Canada

Liberals raise capital gains tax on wealthiest Canadians, firms to pay for agenda

OTTAWA - The Liberal government met all its fiscal goals in the federal budget today, including keeping the $40 billion deficit from rising, even as it introduced tens of billions in new spending. Fin...

Apr 16, 2024

QH EDITED $535B budget projects $39.8B deficit, aims to restore economic fairness

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says this year's federal budget will provide "generational fairness" to younger Canadians - by raising taxes on those who already benefited from Canada's ec...

Apr 16, 2024

Government documents confirm coal lobbying on Rockies mining, show months of planning

EDMONTON - Documents released under Alberta Freedom of Information laws confirm the United Conservative government was talking with the coal industry for years about relaxing a policy that protected t...

Apr 16, 2024

Quebec court approves class action alleging opioid makers misled users about risks

MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit against 16 pharmaceutical companies that are alleged to have misled consumers about the efficacy and dangers of opioid me...

Apr 16, 2024

International competition for ideas on how to reuse old Montreal Olympic Stadium roof

MONTREAL - The organization that oversees Montreal's Olympic Stadium is holding an international competition to find a second life for the building's tattered, old roof. The Olympic Park has launched ...

Apr 16, 2024

In the news today: It's Budget day in Ottawa and March inflation numbers are due out

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Freeland to present federal budget today Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is ...

Apr 16, 2024

Planning next bid to rescue B.C. orca calf will take 'few days': Fisheries Department

ZEBALLOS, B.C. - The Department of Fisheries says planning for a new attempt to rescue an orca calf trapped in a Vancouver Island lagoon will be finalized in the next few days but no date has been set...

Apr 16, 2024

Orphaned B.C. orca may be eating fish, vet says, as rescuers plan new strategy

ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A Vancouver Aquarium expert who's been involved in attempts to rescue an orphaned orca says the calf may be feeding on fish in the B.C. lagoon where she's been trapped for more than t...

Apr 15, 2024

Here's what the Liberals have promised will be in the federal budget on Tuesday

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is set to present the federal budget on Tuesday after a countrywide tour that teased many of the housing and affordability measures to be included in the do...

Apr 15, 2024

Singh defends NDP carbon price position — without directly supporting a consumer levy

OTTAWA - The federal leader of the New Democrats is insisting his party's position on carbon pricing remains unchanged. But Jagmeet Singh is refusing to say explicitly whether he supports Canadians ha...

Apr 15, 2024