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ICBC applies to regulator for two-year rate freeze on basic auto insurance

ICBC applies to regulator for two-year rate freeze on basic auto insurance

VANCOUVER — Premier David Eby says the provincial auto insurer is applying for a two-year rate freeze on basic auto insurance to help alleviate some of the high cost-of-living pressures on British Columbians.
Violent crime involving firearms down five per cent: Statistics Canada

Violent crime involving firearms down five per cent: Statistics Canada

OTTAWA — Newly released statistics show that violent crime involving firearms dropped five per cent in Canada between 2020 and 2021.
EPA: US fuel economy flat in 2021, emissions down slightly

EPA: US fuel economy flat in 2021, emissions down slightly

DETROIT (AP) — Fuel economy for 2021 model year vehicles in the U.S. stayed flat with 2020 as people continued to buy less-efficient trucks and SUVs, according to an annual government report published Monday. The fleet of new vehicles got 25.
Giuliani avoids jail in dispute over payments to ex-wife

Giuliani avoids jail in dispute over payments to ex-wife

NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani beat a contempt order and avoided jail Monday in an ongoing dispute over money he owes to his third wife, Judith Giuliani, as part of a divorce settlement reached three years ago .
Supreme Court to resume issuing decisions in courtroom

Supreme Court to resume issuing decisions in courtroom

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is restoring another pre-pandemic tradition, announcing decisions in a public session in the courtroom.

Florida man convicted in Jan 6 insurrection

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Florida man who posted a Facebook video of himself during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol faces more than two decades in prison following a felony conviction.
Ontario updating curriculum for computer, technological education

Ontario updating curriculum for computer, technological education

Ontario is updating its curriculum in both computer science and technological education to include more hands-on learning.
Mi'kmaq activist Nora Bernard recommended for new name of Halifax's Cornwallis Street

Mi'kmaq activist Nora Bernard recommended for new name of Halifax's Cornwallis Street

HALIFAX — The daughter of late Mi’kmaq activist Nora Bernard says it’s “incredibly powerful” that a Halifax street that has long honoured a man who encouraged the killing of her ancestors will likely be renamed after her mother.
Ottawa police cut email access over fears info would leak during 'Freedom Convoy'

Ottawa police cut email access over fears info would leak during 'Freedom Convoy'

Ottawa police were so concerned about leaks from "Freedom Convoy" sympathizers in their ranks that they proactively shut off the email accounts of members on leave, but now the force has little to say about how real those fears turned out to be.
Israeli army acknowledges shooting death of Palestinian girl

Israeli army acknowledges shooting death of Palestinian girl

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Monday acknowledged that its troops fatally shot a teenage Palestinian girl during an operation in the occupied West Bank, saying she was unintentionally hit by fire aimed at gunmen in the area.