Canada

Report says tax on $1M+ homes could be key to making housing more affordable

VANCOUVER - An annual surtax on houses valued over $1 million could help reduce housing inequality and cool housing markets, a report says. Paul Kershaw, founder of Generation Squeeze and author of th...

Jan 06, 2022

COVID staffing shortages, Omicron could boost waning immunity: In The News for Jan. 6

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 Dec. 6 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Greg Fry Jan 06, 2022

U.S. attorney general on Jan. 6 riot: 'We will follow the facts, wherever they lead'

WASHINGTON - The highest-ranking law enforcement official in the United States is vowing to leave no stone unturned in the ongoing investigation into the Capitol Hill riots a year ago. Attorney Genera...

Jan 06, 2022

Omicron could boost waning immunity, shown in blood: Gov't COVID-19 advisers.

OTTAWA - Immunity against COVID-19 among vaccinated adult Canadians and those who have already contracted the virus has been waning throughout the population, tests on donated blood have found. Tests ...

Jan 06, 2022

Royal Winnipeg Ballet agrees to $10M settlement over instructor's photographs

WINNIPEG - A settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit against the Royal Winnipeg Ballet over allegations a former teacher and photographer took intimate photos of students and released th...

Jan 05, 2022

A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada

A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada: - Ontario businesses are dealing with another round of pandemic-related closures and capacity restrictions , but details of financial support remain scant...

Jan 05, 2022

Iran snubs another deadline in PS752 crash as families call for action

OTTAWA - Iran has snubbed yet another deadline set by Canada and its allies to negotiate a settlement for the families of those killed when its military shot down a passenger jet two years ago. And th...

Jan 05, 2022

More than half of Canada's promised vaccine donations still to come

OTTAWA - Canada has delivered about one-quarter of the direct vaccine doses it has promised to help less wealthy countries and can't say when more doses will go out the door. In 2021 Canada promised t...

Jan 05, 2022

Bring back hazard pay for supermarket workers facing extra risks from Omicron: NDP MP

OTTAWA - Grocery stores are being urged to reinstate hazard pay for workers facing extra health and safety risks from the highly contagious Omicron variant. The federal NDP's critic for economic devel...

Jan 05, 2022

Gaps in U.S. social fabric wider than ever 12 months after Trump-fuelled Capitol riot

WASHINGTON - Twenty years ago, an attack from outside its borders brought the United States together. Twelve months after Jan. 6, 2021, an attack from within continues to tear it apart. Thursday marks...

Jan 05, 2022