Category Archives: Canada

Canada Revenue Agency not renewing contracts of 450 term employees during tax season
OTTAWA - With tax filing season well underway, the Canada Revenue Agency has told 450 of its term employees across the country that their contracts won't be renewed at the end of the month. Etienne Bi...
Mar 07, 2025

Sentencing hearing underway for second hit man in Ripudaman Singh Malik murder
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The eldest daughter-in-law of Ripudaman Singh Malik has addressed in court one of the two hit men who shot Malik to death in Surrey, B.C., in 2022. Sundeep Kaur Dhaliwal turned...
Mar 07, 2025

Ottawa Police working on dedicated unit for Parliament Hill area
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Police Service is establishing a dedicated policing presence around Parliament Hill. The federal government is making $50 million available over five years for the Parliament distr...
Mar 07, 2025

Anxiety about Trump tariffs runs deep in Quebec industrial cities
TROIS-RIVIRES, Que. - Quebec cities that depend on U.S. exports are struggling to navigate the twists and turns of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policies. In Trois-Rivires, Que., managers and u...
Mar 07, 2025

Ottawa pledges $675M for Gavi vaccine alliance, targets malaria, HPV doses
OTTAWA - The federal government is pledging $675 million for vaccination programs aimed at children in developing countries. The funding for Gavi, also known as the Vaccine Alliance, would be allocate...
Mar 07, 2025

Ottawa outlaws another 179 types of firearms, announces classification review
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has outlawed another 179 firearm varieties, adding to the list of prohibited guns it considers too dangerous for use by hunters or sport shooters. The government says a...
Mar 07, 2025

Top court finds Ontario spending limits on third-party election ads unconstitutional
The Supreme Court of Canada has found an Ontario law that limits spending on third-party election advertising violates the constitutional right to vote. The country's highest court dismissed the Ontar...
Mar 07, 2025

Poilievre wants changes to Conflict of Interest Act, prime ministers to sell assets
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he would amend the Conflict of Interest Act if elected prime minister, saying it would close the "Carney Loophole." The change would ensure all party...
Mar 07, 2025

Here's the latest in the ongoing trade dispute with the U.S.
OTTAWA - The U.S. temporarily paused tariffs Thursday on goods that meet the rules of origin requirements under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement, and lowering levies on potash to 10 per cent, until Ap...
Mar 07, 2025

In the news today: Partial U.S. tariff pause offers little relief
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Partial U.S. tariff pause offers little relief U.S. President Donald Trump's stiff duties have been temporaril...
Mar 07, 2025