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Canada's tax system unfairly favours wealthy, poll of CRA auditors suggests
OTTAWA - A recent union-sponsored survey suggests an overwhelming majority of federal government auditors believe Canada’s tax system unfairly favours the wealthy over average Canadians. The pol...
Aug 17, 2018
Higher fuel, labour costs push airfare skyward, boosting rise in inflation
MONTREAL - Rising fuel costs drove a 28 per cent year-over-year rise in the price of airfare and helped push inflation to its highest level since 2011. The leap in airfares - which moved in rough alig...
Aug 17, 2018
Market Watch - August 17, 2018
Big Picture – By Bill Curry Markets Recover as Concerns Ease Over Turkish Lira, Trade Conflict North American markets recovered ground on Thursday during a week that started ominously for financ...
Aug 17, 2018
Open house held to discuss Caroline area marijuana facility
Residents gathered at the Crammond Community hall for an open house Thursday to learn more about a cannabis facility in Clearwater County. Element GP plans to begin building the 55,000 square foot fac...
Aug 17, 2018
Antique tractors fired up for Pioneer Days Festival at Sunnybrook Farm
Some special attractions will be on display at Sunnybrook Farm this weekend as it celebrates its 30th anniversary during Pioneer Days on Saturday and Sunday. The two-day event which runs 8:00 a.m. ...
Aug 17, 2018
Kansas independent candidate wants to lure votes from Kobach
WICHITA, Kan. - Kansas election officials certified independent Greg Orman as a candidate for Kansas governor on Friday, and the businessman immediately tried to appeal to disaffected Republicans, who...
Aug 17, 2018
Quebec wrestler Jacques Rougeau packing it in after one final match with sons
MONTREAL - Members of one of Quebec’s most famous wrestling families will enter the squared circle one last time Saturday as local legend Jacques Rougeau hangs up his boots for good. When he wre...
Aug 17, 2018
Canadian National Exhibition opens in Toronto amid labour dispute
TORONTO - Visitors to the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto were greeted by picket lines and chats of protest on Friday as the annual event opened amid a labour dispute involving hundreds of wor...
Aug 17, 2018
Clearwater crews battling B.C. wildfires
A group of Clearwater Regional Fire Rescue Service (CRFRS) members is in B.C. helping battle the province’s devastating wildfires. On August 10, a structural protection crew of four CRFRS member...
Aug 17, 2018
Court: Same-sex partner can pursue claim in toddler's death
TRENTON, N.J. - A woman whose same-sex partner’s biological daughter was killed in a New Jersey traffic accident can seek damages for emotional distress even though she and the other woman weren...
Aug 17, 2018