CALGARY – A sombre group of Calgary Stampeders returned to McMahon Stadium on Monday, a day after a 35-22 loss to the host Toronto Argonauts in the 100th Grey Cup.
Saudi-backed religious center opens in Austria
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged Israel and Hamas to respect their cease-fire but said only mutual recognition of Israel's right to exist and an independent Palestine could ensure permanent peace in the region. Amid bitter leadership row, French conservatives tap Copé
An internal committee investigating the contentious Nov. 18 election for leadership of France’s right-wing opposition UMP party has declared a winner, but the struggle between two prominent French conservatives over the UMP’s top spot looks set to continue, likely in court.
Toronto Trump condo delays sale closing date amid buyer lawsuits
TORONTO (Reuters) – Developers of the Trump International Hotel in Toronto have pushed back the closing date for the sale of luxury condo units at the project, the latest delay in a venture plagued by bad press and lawsuits by and against disgruntled investors. Talon International Inc, which developed the 65-story granite and glass hotel-condominium tower that opened this year in Toronto’s business district, said it was pushing back the closing date by two weeks to December 13 to respond to an investigation by the Ontario Securities Commission. …
FDA halts operations at peanut butter plant after 41 sickened by salmonella poisoning
WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration has halted operations of the country’s largest organic peanut butter processor, cracking down on salmonella poisoning for the first time with a new enforcement authority the agency gained in a 2011 food safety law.
Carney's deputy seen as favourite to take over at Bank of Canada
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Bank of Canada’s senior deputy governor, Tiff Macklem, is the early favourite to replace Mark Carney as the head of the central bank, pointing to a steady-as-she-goes policy that points eventually to higher interest rates. The policy picture would be less clear, however, if an outsider were brought in for the top Bank of Canada job, something that the bank has done on the last two occasions. …
Carney's deputy seen as favorite to take over at Bank of Canada
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Bank of Canada's senior deputy governor, Tiff Macklem, is the early favorite to replace Mark Carney as the head of the central bank, pointing to a steady-as-she-goes policy that points eventually to higher interest rates. The policy picture would be less clear, however, if an outsider were brought in for the top Bank of Canada job, something that the bank has done on the last two occasions. … U.N. committee expresses concern for Myanmar's Muslims
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A committee of the U.N. General Assembly expressed serious concern on Monday over violence in Myanmar between Rohingya Muslims and Budd hists and called upon the government to address reports of human rights abuses by some authorities. The 193-nation General Assembly's Third Committee, which focuses on rights issues, approved by consensus a non-binding resolution, which Myanmar said contained a "litany of sweeping allegations, accuracies of which have yet to be verified. … Saskatchewan wants review of refugee health cuts after man denied chemotherapy
REGINA – Saskatchewan Health Minister Dustin Duncan wants the federal government to review its decision to cut health benefits to refugee claimants.
Backed by Hamas, Palestinians eye Thursday vote for U.N. upgrade
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The Palestinian Authority has circulated a revised draft resolution to U.N. member states calling for an upgrade of its U.N. status to an “observer state” ahead of a planned vote on the issue by the 193-member world body on Thursday. A senior Western diplomat said only minor changes were made to the text distributed on Monday, which seems certain to win U.N. approval as the General Assembly is mostly made up of post-colonial states historically sympathetic to the Palestinians. …
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