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PBO says taxing services like Netflix could yield feds $1.3 billion
OTTAWA - A new report from the parliamentary budget officer says the government may be slightly underestimating how much revenue it could receive from taxing online services like Netflix. As it is, fo...
Feb 10, 2021
Feds promise new funds for public transit, most money won't arrive for years
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will provide nearly $15 billion for public-transit projects across the country - though most of the money won't arrive until later in...
Feb 10, 2021
Influx of recovery & treatment beds expected in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A suite a new treatment and recovery beds are inbound for the Nanaimo area. The ministry of mental health and addictions announced on Tuesday, Feb. 9 there will be 15 new beds operated by th...
Feb 10, 2021
US consumer prices up 0.3% in January, led by energy spike
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer prices rose 0.3% in January, led by a surge in energy. Though the gain was the biggest monthly increase since July, inflation in the past year remains modest. The rise in co...
Feb 10, 2021
Saudi TV: Yemen rebel attack on airport sets plane on fire
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Yemen's Houthi rebels on Wednesday targeted an airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia causing a civilian plane on the tarmac to catch fire, the kingdom's state television r...
Feb 10, 2021
Union approves deal with Chicago schools to return to class
CHICAGO - The Chicago Teachers Union has approved a deal with the nation's third-largest school district to get students back to class during the coronavirus pandemic, union officials announced early ...
Feb 10, 2021
N.L.'s election is safe and U.A.E. spacecraft in Mars orbit: In The News for Feb. 10
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 10 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Feb 10, 2021
Defence of Alberta oil or attempt to silence dissent? Judge to hear inquiry challenge
CALGARY - A judge is to hear arguments this week over whether Alberta's public inquiry into the purported foreign funding of environmental charities is a valid defence of the province's ailing oil ind...
Feb 10, 2021
COVID-19 lockdowns limit access to national library and archive collections
OTTAWA - Researchers studying Canadian history have not been able to access Library and Archive Canada's collections during COVID-19 lockdowns - a situation that forced some to put off their research ...
Feb 10, 2021
Investigators: Throttle problem suspected in Indonesia crash
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A malfunctioning automatic throttle may have caused the pilots of a Sriwijaya Air jet to lose control, leading to the Boeing plane's plunge into the Java Sea last month, Indonesia...
Feb 10, 2021