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The Bank of Canada lowered interest rates to 2.25 per cent on Wednesday, but cautioned that monetary policy can’t fix the structural economic damage caused by the U.S. trade war. The central bank said it made the 25-basis-point cut as weakness ripples through the Canadian economy and with inflation expected …
Read More »Russia’s Putin signs updated doctrine that lowers threshold for using nuclear weapons
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a revised nuclear doctrine declaring that a conventional attack on Russia by any country that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack on his country. Putin’s endorsement of the new nuclear deterrent policy comes on the 1,000th day …
Read More »Ontario lowers minimum age for lifeguarding to 15
Ontario has lowered the minimum age requirement to become a lifeguard to 15 years old, saying the change is aimed at addressing a staffing shortage across the province. The minimum age requirement was previously 16, and the province said the change aligns with updated requirements from the Lifesaving Society’s certification course. …
Read More »North Vancouver lowers age requirement for affordable seniors building over rental vacancies
A non-profit organization that operates an affordable seniors’ building in the District of North Vancouver is looking for more tenants to rent its below-market units after council unanimously voted earlier this week to lower the age requirement to live there. Stefan Baune, executive director of the Kiwanis North Shore Housing Society, said the non-profit …
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