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Advocacy group calls out corporate 'tax avoidance,' cites billions lost in new report
OTTAWA - A new report from Canadians for Tax Fairness says top companies paid $30 billion less in taxes last year than would be expected under existing corporate tax rates. The report analyzed the fin...
Oct 04, 2022
Paris joins in TV boycott of World Cup games from Qatar
PARIS (AP) - The city of Paris has decided against broadcasting World Cup matches on giant screens in public fan zones amid concerns over rights violations of migrant workers and the environmental imp...
Oct 04, 2022
A second mandate for CAQ and North Korea rattles Sabre: In The News for Oct. 4
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 4 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Oct 04, 2022
Russian losses evident in key liberated Ukrainian city
LYMAN, Ukraine (AP) - The bodies of Russian soldiers were lying in the streets of a key eastern Ukrainian city on Tuesday following their comrades' retreat that marked the latest defeat for Moscow eve...
Oct 04, 2022
Scientists have developed a technique to restore kelp forests for future generations
VANCOUVER - For Liam Coleman, scuba diving in B.C. waters is like taking a weightless walk in the woods. "It's a really beautiful, quite special experience to go diving into kelp forests .... It's lik...
Oct 04, 2022
Lawyers representing marginalized sex workers say laws causing disproportionate harm
OTTAWA - Lawyers representing marginalized sex workers will argue existing prostitution laws violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms at the Ontario Superior Court today. The Canadian Allia...
Oct 04, 2022
What to watch from Canada as U.S. race to midterms showdown enters final month
WASHINGTON - Campaigning politicians say it all the time: the coming election will be the most important in a generation. These days, amid the cultural division, political gridlock and social instabil...
Oct 04, 2022
Immigration could be source of conflict between Ottawa and Quebec's re-elected CAQ
QUEBEC - Control over immigration and Quebec's religious symbols ban could be sources of conflict between Ottawa and the province as Premier Franois Legault begins his second mandate. Legault's Coalit...
Oct 04, 2022
Scientists have developed a technique to restore kelp forests for future generations
VANCOUVER - For Liam Coleman, scuba diving in B.C. waters is like taking a weightless walk in the woods. "It's a really beautiful, quite special experience to go diving into kelp forests .... It's lik...
Oct 04, 2022
Re-elected Quebec Premier Legault looks to form new cabinet after landslide win
QUEBEC - Fresh off his landslide electoral victory, Premier Franois Legault has a new mission: forming his next cabinet. And the leader of the re-elected Coalition Avenir Qubec has many new faces to c...
Oct 04, 2022