Japan's record buying of foreign debt hints at pension fund support
TOKYO, March 12 (Reuters) – Japanese purchases of overseas debt last week surged to a record high, in what investors say is likely a coordinated effort by government pension funds to stem a massive rally in the yen. Domestic investors…
Read MoreU.S. suspends travel from Europe as coronavirus forces Italy to tighten lockdown
WASHINGTON/GENEVA (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States will suspend all passenger travel from continental Europe on Friday to limit the spread of the coronavirus after the outbreak was formally declared a pandemic, sending global markets into…
Read MoreMan in life-threatening condition after being shot, victim found outside Toronto gas station
A man has been taken to hospital in life-threatening condition after he was found shot outside an east-end Toronto gas station, officials say. A Toronto police spokesperson told Global News emergency crews were called to a gas station at the…
Read MoreOHL Roundup: Wednesday, March 11, 2020
OWEN SOUND, Ont. – Defenceman Connor Punnett scored twice as the Barrie Colts beat the Owen Sound Attack 4-1 on Wednesday in Ontario Hockey League action. Josh Nelson potted the winner shorthanded at 13:21 of the second period for the…
Read MoreAustralia unveils $11.4 billion stimulus to curb coronavirus impact
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s government said on Thursday it would pump A$17.6 billion ($11.4 billion) into the economy to prevent the coronavirus outbreak from pushing the country into its first recession in nearly 30 years. The country’s first stimulus package…
Read MoreOil slumps as U.S. bans travel from Europe over pandemic
TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices sank again on Thursday along with the broader market after the United States banned travel from Europe following a World Health Organization declaration that the coronavirus outbreak is now a pandemic. Market worries were compounded…
Read MoreBan on European travel to U.S. will batter airlines, already roiled by coronavirus
LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The new U.S. ban on foreign citizens entering the country if they have traveled to Europe in recent weeks will heap more pressure on airlines already reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, hitting European carriers the hardest,…
Read MoreRichmond RCMP officer charged in string of sexual offences from 2019
Vancouver Police have wrapped up an investigation into a string of sexual offences near an all-girls school on Vancouver’s west side last year, leading to charges against a Richmond RCMP officer. VPD confirm Andrew Seangio, 35, has been charged with…
Read MoreEdmonton police looking for suspect who allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted 8-year-old girl
Edmonton police are looking for help in identifying a suspect they allege abducted and sexually assaulted an eight-year-old girl in the McQueen neighbourhood on Tuesday. It happened in west Edmonton in the area of 144 Street and 110 Avenue around…
Read MoreMont-Sainte-Anne has second ski lift malfunction in a month
An abrupt stop on the gondola lift service at Mont-Sainte-Anne ski hill in Quebec’s Laurentian mountains left one person with minor injuries on Wednesday. Thirty gondola passengers were assessed by the ski hill’s emergency crews but authorities said only one…
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