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March 2, 2022
 
 
CONSUMER March 2, 2022 10:01 am

Bank of Canada raises key interest rate to 0.5%

The Bank of Canada raised interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, keeping with analyst’s expectations and its own signals from January.

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WORLD March 2, 2022 6:00 am

‘This is my country’: As Ukrainians flee Russian invasion, some return home to fight

The Russian invasion has already driven more than a half-million refugees into neighbouring countries like Poland, but a steady stream of Ukrainians are also heading home.

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WORLD March 2, 2022 8:24 am

Russian billionaires moving superyachts to Maldives as sanctions tighten

The vessels’ arrival in the archipelago off the coast of Sri Lanka follows the imposition of severe Western sanctions on Russia in reprisal for its Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine.

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Russian superyacht

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WORLD March 2, 2022 12:15 pm

UN General Assembly overwhelmingly backs vote to deplore Russia's war in Ukraine

The United Nations General Assembly adopted on Wednesday a resolution rebuking the Russian invasion of Ukraine and calling Moscow to immediately withdraw all forces from Ukraine.

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Ukraine Russia tensions
CONSUMER March 2, 2022 12:02 pm

WestJet Airlines announces deal to buy Sunwing

Terms of the acquisition remain unclear, with a virtual town hall between management and employees planned Wednesday in Calgary, where WestJet is based.

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CANADA March 2, 2022 12:16 pm

More than half the world now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but challenges remain: WHO

Tedros said 56 per cent of people around the world are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, though only nine per cent of people in low-income countries are among that number.

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World Health Organization director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks.

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