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Finance minister says Canada is committed to proposed global corporate tax rate
VENICE, Italy - Canada stands firmly behind a two-pillar plan to enact sweeping reforms to the global corporate tax system and limit multinational companies' capacity to shop around for lower tax rate...
Jul 10, 2021
Quebec businesses want vaccine passport system to be simple, not a burden
MONTREAL - Business owners say they are happy Quebec's vaccine-passport system will allow them to operate during potential COVID-19 outbreaks, but they worry the health order will become burdensome an...
Jul 09, 2021
Transport minister halts trains near Lytton, B.C. as evacuees make temporary return
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra is ordering most trains in the vicinity of Lytton, B.C., to halt as residents return temporarily to the wildfire-scorched community. Alghabra says the Canadia...
Jul 09, 2021
Quarantine exemptions lure visitors to Canada in advance of busy travel weekend
WASHINGTON - The number of incoming visitors to Canada has been gradually increasing in the days since travel restrictions began easing for fully vaccinated, eligible travellers - and the country's bo...
Jul 09, 2021
Grizzly shot, killed after fatal attack of California woman
HELENA Mont. (AP) - Wildlife officials say they've shot, killed Montana grizzly bear that pulled California woman from tent, killing her. Leah Davis Lokan of Chico, California, was an experienced outd...
Jul 09, 2021
Canadian economy added 230,700 jobs in June
OTTAWA - The Canadian economy nearly recovered the jobs lost during third wave lockdowns as restrictions rolled back and businesses expanded their payrolls faster than expected in June. Statistics Can...
Jul 09, 2021
Avenatti sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for extortion
NEW YORK (AP) - A tearful, repentant Michael Avenatti, the brash lawyer who once represented Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Donald Trump, was sentenced Thursday to 2 1/2 years in prison ...
Jul 08, 2021
Can't watch fireworks at home? Millions choose NBC
NEW YORK (AP) - More than 8 million people took in Fourth of July fireworks on television this year, watching NBC's coverage of the Macy's New York City celebration in one of two helpings. The two-hou...
Jul 07, 2021
'Steer the market': Study finds $23B in federal, provincial pipeline support
Taxpayer dollars are heavily distorting Canada's financial marketplace in favour of fossil fuel pipelines, new research suggests. The International Institute for Sustainable Development says spending ...
Jul 05, 2021
Border restrictions to begin easing, slowly, for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers
WASHINGTON - After nearly 16 months of rigid travel restrictions, Canada is finally starting to loosen the rules - but only for a specific few. Effective Monday, fully vaccinated Canadians and permane...
Jul 04, 2021
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Evan talks with historian Bill Waiser about Saskatchewan's 120 birthday, university associate professor Ian Lee about Ca...