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Mark Carney would be 'outstanding' addition to federal politics, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Mark Carney would be an "outstanding addition" to federal politics, the prime minister said Thursday, in response to speculation that he is trying to recruit the former Bank of Canada governo...
Jul 11, 2024
Canada Revenue Agency order to seize Sask. money unusual: experts
REGINA - Legal experts say the federal government has taken an extraordinary step in trying to take $28 million from Saskatchewan's bank account for not paying carbon levy money, a case that is to be ...
Jul 11, 2024 Rory Gillis, an assistant professor at Western University specializing in tax law and federalism, said it’s the first time he’s ever seen Ottawa try to force the collection of funds from a province. (The Canadian Press)
New York's top court allows 'equal rights' amendment to appear on November ballot
A proposed amendment to New York's constitution to bar discrimination over "gender identity" and "pregnancy outcomes" will appear on the ballot this November, the state's high court ruled Thursday. Th...
Jul 11, 2024
A timeline of events in the Ontario Science Centre closure
TORONTO - Ontario infrastructure officials released more information Thursday about structural and mechanical issues facing the Ontario Science Centre, as well as a peer review of the original enginee...
Jul 11, 2024
Philadelphia labor union powerbroker gets 6 years for bribery and theft
READING, Pa. (AP) - A former Philadelphia labor leader who wielded significant clout in Pennsylvania politics was sentenced on Thursday to six years in prison for bribing a City Council member and ste...
Jul 11, 2024
Teck closes sale of coal business to Glencore in wake of federal approval
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. says it has completed the sale of its remaining 77 per cent interest in its steelmaking coal business to Glencore plc. The news comes as no surprise following the annou...
Jul 11, 2024
Canada, U.S. governments reach in-principle agreement to update Columbia River Treaty
WASHINGTON, D. C. - The Canadian and U.S. governments have reached a deal on how to modernize the Columbia River Treaty, the decades-old agreement that regulates the waterway that flows from southeast...
Jul 11, 2024
Significant improvement for Sask.'s Crown earnings last year
In Crown Investment Corp.'s annual report, released on Thursday, the company reported consolidated net Crown earnings of $578.3 million for the year. That's significantly more than the year before whe...
Jul 11, 2024
AFN, Ottawa finalize 10-year, $47.8-billion deal on child welfare reform
MONTREAL - The Assembly of First Nations finalized a deal with Ottawa late Wednesday night that will see the federal government spend $47.8 billion to reform child welfare programs over the next 10 ye...
Jul 11, 2024
Biden says during news conference he's going to 'complete the job' despite calls to bow out
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden used his highly anticipated news conference Thursday to deliver a forceful defense of his foreign and domestic policies and batted away questions about his abilit...
Jul 11, 2024
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