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Report says tax on $1M+ homes could be key to making housing more affordable
VANCOUVER - An annual surtax on houses valued over $1 million could help reduce housing inequality and cool housing markets, a report says. Paul Kershaw, founder of Generation Squeeze and author of th...
Jan 06, 2022
Montreal Alouettes hire CFL legend Anthony Calvillo as quarterback coach
MONTREAL - Anthony Calvillo is once again a Montreal Alouette. The Alouettes announced Thursday that the Canadian Football League's all-time leading passer has rejoined the club as quarterback coach. ...
Jan 06, 2022
Duffy ignores Trump plea, won't run for Wisconsin governor
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Retired Republican U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy announced Thursday that he won't run for Wisconsin governor this year, ignoring pleas to do so by former President Donald Trump. Duffy also...
Jan 06, 2022
Overnight snowfall triggers widespread cancellations, delays
NANAIMO - The forecasted dump of snowfall came as advertised and the mid-Island is again left digging out.Between 15 and 25 centimetres of snow was expected by Environment Canada with the flurring beg...
Jan 06, 2022
Biden and Congress mark a year since violent insurrection
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Thursday marked the first anniversary of the U.S. Capitol insurrection, the violent attack by Trump supporters that has fundamentally changed the Congress and ...
Jan 06, 2022
COVID-19 spectre hangs over Canada's Olympic figure skating trials in Ottawa
After three flights over a stressful 33 hours with numerous delays, Keegan Messing finally in arrived in Ottawa for Canada's figure skating Olympic trials on Wednesday. He was nearly a day late. His s...
Jan 06, 2022
Canada, allies condemn Iran snub of negotiations with victims' families for PS752
OTTAWA - Canada and its allies are accusing Iran of snubbing the families of those killed when its military shot down a passenger jet two years ago by refusing to negotiate a settlement. The joint con...
Jan 06, 2022
Staffing challenges from surging COVID cases affecting some police, transit service
Surging cases of COVID-19 driven by the rapidly transmissible Omicron variant are pushing the health-care system to the brink and putting pressure on some police and transit services. With 170 personn...
Jan 06, 2022
Man seeking RCMP files goes to court after national archives takes 80-year extension
OTTAWA - An Ottawa researcher is asking a judge to order Canada's national archives to speed up work on his request for old RCMP records after he was told to wait at least 80 years for a response. In ...
Jan 06, 2022
Homeless encampment dismantled in downtown Nanaimo parkade
NANAIMO - Following what the City of Nanaimo called repeated warnings and public complaints, a downtown homeless encampment was taken down.In a detailed statement to NanaimoNewsNOW, the City's manager...
Jan 06, 2022