Category Archives: Canada
Freeland doesn't rule out new taxes on wealthy or corporate Canada in upcoming budget
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has ruled out raising taxes on the middle class in the upcoming federal budget - but won't say if corporations or the wealthy are in for the same treatment....
Apr 9, 2024
Conservative motion calls for PM, premiers to have 'emergency' carbon price meeting
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is challenging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to defend his carbon pricing policy in a televised "emergency meeting" with the country's premiers. The Conse...
Apr 9, 2024
Liberal government to launch $500M fund for youth mental health
Ottawa is setting up a $500-million fund to help community health organizations provide more mental health care to young people. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is making the announcement in Ottawa...
Apr 9, 2024
In the news today: PMO staff testifying at public inquiry, BC booster shot program
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... PMO staff to testify at interference inquiry Staff from the Prime Minister's Of...
Apr 9, 2024
Staff from PM’s office to testify at foreign interference inquiry
OTTAWA - Staff from the Prime Minister's Office are set to speak today at the public inquiry into foreign interference in Canada's elections. The testimony comes a day after the inquiry saw a briefing...
Apr 9, 2024
Trapped B.C. orca calf's skin whitening, no sign of emaciation: Fisheries Department
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - The skin of a young killer whale trapped in a Vancouver Island lagoon is turning white due to the low salinity of the water, but the Fisheries Department says the calf is active and i...
Apr 8, 2024
Four arrested, including three youths, over 2021 death of man in Penticton, B.C.
PENTICTON, B.C. - Four people have been arrested over the death of a 22-year-old man in Penticton, B.C., more than two years after he was found gravely hurt in a field. B.C. RCMP spokesman Cpl. James ...
Apr 8, 2024
B.C. launches spring COVID-19 booster program, targeting vulnerable and unvaccinated
VICTORIA - British Columbia is rolling out another round of COVID-19 vaccination boosters, with invitations starting to go out Monday. Ministry of Health says people who haven't received a booster aga...
Apr 8, 2024
What's in Canada's new 'Our North, Strong and Free' defence policy
OTTAWA - Canada's military is set to take a bigger role in the North over the next two decades as climate change and increasingly aggressive foes threaten Arctic sovereignty. In all, the "Our North, S...
Apr 8, 2024
MPs clad in eclipse glasses stare at 'surreal' celestial event on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - Not even the vital business of Parliament was enough to keep MPs from slipping outside to glimpse celestial history. Dozens of elected officials, including Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievr...
Apr 8, 2024