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Inflation cools to 2.7% in April, increasing odds of a summer interest rate cut

This the weakest annual CPI increase since early 2021, and inflation has fallen within the Bank of Canada’s target band of 1 per cent to 3 per cent for four consecutive months

Markets and economists react: Odds of a June BoC rate cut strengthen after inflation data

Israel-hamas war

Ottawa says Canada respects independence of ICC, but rejects comparing Hamas and Israel

International Criminal Court chief prosecutor requested warrants for arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his Defence Minister and senior members of Hamas

UN halts all food distribution in Rafah after running out of supplies in the southern Gaza city

Yale graduates stage pro-Palestinian walkout of commencement

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Serial killer Robert Pickton seriously wounded in prison assault

Pickton, who was charged with 27 counts of murder and later convicted of six, is serving his life sentence in a Quebec prison
U.S. politics

Defence rests without Trump taking witness stand in New York hush money trial

The jury was sent home until May 28, when closing arguments are expected. Trump did not stop to speak as he left the courthouse and ignored a question about why he wasn’t testifying

Trump campaign calls The Apprentice film ‘blatantly false,’ director offers to screen it for him

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In Toronto, Neil Young and Crazy Horse rejected nostalgia by showing a sold-out crowd that rock ‘n’ roll will never die

The singer, known for protest and being against corporate sponsorship, apparently stipulated that the venue’s signature Budweiser beers not be sold during his concert

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Thirteen Saskatchewan ministries refuse to comply with information commissioner’s decision

Ottawa not sufficiently addressing flood of access requests for immigration records, watchdog says

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Inflation cools to 2.7% in April, increasing odds of a summer interest rate cut

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Serial killer Robert Pickton seriously wounded in prison assault

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A storied property in Rothesay, N.B. changes hands – from one prominent family to another

A month after I was hired, my hourly pay was reduced. What recourse do I have?

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