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Ottawa must revisit assisted dying for Alzheimer's, dementia patients: advocates

Ottawa must revisit assisted dying for Alzheimer's, dementia patients: advocates

Apr 17, 2024 / 10:54 am

Now is the time to urge Ottawa that people with disorders such as Alzheimer's and dementia should be able to request medical assistance in dying before...

Feds, advocate square off in court over air passenger refunds

Feds, advocate square off in court over air passenger refunds

Apr 17, 2024 / 10:51 am

The federal government and a consumer rights advocate are squaring off in court over whether regulators misled passengers by encouraging travel credit rather...

Wildfire sparked by pipeline rupture under control; Investigation continues

Wildfire sparked by pipeline rupture under control; Investigation continues

Alberta Apr 17, 2024 / 10:00 am

A wildfire in west-central Alberta that was sparked by a natural gas pipeline rupture Tuesday is under control. Caroline Charbonneau, area information...

In rare move, House to admonish private citizen for contempt in ArriveCan testimony

In rare move, House to admonish private citizen for contempt in ArriveCan testimony

Ottawa Apr 17, 2024 / 9:40 am

The House of Commons is preparing to admonish a private citizen today for the first time in more than 100 years. It's just the latest example of ArriveCan...

10 years in U.S. prison for Canadian man who stole millions with fake psychic fraud

10 years in U.S. prison for Canadian man who stole millions with fake psychic fraud

Montreal Apr 17, 2024 / 8:59 am

A former Montreal resident has been sentenced to 10 years in a United States federal prison for a multi-decade fraud that manipulated more than one million...

Liberals must now sell a budget they say will help younger Canadians catch up

Liberals must now sell a budget they say will help younger Canadians catch up

Apr 17, 2024 / 6:00 am

It's now up to the federal Liberal government to sell a spending plan it says will help younger Canadians catch up to their elders. So far, if...

Trio found guilty of mischief for roles in 2022 border blockade at Coutts, Alta.

Trio found guilty of mischief for roles in 2022 border blockade at Coutts, Alta.

Alberta Apr 16, 2024 / 9:24 pm

UPDATE: 9:24 p.m. Three men accused by the Crown of helping lead and coordinate the COVID-19 protest blockade at Coutts, Alta., in 2022 have been found guilty...

Police make arrests in connection with $24-million Pearson airport gold heist

Police make arrests in connection with $24-million Pearson airport gold heist

Toronto Apr 16, 2024 / 5:54 pm

Police have made arrests in connection with the theft of $24-million in gold and cash from an Air Canada warehouse at Toronto Pearson International Airport a...

CBC getting $42-million in budget after warnings of job cuts

CBC getting $42-million in budget after warnings of job cuts

Apr 16, 2024 / 5:51 pm

The CBC is gaining $42-million in the budget to help support its programming after declining advertising and subscription revenues, and warnings last year of...

TC Energy pipeline rupture sparks wildfire near Edson, Alta.

TC Energy pipeline rupture sparks wildfire near Edson, Alta.

Alberta Apr 16, 2024 / 5:10 pm

A natural gas pipeline owned by TC Energy Corp. ruptured near Edson, Alta. on Tuesday afternoon, sparking a wildfire. The Calgary-based pipeline operator said...

$535B budget projects $39.8B deficit, aims to restore economic fairness

$535B budget projects $39.8B deficit, aims to restore economic fairness

Apr 16, 2024 / 1:55 pm

The 2024 federal budget will provide "generational fairness" to younger Canadians by raising taxes on those who have already capitalized on...

Budget 2024: Liberals aim to hit the brakes on car theft with new criminal offences

Budget 2024: Liberals aim to hit the brakes on car theft with new criminal offences

Apr 16, 2024 / 1:25 pm

The federal government is going after car thieves in its latest budget, which proposes several new Criminal Code offences specific to auto thefts. The Liberals...

Some of the winners and losers in the 2024 federal budget

Some of the winners and losers in the 2024 federal budget

Apr 16, 2024 / 1:25 pm

With a variety of fiscal and policy measures announced in the federal budget, here's a look at some of the winners and losers: Winner: Small businesses...

Higher tobacco and vaping taxes offsets drug plan spending in federal budget

Higher tobacco and vaping taxes offsets drug plan spending in federal budget

Apr 16, 2024 / 1:22 pm

The Liberals expect a new bid to curb smoking rates in the federal budget will generate $1.7 billion in new revenue for the government. Ottawa says it plans to...

Liberals raise capital gains tax on wealthiest Canadians, firms to pay for agenda

Liberals raise capital gains tax on wealthiest Canadians, firms to pay for agenda

Apr 16, 2024 / 1:16 pm

The Liberal government met all its fiscal goals in the federal budget today, including keeping the $40 billion deficit from rising, even as it introduced tens...

Some of the key highlights from the Liberal government's 2024 federal budget

Some of the key highlights from the Liberal government's 2024 federal budget

Apr 16, 2024 / 1:12 pm

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland introduced the 2024 federal budget on Tuesday. Some key highlights: Housing In hopes of building nearly 3.9 million new homes...

Government documents confirm coal lobbying on Rockies mining, show months of planning

Government documents confirm coal lobbying on Rockies mining, show months of planning

Alberta Apr 16, 2024 / 12:25 pm

Documents released under Alberta Freedom of Information laws confirm the United Conservative government was talking with the coal industry for years about...

Housing starts down seven per cent in March from February: CMHC

Housing starts down seven per cent in March from February: CMHC

Apr 16, 2024 / 6:11 am

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in March declined seven per cent compared with February. The national housing agency...

Freeland to present federal budget today after teasing much of it in recent weeks

Freeland to present federal budget today after teasing much of it in recent weeks

Apr 16, 2024 / 5:55 am

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is finally set to present the federal budget in the House of Commons on Tuesday afternoon, showcasing how the government...

National security link needed to bar spy service members under immigration law: court

National security link needed to bar spy service members under immigration law: court

Apr 15, 2024 / 6:11 pm

People can be barred from Canada under espionage-related provisions of the immigration law only when their activities have a clear link to Canadian security,...

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