A Calgary jury has convicted Edward Downey of two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of Sara Baillie and her five-year-old daughter, Taliyah Marsman.
Huge, recently discovered B.C. cave closed to public — and trespassers face $1M fine
B.C.’s provincial government has shut down the area around a newly discovered cave thought to be Canada’s largest in order to preserve the massive cavern — and anyone caught in the area could be on the hook for $1 million.
Federal Reserve hikes benchmark interest rate to as much as 2.5%
The U.S. Federal Reserve is raising its key interest rate for the fourth time this year to reflect the economy’s continued strength, but signals it expects to slow its pace of hikes next year.
Shares in Canadian mortgage company Home Capital sell off after Warren Buffett sells his stake
Shares in Canadian mortgage company Home Capital fell as much as 18 per cent on Wednesday after Warren Buffett’s company Berkshire Hathaway had sold most of its stake in the company.
RBC disputes report that it had access to users’ Facebook messages
The Royal Bank of Canada is disputing a report in the New York Times that says the bank, along with many other companies, had the ability to read, write and delete users’ messages on Facebook’s messaging platform.
Facebook let some companies read private messages, access friend lists, report finds
Facebook gave some companies such as Microsoft, Netflix, Spotify and Royal Bank of Canada more extensive access to users’ personal data than it has previously revealed, letting them read private messages or see the names of friends without consent, according to a New York Times report.
Odds of rate hike in Canada next month fall to near 0% as inflation slips to lowest point in 2018
Lower gas prices pulled Canada’s annual inflation rate in November down to 1.7 per cent, the first time in 10 months it has been below the Bank of Canada’s two per cent target, underscoring market expectations that imminent interest rate hikes are off the table.
Vice-Admiral Norman’s pre-trial hearing hears of possible efforts to withhold records
A pre-trial hearing for a top Canadian Navy officer accused of leaking cabinet secrets heard dramatic claims today about possible manipulation of the access-to-information system within the Department of National Defence.
Donald Trump undermined Canada on Huawei arrest, says former U.S. ambassador
Former U.S. ambassador to China Gary Locke says Donald Trump undermined Canada over the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou when he remarked that he could intervene in the case if it helped secure a trade deal.
Terrorists or targets? Appeal court to decide fate of B.C. couple accused in bomb plot
B.C.’s Court of Appeal will hand down a decision on Wednesday that could see a Surrey couple sent to jail for planting explosive devices on the grounds of the provincial legislature.