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Ottawa tables back-to-work bill to end strike at Port of Montreal
MONTREAL - Federal Labour Minister Filomena Tassi has tabled a bill to put an end to the strike involving 1,150 dockworkers at the Port of Montreal.The move drew a strong reaction from the head of the...
Apr 27, 2021
Excess profits tax would reap $7.9 billion for government, budget watchdog says
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says a hypothetical tax on big corporations' excess profits last year would generate $7.9 billion for the federal government. The estimate by budget officer Y...
Apr 27, 2021
Organizers: Pilot Barcelona concert could pave way for more
BARCELONA, Spain - Mid-sized cultural events could be held without social distancing - but with other precautions - after a pilot concert attended by 4,500 mask-wearing Spaniards who'd been screened f...
Apr 27, 2021
US home prices rose 11.9% in February, fastest since 2014
WASHINGTON - U.S. home prices rose in February at the fastest pace in nearly seven years as strong demand for housing collided with a tight supply of homes on the market. The February &P CoreLogic...
Apr 27, 2021
Red Deer's Social Diversion Team having noticeable impact
The City of Red Deer's new Social Diversion Team (SDT) is seeing early success.City council heard an update on that initiative and other Annual Policing Plan objectives from Red Deer RCMP Superintende...
Apr 27, 2021
Interprovincial travel and a dire situation in India: In The News for April 27
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 April 27 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Apr 27, 2021
Tory senators hold up start of parliamentary review of assisted dying law
OTTAWA - Conservative senators are holding up the start of a long-awaited, legally required, special parliamentary committee that is supposed to review Canada's assisted dying regime. The various part...
Apr 27, 2021
Canadians view Derek Chauvin guilty verdict in George Floyd death as good news: poll
OTTAWA - A new survey suggests a vast majority of Canadians believe the verdict that found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of the murder of George Floyd was good news. A jury fo...
Apr 27, 2021
Human Rights Watch demands action against Israel for 'crimes against humanity'
OTTAWA - An international human-rights organization is calling on the Trudeau government to take action against alleged "crimes against humanity" by the Israeli government. The demand from Human Right...
Apr 27, 2021
Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. The military commander handling l...
Apr 27, 2021