President George W. Bush (R), Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson (C) and Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Ben Bernanke sit down to a G-20 Ministerial Meeting at the IMF Headquarters in Washington, October 11, 2008. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Finance leaders endorse G7 plan to calm markets

By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Finance leaders from the International Monetary Fund's 185 member countries on Saturday endorsed a plan by major economies to chart a course out of the credit crisis, hoping the broader support will calm markets. Egyptian Finance Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali, who chairs the IMF's policy-steering committee, said... more

Burnaby teacher accused of sexual relationship with student

A teacher at St. Thomas More Collegiate is being investigated by Burnaby RCMP over an allegation of a sexual relationship with a student. "There is an allegation of an inappropriate relationship between a female teacher and a Grade 11 boy," said... more