OTTAWA – A investigation into the federal government’s loss of personal information on over 5,000 Canadians has widened to include the Justice Department.
British cardinal will skip upcoming papal conclave
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- In a season of startling change for the Catholic Church, the latest break with tradition was as unexpected as it was a wakeup call to the 115 men who will elect the next pope. Tunisia arrests suspect for killing of opposition politician
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian police arrested a hardline Islamist suspected of killing opposition politician Chokri Belaid, a senior security source told Reuters on Monday. "The police arrested a Salafist suspected of killing Belaid," the source said without giving more details. Belaid's death led to widespread protests across Tunisia. (Reporting by Tarek Amara; Editing by Jon Hemming) Accused crew member told colleague 'my life is over' after fatal ferry sinking
VANCOUVER – A trial has heard that the crew member accused of criminal negligence in the fatal ferry sinking told a colleague that his life was over as he and other crew and passengers sat in life boats.
Chinese transport "workhorses" extending military's reach
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China is expanding its long-neglected fleet of supply ships and heavy-lift aircraft, bolstering its military prowess in support of missions to enforce claims over disputed territory and to defend Chinese interests abroad. These transport workhorses are unlikely to arouse the same regional unease as the steady rollout of high performance fighters, long-range missiles or potent warships, but they are a crucial element of the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) three-decade military build-up, defense analysts say. … Ikea withdraws meatballs in more than 20 countries
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Swedish furniture giant Ikea became entangled in Europe's widening meat scandal Monday, forced to withdraw meatballs from stores across Europe amid suspicions that they contained horse meat. Canada's Carney says more work needed to rebuild trust in banks
LONDON, Ontario (Reuters) – Banks an d regulators must do much more to rebuild the trust in the financial system that was shattered in the recent crisis, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney, head of the G20's Financial Stability Board, said on Monday. The Group of 20 leading economies has made progress on financial reforms and that will go a long way, but these alone will not be sufficient, Carney said in a speech to business students at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario. "Virtue cannot be regulated. Even the strongest supervision cannot guarantee good conduct. … Barnes & Noble's chairman says he wants to acquire book seller's retail business
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The last remaining national bookstore chain is being taken off the shelf and dusted off for sale.
Dickey happy with first outing of spring as knuckleballers take centre stage
DUNEDIN, Fla. – The brotherhood of knuckleballers held a rare get-together Monday afternoon with R.A. Dickey and Steven Wright facing off and Tim Wakefield looking on.
Analysis: Weak yen trend to slow as wary Japan insurers take stock of "Abenomics"
TOKYO (Reuters) – The yen has quickly dived to near three-year lows, but one Japanese sector with serious currency clo ut has yet to be heard: big insurers who control a combined $2 trillion in assets. Conventional wisdom holds that a weakening yen and stronger U.S. dollar will spur insurers to buy more foreign assets as they search for higher returns, which would send the Japanese currency into a steeper tailspin. … Tepid response in Miami over Castro retirement
MIAMI (AP) -- Cuban-Americans in Miami are reacting with a collective shrug over the news that Raul Castro plans to retire within five years.
Cuba's new heir apparent has work cut out for him
HAVANA (AP) -- Miguel Diaz-Canel has five years to get started and a lot of work to do. Skeptical Syrian opposition to attend Rome talks
BERLIN (AP) -- Skeptical Syrian opposition leaders agreed Monday to attend an international conference in Rome after first threatening to boycott the session that was to be the centerpiece of Secretary of State John Kerry's his first overseas mission in his new job. Feds to probe nearly 725,000 Ford vehicles after getting complaints of stalling or surges
DETROIT – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it will investigate problems with stalling or surging engines in nearly 725,000 Ford cars and SUVs.
Ex-Canada ambassador pleased Affleck thanks Canada
TORONTO (AP) -- The former Canadian ambassador to Iran who protected Americans at great personal risk during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis said Monday it was good to hear Ben Affleck thank Canada after Affleck's film "Argo" won the Oscar for best picture. Central African Republic rebels threaten to resume fighting
BANGUI (Reuters) – Rebels in Central African Republic threatened on Monday to resume fighting, accusing President Francois Bozize of failing to hon or a peace deal signed last month. Bozize agreed in mid-January to form a national unity government to end an insurgency which swept to within striking distance of Bangui, the capital of the mineral-rich former French colony. Opposition figures and members of the rebel Seleka coalition did take up key posts in that government in February – but the insurgents said they were still waiting for the president to free prisoners and meet other demands. … Manitoba's education minister not prepared to compromise on proposed bully law
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s education minister says she won’t compromise on proposed anti-bullying legislation that would force schools to accommodate gay and lesbian support groups.
Bank of Canada's Carney reiterates need for eventual rate hike
LONDON, Ontario (Reuters) – The head of the Bank of Canada reiterated on Monday that the next move in the country's interest rates is likely to be higher, even as he acknowledged growth in the last quarter of 2012 might have been softer than predicted. Governor Mark Carney noted that the central bank only last month said there's ultimately a need for some withdrawal of monetary policy stimulus, though the prospect was "was less imminent." "Obviously we stand by that assessment," he told reporters after a speech in London, Ontario. … Hamid Karzai is mad as heck and he isn't going to take it anymore
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been on a roll recently in attacking the professionalism and ability of the US military - the people most responsible for his run as Afghanistan’s leader.
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