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Budget's foreign-homebuyers tax could bring in $509 million over four years, PBO says
OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watching suggests in a new report that the federal government may not bring in as much new revenue as it expects from a proposed tax on foreign homebuyers.The Liberals a...
May 13, 2021
US jobless claims sink to 473K as more GOP governors bar aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 473,000, a new pandemic low and the latest evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs as consumers ramp up...
May 13, 2021
Weary Gaza marks Muslim feast as violence spreads in Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Weary Palestinians somberly marked the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Thursday, as Hamas and Israel traded more rockets and airstrikes and Jewish-Arab violence...
May 13, 2021
Two Alberta UCP members kicked out of caucus after challenging Kenney's leadership
EDMONTON - Members of Premier Jason Kenney's United Conservative Party caucus have voted to turf two of their own for challenging the leader. Backbencher Todd Loewen was ejected Thursday night after p...
May 13, 2021
Provinces issued more COVID-19 tickets during second wave: CCLA report
OTTAWA - Provinces became more punitive in their approach to COVID-19 infractions during the second wave of the pandemic, says the Canadian Civil Liberties Association in a report that suggests Quebec...
May 13, 2021
Quebec tables revamp of French-language law, toughens rules for businesses, schools
MONTREAL - The Quebec government on Thursday reasserted the right of Quebecers to live and work in French, as it tabled a major reform to the province's signature piece of language legislation, known ...
May 13, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, May 13, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, May 13, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 306,680 new vaccinations administered for a total of 16,904,6...
May 13, 2021
Family seeks justice for Joyce Echaquan as Quebec coroner begins inquest into death
MONTREAL - The husband of an Indigenous woman subjected to disparaging comments as she lay dying in hospital told a Quebec coroner's inquiry Thursday his wife didn't deserve to have her life end that ...
May 13, 2021
B.C. money laundering inquiry could have lessons for other provinces: lawyer
Testimony at British Columbia's public inquiry into money laundering will wrap up Friday, leading to a final report the commission's chief lawyer says could provide broad lessons about the illegal act...
May 13, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, May 12, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 306,680 new vaccinations administered for a total of 16,904...
May 12, 2021
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