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Freeland says she's abandoning capital gains tax change because of Trump
OTTAWA - Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland says her promise to repeal changes to the capital gains tax was made in response to Donald Trump's election in the United States. Freeland is running...
Jan 23, 2025
Man charged with murder in B.C. shooting that left one dead, another injured
DAWSON CREEK, B.C. - A suspect has been charged with second-degree murder in a shooting in British Columbia's northeast that left one person dead and another injured. Mounties in Dawson Creek say a 23...
Jan 23, 2025
Canadians behind Oscar-nominated residential school doc 'Sugarcane' hope to ‘illuminate the truth’
Ed Archie NoiseCat says he's excited his son Julian Brave NoiseCat's documentary about a residential school in Canada has been nominated for an Oscar - and he hopes the recognition will bring more awa...
Jan 23, 2025
California Legislature approves $2.5B for state response to Los Angeles-area fires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California bolstered funding to help the Los Angeles area recover from its recent deadly wildfires under a more than $2.5 billion fire relief package approved Thursday by the...
Jan 23, 2025
Payments to shortchanged caregivers of kids with disabilities satisfy B.C. watchdog
VICTORIA - British Columbia's ombudsperson says he's satisfied the provincial government has fixed a problem that shortchanged caregivers of children with disabilities to the tune of more than $1 mill...
Jan 23, 2025
Wild bring back Kaprizov and Spurgeon from injuries before game vs. Utah
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Wild have managed to hold together a highly competitive team all season despite a series of injuries that have sidelined several of their most important players. T...
Jan 23, 2025
Golden Knights center William Karlsson is week-to-week with lower-body injury
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The slumping Vegas Golden Knights suffered another loss Thursday when they announced center William Karlsson is week-to-week with a lower-body injury. The club recalled Tanner Laczyns...
Jan 23, 2025
Quick quotes: Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Quebec secularism law
The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday agreed to hear a challenge of Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21, which prohibits public sector workers in positions of authority, including teachers and...
Jan 23, 2025
The Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, giving Trump his second Cabinet member
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new Cabinet. Ratcliffe was director of national intelligence d...
Jan 23, 2025
Quebec maple syrup producers fear 'major consequences' if Trump tariffs go ahead
MONTREAL - Quebec's maple syrup producers are worried their industry will take a big hit if U.S. President Donald Trump goes ahead with his threat to slap 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian exports next ...
Jan 23, 2025