Canada

Liberals, NDP expected to pass GST holiday in House of Commons today

OTTAWA - Legislation to create a two-month-long GST holiday is expected to pass today. The bill was introduced on behalf of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland in the House of Commons on Wednesday afte...

Nov 28, 2024

Canadian soldier dies of medical complications while serving in Belgium

OTTAWA - A Canadian soldier deployed to Europe has died of medical complications. The Canadian Armed Forces says Lt.-Col. Kent Miller was serving in Casteau, Belgium, when he died Monday. It says he w...

Nov 27, 2024

Longtime P.E.I. mayor resigns after a contentious vote for pickleball courts

KENSINGTON, P.E.I. - A feud over proposed pickleball courts in Prince Edward Island has prompted a longtime mayor to throw in the towel. Rowan Caseley says there was lots he still wanted to accomplish...

Nov 27, 2024

Liberal candidate in B.C. byelection seeks Métis membership after identity questioned

The Liberal candidate in a federal byelection in British Columbia says she is applying for Mtis membership after a local group questioned her claims of Indigenous identity. Madison Fleischer says in a...

Nov 27, 2024

Liberal GST holiday expected to pass soon as government introduces solo bill

OTTAWA - The federal government has introduced a stand-alone bill to implement the proposed GST holiday, hours after the NDP threatened to not pass the legislation if it was linked to a $250 rebate fo...

Nov 27, 2024

Canada didn't live up to its values on immigration in recent years, Carney says

OTTAWA - Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney says Canada didn't live up to its values on immigration over the last few years as it allowed more people into the country than it could absorb. Car...

Nov 27, 2024

Lawyers, loyalists and Wall Street executives: a look at who's on Trump's tariff team

WASHINGTON - As president-elect Donald Trump rattles his closest neighbours with threats of tariffs, he is also firming up the team of loyalists to put his plans into action. Trump's team to lead his ...

Nov 27, 2024

Ottawa settles Phoenix pay system lawsuit with non-union employees

OTTAWA - The federal government has reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit launched by casual and non-union employees over the Phoenix pay system. Law firm Saralis Avocats says casual workers,...

Nov 27, 2024

Hiker missing in B.C. wilderness for more than five weeks is found alive

FORT NELSON, B.C. - Police say a hiker who was reported missing more than five weeks ago amid frigid conditions in northern British Columbia has been found alive. Northern Rockies RCMP say Sam Benasti...

Nov 27, 2024

As much as 100 abuse victims of Montreal billionaire Robert Miller, lawyer says

MONTREAL - A Quebec judge is hearing arguments this week in a class-action lawsuit application against Montreal billionaire Robert Miller over allegations he paid minors for sex. The proposed lawsuit ...

Nov 27, 2024