departure from the European Union approaches, French customs officers are demanding higher pay…