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Finance minister says Canada is committed to proposed global corporate tax rate
VENICE, Italy - Canada stands firmly behind a two-pillar plan to enact sweeping reforms to the global corporate tax system and limit multinational companies' capacity to shop around for lower tax rate...
Jul 10, 2021
Ethiopia's ruling party wins national election in landslide
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Ethiopia's ruling Prosperity Party on Saturday was declared the winner of last month's national election in a landslide, assuring a second five-year term for Prime Ministe...
Jul 10, 2021
Robert E. Lee statue removed in Charlottesville
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was hoisted away from its place of prominence in Charlottesville on Saturday and carted off to storage, years after its threatene...
Jul 10, 2021
Pre-election spending limits on party ads don't apply without fixed voting day
OTTAWA - Canadian party leaders worked their way around the country this week, in what some see as a sure sign the pandemic is near its end, but also as proof that a federal election is on its way. Bu...
Jul 10, 2021
A look at Quebec's vaccine-passport system expected as of September
Quebec has announced its intention to impose a vaccine-passport system beginning in September that would require people to prove they are vaccinated to access non-essential businesses - such as bars a...
Jul 09, 2021
Chicago police fatally shoot man while trying to arrest him
CHICAGO (AP) - Law enforcement officers in Chicago fatally shot a 33-year-old man who pointed a gun at them as they tried to arrest him Friday, authorities said. The shooting occurred about 9:40 a.m. ...
Jul 09, 2021
Advocate says ArriveCAN app technology is not accessible for blind Canadians
OTTAWA - The federal government's new ArriveCAN travel app is inaccessible to some Canadians with disabilities, raising questions of fair treatment and practical border-crossing concerns. Robert Fento...
Jul 09, 2021
Prime minister announces $1.3B for SkyTrain spur from Surrey to Langley, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau moved his campaign-style sweep to Surrey, B.C., on Friday, announcing federal government funding of up to $1.3 billion to extend Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain...
Jul 09, 2021
'Heartbreaking': Death toll in Florida condo collapse now 79
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - The death toll in the collapse of a Miami-area condo building rose to 79 on Friday, a number the mayor called "heartbreaking" as recovery workers toiled for a 16th day to find vi...
Jul 09, 2021
Charlottesville set to remove Lee statue that sparked rally
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Confederate monument that helped spark a violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville will be taken down this week, the city announced Friday. Charlottesville said in a ne...
Jul 09, 2021
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