Federal Reserve officials raised concerns in September that the pace of the economic recovery would slow without more relief from Congress, building on previous warnings from the central bank, according to documents released a day after President Trump said he was ending stimulus talks with House Democrats.
Polish watchdog fines Gazprom $7.6 billion over Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline
Poland has fined Russia's Gazprom GAZP.MM more than 29 billion zlotys ($7.6 billion) for building the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline without Warsaw's approval, its watchdog said on Wednesday, prompting the company to say it will appeal.
Quebec postpones English school board elections
The scheduled Nov. 1 school board elections in the English school system are being postponed because of the pandemic, Premier François Legault announced Wednesday.
Legault made the announcement at a pandemic news conference where he revealed public health has advised against the vote despite health precautions already being taken.
Wilkinson's Liberals promise mental health help on police calls
During a campaign event in Vancouver today, Wilkinson said a Liberal government would provide $58 million to hire 100 psychiatric social workers and registered nurses to staff joint teams with police to answer mental health calls.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe Failed to Disclose His Other Impaired Driving Arrest — An Alleged Hit-and-Run
Scott Moe never disclosed the 1994 hit-and-run arrest despite a 1992 drunk driving conviction and a fatal 1997 crash that killed a woman.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe admits he was arrested in 1994 for drunk driving and leaving the scene of an accident, but he denies all of the charges and he says the charges were later withdrawn.
Government spent more than $213K defending Seamus O'Regan in small claims court
It captures the cost of litigation and support services delivered by the government lawyers and staff who worked on the lawsuit launched two years ago by Sean Bruyea, a former air force intelligence officer. Bruyea claimed O'Regan — who was the Veterans Affairs minister at the time — defamed him in a February 2018 opinion piece in The Hill Times, a parliamentary precinct publication.
'I made some poor choices:' Scott Moe speaks about 1994 impaired driving charge
“In 1994 when I was 20, I was charged with impaired driving and leaving the scene of an accident,” Moe said. “Those charges were later withdrawn because I was not impaired and did not leave the scene.”
Conservatives' O'Toole says MPs can vote freely on conversion therapy ban, assisted dying bills
On Monday, the Liberals reintroduced a bill that expands eligibility for medical assistance in dying. Both pieces of legislation have met stiff resistance from socially conservative pockets of the Conservative party.
Joyce Echaquan's family tells Francois Legault not to participate in funeral and to see 'reality of systemic racism'
"His closed position concerning the recognition of systemic racism faced by First Nations explains the community's decision in this regard," reads a news release by the Atikamekw Council of Manawan.
Fate of indoor dining to be decided within 'day or two:' Tory
Mayor Tory said "very constructive, very intensive" discussions are underway with the province to seek a path forward, but everyone involved is aware of what closing indoor dining might do to restaurant and bar owners.
NDP to introduce motion looking into all government coronavirus pandemic spending
The motion, shared with Global News Tuesday, will be filed “in light of troubling allegations of misuse of public funds by the government” during the pandemic, according to its text.
Programs specifically mentioned in the motion that would be reviewed are the Canada Student Service Grant, the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and the procurement of personal protective equipment.
New study shows 'shared imagery' related to the pandemic is invading our dreams
The most common type of dream for all respondents who described them was having travel difficulties with overcrowding somehow involved.