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Canada finishes space launch negotiations with the United States
OTTAWA - Canada is a step closer to the final frontier after completing negotiations with the United States on an agreement with major implications for domestic space launches. The agreement, which is...
Aug 02, 2024
Google to charge new fee on ads in response to Canada’s digital services tax
OTTAWA - Google says it will pass on the cost of the Liberal government's digital services tax to advertisers. The company says it will implement a 2.5 per cent surcharge for ads displayed in Canada, ...
Aug 01, 2024
First Nation calls for removal of mining firm from managing Yukon disaster site
WHITEHORSE - The Na-Cho Nyak Dun First Nation in Yukon wants the company that owns the gold mine where a massive ore slide and cyanide spill occurred in June to be removed from managing the cleanup, a...
Aug 01, 2024
Ontario developer coalition asks governments for tax breaks to pass on to homebuyers
TORONTO - A coalition of Ontario developers has written to three levels of government to ask for a reduction in taxes on new housing, saying it will pass on those savings dollar for dollar to homebuye...
Aug 01, 2024
B.C. couple partially victorious in bankruptcy fight with securities regulator
VANCOUVER - The chair of the British Columbia Securities Commission is calling on the federal government to change legislation to protect investors after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled fines issued...
Jul 31, 2024
Conservatives launch attack ads on NDP, calling leader 'Sellout Singh'
OTTAWA - The Conservative party released two new ads this week attacking NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh as a "sellout," blaming him for a national rise in crime, housing prices and costly living. The ads, w...
Jul 31, 2024
New money to expand cellular service in parts of rural N.S. with spotty coverage
GREENFIELD, N.S. - Nova Scotia has announced its next steps to improve the sporadic cellular phone coverage in rural areas across the province, committing Wednesday to spend another $18.6 million to b...
Jul 31, 2024
Privacy Commissioner investigating Ticketmaster after data breach
GATINEAU, Que. - The Privacy Commissioner of Canada says it has launched an investigation into Ticketmaster Canada following a major data breach that involved the personal information of millions of p...
Jul 31, 2024
Don't mistake 'luck for emergency preparedness' in B.C. ship fire: TSB chair says
VANCOUVER - The chair of Canada's Transportation Safety Board says it was luck rather than preparedness that helped in putting out a fire on a cargo ship off Vancouver Island's coast in October 2021. ...
Jul 31, 2024
U.S. Senate passed bill to protect kids from dangerous online content
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation Tuesday that is designed to protect children from dangerous online content, pushing forward with what would be the first major effort by ...
Jul 30, 2024 It would force companies to take reasonable steps to prevent harm on online platforms frequently used by minors, requiring them to exercise “duty of care” and ensure that they generally default to the safest settings possible. (The Canadian Press)
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