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Fed raises key rate by half-point and signals more to come

Fed raises key rate by half-point and signals more to come

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve reinforced its inflation fight Wednesday by raising its key interest rate for the seventh time this year and signaling more hikes to come.
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Liberals want to expand Parliament Hill after post-convoy security report

Liberals want to expand Parliament Hill after post-convoy security report

OTTAWA — Liberal MPs on a House of Commons committee that studied parliamentary security after the "Freedom Convoy" say Parliament Hill should expand to include nearby streets.
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Health ministers agree on improving health care, but premiers holding out: Duclos

Health ministers agree on improving health care, but premiers holding out: Duclos

OTTAWA — Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos and his provincial counterparts agree privately on what needs to be done to improve health care, the federal minister said Wednesday, but he argues "the ball is in the premiers' court" to accept a deal for mo
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Council votes to study reparations for Black Bostonians

Council votes to study reparations for Black Bostonians

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston City Council voted Wednesday to form a task force to study how it can provide reparations for and other forms of atonement to Black Bostonians for the city's role in slavery and its legacy of inequality.
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Toronto city council approves plan to allow for greater density in residential areas

Toronto city council approves plan to allow for greater density in residential areas

Toronto city council has approved a sweeping housing plan that will significantly transform zoning bylaws in an effort to address the affordability crisis.
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House of Commons breaks for the holidays, with MPs set return in late January

House of Commons breaks for the holidays, with MPs set return in late January

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ended the fall sitting of the House of Commons by saying he shares the New Democrats' concerns about health care, as Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre instructed his members of Parliament to stand on the side
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Ottawa council hoping transit fare freeze will help ridership bounce back

Ottawa council hoping transit fare freeze will help ridership bounce back

Ottawa city council has voted to freeze transit fares for the upcoming year in an effort to restore the public's trust after the light rail transit system debacle, and to encourage more people to use public transit as they return to in-person work.
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Man facing charge after Ukrainian refugee, 7, dies in Montreal hit and run

Man facing charge after Ukrainian refugee, 7, dies in Montreal hit and run

MONTREAL — A Quebec man was charged Wednesday in a Montreal hit and run that killed a seven-year-old girl who had recently arrived in Canada with her mother and two siblings after fleeing the war in Ukraine.
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Ukraine: Russian strikes thwarted, wreckage hits buildings

Ukraine: Russian strikes thwarted, wreckage hits buildings

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities said they thwarted a Russian attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region Wednesday as their air defense system destroyed 13 explosive-laden drones, although wreckage damaged five buildings, without causing cas
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Surge in illnesses prompts some child surgery postponements at Winnipeg hospital

Surge in illnesses prompts some child surgery postponements at Winnipeg hospital

WINNIPEG — A surge of children sick with respiratory illnesses is prompting the children's hospital in Winnipeg to postpone some surgeries and shift some health-care workers around.
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