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Bank of Canada to give outlook on economy, update on key interest rate

The Bank of Canada will say Wednesday how it sees the economy faring over the coming months and the path for inflation amid the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.Along with the outlook, the bank will announce what is happening to its key interest rate target that has been set at 0.25 per cent during the pandemic in a bid to lower interest rates on consumers and companies and boost the economy.Governor Tiff Macklem has said the rate won’t move until the economy is ready for higher interest rates and inflation is back at the bank’s two per cent target.The central bank has already said that it expects the economy will grow over the first three months of this year, after its January forecast predicted a slump to start 2021.That

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Crew-2 timeline: From astronaut wakeup call to space station docking

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – Ahead of Thursday’s Crew-2 mission liftoff with four astronauts from Florida, there are many critical moments leading up to the final seconds of the countdown.

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Second wave of covid-19 may peak in May, say IIT Kanpur scientists

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COVID-19: Ontario lacking critical care nurses amid 3rd wave

As a third wave of COVID-19 surges in Ontario, staff in ICUs are feeling the pressure. The province has promised more beds as a way of helping hospitals, but caring for the severely ill requires specialized staff and in particular, critical care nurses.

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Pandemic 'exposed' UK households' finances, report finds

LONDON – Households in Britain, especially poorer ones, are far more likely to have suffered a severe income shock during the coronavirus pandemic over the past year than their counterparts in France and Germany, a well-respected British-based think tank said Wednesday.

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COVID-19: Critical care nurses in high demand in Ontario as 3rd wave puts pressure on hospitals

Humber River Hospital, except for the beeping and ringing sounds of the many patient monitoring machines.There are no family members visiting. Many are either home in isolation, or sick with COVID-19 and unable to come and see their loved ones.Outside each patient room sits a critical care nurse, almost like a security guard keeping watch.The care is constant and it is complex.

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Putin, in annual address, lauds Russia's vaccine work

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his annual address to the nation Wednesday amid a sweeping Kremlin crackdown on opposition protests and soaring tensions with the West.

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German court refuses effort to block EU recovery fund

FRANKFURT – Germany's top court has refused to issue an injunction blocking the country's participation in the European Union's 750 billion-euro (more than $900 billion) coronavirus recovery fund, clearing the way for the launch of the fund and its common borrowing aimed at supporting green and digital economic development.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

Iran orders 10-day shutdown amid fourth wave of coronavirus pandemic

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