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Liberals raise capital gains tax on wealthiest Canadians to pay for agenda
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivered a federal budget Tuesday that keeps the deficit capped at $40 billion, thanks to higher-than-expected government revenues and new taxes that large...
Apr 16, 2024
Here's what the Liberals have already promised will be in today's federal budget
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is set to present the federal budget on Tuesday after a countrywide tour that teased many of the housing and affordability measures to be included in the do...
Apr 16, 2024 Housing will be a central part of Tuesday's budget. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
$535B budget projects $39.8B deficit, aims to restore economic fairness
OTTAWA - The 2024 federal budget will provide "generational fairness" to younger Canadians by raising taxes on those who have already capitalized on Canada's economic strengths, Finance Minister Chrys...
Apr 16, 2024 In a resignation letter, Chrystia Freeland says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered her another role in cabinet Friday, but that the only “honest and viable path” is to leave cabinet. (The Canadian Press)
Here's what the Liberals have promised will be in the federal budget on Tuesday
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is set to present the federal budget on Tuesday after a countrywide tour that teased many of the housing and affordability measures to be included in the do...
Apr 15, 2024
Liberals to explain how they will foot the bill for new spending in Tuesday's budget
OTTAWA - The 2024 federal budget is designed to "meet the moment" facing young Canadians and the economy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a room of Canadian business leaders in Ottawa Monday aftern...
Apr 15, 2024
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO - Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Gildan update Gildan Activewear Inc. chief executive Vince Tyra will present an investor update on Monday, marking...
Apr 14, 2024
After countrywide pre-budget tour, Liberals reveal Tuesday how they'll pay for it all
OTTAWA - With Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland promising to keep the federal deficit from ballooning in Tuesday's federal budget, all eyes will be on the Liberals' plan to pay for their agenda - and...
Apr 14, 2024
Liberals say their plan to 'solve the housing crisis' will build 3.9M homes by 2031
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have unveiled their plan to solve the housing crisis, building on recent announcements with new tax incentives, more than a billion dollars for homelessness and a country...
Apr 12, 2024
B.C. seeks to regulate electricity for cryptocurrency miners, citing huge demands
VICTORIA - British Columbia is proposing legal changes that would allow the government to regulate the supply of electricity to cryptocurrency miners. A statement from the Ministry of Energy says cryp...
Apr 11, 2024
Entry to housing market feels out of reach for 76% of non-owners: CIBC poll
TORONTO - Three in four Canadians who don't own a property say buying a home feels out of reach, a new poll shows. A CIBC survey, published Thursday, shows 76 per cent of Canadians who haven't yet ent...
Apr 11, 2024
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April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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