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PBO says Liberal pledge to get GST from goods in Amazon warehouses could cost $600M
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer estimates the Trudeau Liberals' pledge to collect federal sales tax on some goods sitting in Amazon warehouses could cost just over $600 million to implement....
Feb 18, 2021
Liberals propose federal criminal reforms aimed at systemic racism in justice system
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government has tabled legislation to repeal mandatory minimum penalties for certain drug offences, saying they do not deter crime and unfairly affect Indigenous and Black offender...
Feb 18, 2021
Quebec to compensate movie theatres for lost snack revenue after 'Popcorngate'
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault says his government will compensate movie theatre owners for lost concession stand revenue after a disagreement he is calling "Popcorngate." The province has...
Feb 18, 2021
Ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to resign seat
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois state Rep. Michael Madigan, a Chicago Democrat who virtually set Illinois' political agenda as House speaker before he was ousted last month, announced Thursday that he is...
Feb 18, 2021
Supreme Court of Canada to look at mandatory minimum firearm sentence
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will look at the constitutionality of a mandatory minimum penalty of four years in prison for recklessly firing a gun. The court has agreed to hear the appeal of J...
Feb 18, 2021
AP source: Sen. Cruz travelled to Mexico for family vacation
DALLAS - Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has travelled to Mexico for a family vacation as his home state struggles with a weather crisis that has left much of Texas without power. The high-profile Republican lawm...
Feb 18, 2021
Feds study data suggesting Pfizer vaccine may be almost as good after one dose as two
OTTAWA - Canada's deputy chief public health officer says federal and provincial health experts are looking at evidence that one shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 may be almost as g...
Feb 18, 2021
Texas outages below half-million but water crisis persists
AUSTIN, Texas - Power outages in Texas dropped below a half-million on Thursday morning for the first time in four days, but many people remained without electricity or safe drinking water after winte...
Feb 18, 2021
Homicide team called to Surrey, B.C., after assault leads to death of man
SURREY, B.C. - Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man in Surrey, B.C. RCMP say they were called Wednesday night to a report of an assault at a home in the Panorama Ridge area of sout...
Feb 18, 2021
Paris Hilton reveals engagement to entrepreneur Carter Reum
LOS ANGELES - Paris Hilton received a special gift for her 40th birthday: an engagement. Hilton announced her engagement to entrepreneur Carter Reum in her social media post on Wednesday - the same da...
Feb 18, 2021