DODGE SAYS HIGHER RATES COULD HELP ECONOMY
Former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge says the world economy might be better off if policy-makers bumped interest rates a little bit higher. In prepared remarks for a speech today, Dodge says boosting borrowing costs would help promote price and financial stability under current global conditions, which include historically low interest rates and stagnant growth.
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SENIOR ACCUSED IN WIFE’S DEATH IN COURT TODAY
An 85-year-old Calgary man accused of murdering his wife of 56 years has a court appearance today. Siegfried van Zuiden was charged Oct. 4 with second-degree murder after he called 911 and police officers found his 80-year-old wife, Audrey, dead in their home. The senior has undergone two months of psychiatric testing to assess whether he is fit to stand trial.
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CHARGES IN SHEEP CASE STAYED
Charges in a long-running case over the abduction of prized sheep from an Ontario farm were stayed this week, after a judge found there had been unreasonable delays in bringing the matter to trial. The development ends a slow-grinding legal ordeal for an Ontario sheep breeder and a dairy farmer, unless the Crown decides to appeal. Linda “Montana” Jones and Michael Schmidt were charged following an investigation into the removal of 31 sheep from an Ontario farm in April 2, 2012, hours before the animals were to be euthanized.
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