Category Archives: Canada

Capital gains proposal to be presented to Parliament on Monday, Freeland says
OTTAWA - The Liberal government plans to take the first legislative step Monday toward increasing the inclusion rate on capital gains. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland flagged the timing Sunday, say...
Jun 9, 2024

Fire ravages historic Toronto church, destroying Group of Seven artworks
A four-alarm fire ripped through St. Anne's Anglican Church in Toronto on Sunday morning, severely damaging a national historic site and destroying the "priceless" Group of Seven murals inside. Fire o...
Jun 9, 2024

B.C. looks into post-fire mushroom picking rush after First Nation reports conflicts
British Columbia says it is not ruling out regulating wild mushroom picking after an Indigenous community said a rising number of foragers are infringing on its land, with one case involving alleged t...
Jun 9, 2024

Families, friends set to remember victims on anniversary of Manitoba bus crash
The year that has passed since a bus crash killed 17 seniors headed to a Manitoba casino on a bright late-spring day has been one of grief, community support, a slow return to normal and, for some, a ...
Jun 9, 2024

High security, protesters expected at today's 'Walk with Israel' event in Toronto
TORONTO - A pro-Israel march is set to take place today in Toronto amid heightened security and a related protest. The United Jewish Appeal is holding its annual "Walk with Israel" event, which involv...
Jun 9, 2024

Residents against graphite mine fear powering Pentagon, environmental ruin
MONTREAL - In Quebec's Laurentians region, a few kilometres from a wildlife reserve and just outside the town of Duhamel, lies a source of one of the world's most sought after minerals for manufacturi...
Jun 9, 2024

Federal Court rejects bid to review not renewing licences of B.C. fish farms
VANCOUVER - A federal Court has rejected a bid by two First Nations and salmon farm operators to review Ottawa's decision to not renew licences for 15 open-net Atlantic salmon farms in the waters off ...
Jun 8, 2024

Montreal City Hall reopens its doors after delays, increases to renovation costs
MONTREAL - Montreal's City Hall reopened its doors to the public today after five years worth of renovations that took longer than expected and ran over budget. Long lines of visitors snaked around th...
Jun 8, 2024

Calgary water conservation progress made as crews repair water main break: officials
Officials in Calgary say the city has made progress in reducing water use amid a major water main break, but the threat of running dry remains if residents don't keep up the effort. The city's water s...
Jun 8, 2024

Animals on the lam: Welfare group documents exotic animal escapes, attacks
OTTAWA - A lot of Canadians have heard of Darwin, the Ikea monkey, who was found wandering a parking garage at the furniture chain's North York store wearing a shearling coat and a diaper. Many were e...
Jun 8, 2024