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Munitions factory in Ingersoll, Ont., given multimillion-dollar defence contract
Canada’s defence minister has committed $1.4 billion to boost the production of weapons, saying the investment is essential to the future of the country. Source link
Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 2.25%, saying war will boost global inflation
The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate at 2.25 per cent on Wednesday, saying that higher oil and gas prices from the Middle East war are likely to boost global inflation but that it’s too soon to assess the conflict’s impact on the Canadian economy. Source link
Iranian women's soccer team arrive back in Iran after some withdrew asylum claim
The Iranian women’s soccer team crossed the Turkish border into Iran on Wednesday to complete a fraught return journey from Australia, after five members withdrew asylum claims they had lodged there. Source link
Raygan Kirk nets 2nd shutout as Sceptres beat Fleet
Daryl Watts scored her eighth goal of the season with 11:01 left in the third period, Raygan Kirk recorded her second straight shutout, and the Toronto Sceptres beat the league-leading Boston Fleet 2-0 on Tuesday night. Source link
Child vaccination rate drops sharply in Michigan as RFK Jr. influences policy
Reuters data analysis shows swift fall in inoculations of toddlers. Officials link vaccination decline to Kennedy’s policies and rhetoric. Source link
Venezuela beats U.S. to win country's 1st World Baseball Classic title
Venezuela won the World Baseball Classic for the first time Tuesday night, beating the United States 3-2 in the championship game on Eugenio Suarez’s tiebreaking double in the top of the ninth inning. Source link
Iran launches attacks on Israel, Gulf neighbours after 2 high-ranking leaders killed
Iran lashed out following the killing of two high-ranking leaders in an airstrike with attacks on its Persian Gulf neighbours and Israel on Wednesday, using some of its latest missiles to evade air defences and killing two people near Tel Aviv as the war in the Middle East showed no signs of slowing. Source link
N.S. culinary instructor teaches students to cook lobsters more humanely
A Nova Scotia Community College culinary instructor in Cape Breton is teaching his students to cook and kill lobsters more humanely. Source link
Israeli airstrikes kill 6 in central Beirut, Lebanese authorities say
More than 900 people have been killed in Lebanon by Israeli attacks since Hezbollah entered the regional war in support of Tehran on March 2, and more than 1 million people have been forced to flee their homes, Lebanese authorities say. Source link
Northwestern Ontario pleads for federal funding as highway fatalities mount
Northern Ontario politicians are urgently appealing to the federal government for help during one of the deadliest winters on record along 2,000 kilometres of highway between Nipigon, Sudbury and North Bay. Source link