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Taxpayers’ watchdog launches probe of child benefit rules, program
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's signature child benefit will undergo a critical review by a federal watchdog amid concerns that eligibility rules that can be "stringent to a fault" are preventing pa...
Dec 10, 2019
Freeland signs amended version of new NAFTA deal with U.S., Mexico
OTTAWA - Canada joined the United States and Mexico in heralding a new era of North American prosperity on Tuesday as they formally agreed to changes to the new continental free trade deal first reach...
Dec 10, 2019 Deputy Prime Minister of Canada Chrystia Freeland, second left, acknowledges the applause as Mexico's top trade negotiator Jesus Seade, right, Mexico's Treasury Secretary Arturo Herrera, second right, and Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, left, applaud after signing an update to the North American Free Trade Agreement, at the national palace in Mexico City on Dec. 10. 2019.(AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Co-op VP, Unifor negotiator remain at odds over proposed pension changes
Unifor continues to dig in its heels as members enter Day 5 of picketing at Regina's Co-op oil refinery. They've been there since Friday, after the company locked them out when the union served strike...
Dec 10, 2019
One year after arrests, Canadians held in China set to face trial
OTTAWA - Canada's justice minister says he is troubled that two Canadians detained in China have been denied access to lawyers as they face trials where convictions are virtually assured. Neither Mich...
Dec 10, 2019
‘We must act;’ Democrats unveil Trump impeachment charges
WASHINGTON - House Democrats announced two articles of impeachment Tuesday against President Donald Trump - abuse of power and obstruction of Congress - pushing toward historic votes over charges he t...
Dec 10, 2019
Liberals move to start phasing in promised tax cuts in January 2020
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says Canadians would begin to see the impact of a proposed tax cut on their first pay stubs of the new year - as long as the party can get enough political rivals to he...
Dec 09, 2019 Minister of Finance Bill Morneau and Minister of Middle Class Prosperity and Associate Minister of Finance Mona Fortier make an announcement on lowering taxes for the middle class in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Dec. 9, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Phone service providers expected to adopt new caller ID verification program
OTTAWA - Some of Canada's telephone providers are being called on by the country's telecom regulator to add to their arsenals in the battle against phone scammers. The Canadian Radio-television and Te...
Dec 09, 2019
Wealth of Canadians divided along racial lines, says report on income inequality
OTTAWA - Canadians who identify as visible minorities do not have the same access to investments and other sources of wealth as non-racialized people, suggests a new report on income inequality that l...
Dec 09, 2019
Up to 13 feared dead in volcanic eruption off New Zealand
WHAKATANE, New Zealand - A volcano off the New Zealand coast erupted Monday with a towering blast of ash and scalding steam as dozens of tourists were exploring its moon-like surface, killing five peo...
Dec 09, 2019 This aerial photo shows White Island after its volcanic eruption in New Zealand on Dec. 9, 2019. The volcano on a small New Zealand island frequented by tourists erupted Monday, and a number of people were missing and injured after the blast. (George Novak/New Zealand Herald via AP)
Union, company dispute refinery's safety during lockout
Four days into the lockout at Regina's Co-op Refinery Complex, Unifor's national office claims the refinery is unsafe. On Monday, the union sent out a photo purported to show a tanker car from the ref...
Dec 09, 2019 The Co-op refinery in Regina. (980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: As the final school bell rings, let the summer begin
Sarah Mills says school is done for another year, so let's give thanks to all those who all those who make a positive im...
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8:30 - Premier Scott Moe is back from a trade mission to Europe that saw Saskatchewan sign new agreements on nuclear ene...