Canada

Taxing corporate share buybacks unlikely to boost investment in operations: experts

OTTAWA - Experts say the federal government's proposed corporate share buyback tax is unlikely to encourage companies to spend more on growing their operations. In last week's mid-year budget update, ...

Nov 08, 2022

Reconciliation a 'call to action to all of us,' Jody Wilson-Raybould says in new book

OTTAWA - Jody Wilson-Raybould says she wants people to see reconciliation as "a call to action to all of us." The former Independent member of Parliament and justice minister explores the topic in a n...

Nov 08, 2022

Parliamentary budget officer says climate change already costing economy billions

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says climate change is already hurting the Canadian economy. A new analysis released today shows that in 2021, Canada's GDP was 0.8 per cent lower than what i...

Nov 08, 2022

Were mixed signals a worry for Ottawa ahead of Pope's visit: In The News for Nov. 8

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 Nov. 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Nov 08, 2022

Indigenous languages, consultation among issues raised before Pope Francis's visit

Before Pope Francis's arrival in Canada last July, federal officials flagged concerns about the level of consultation done with a First Nations community that was set to host him. Briefing notes prepa...

Nov 08, 2022

Health ministers expect details after promise of federal funding boost

VANCOUVER - Provincial and territorial health ministers have presented a united front as they seek more federal funding, and today expect to hear more details on cash promised by their federal counter...

Nov 08, 2022

LGBTQ students allege mistreatment, want change at Saskatchewan Bible college

REGINA - Jordan McGillicky says she was devoted to sports and her studies at a private Saskatchewan college but eventually felt driven away from the school because of her sexuality. She enrolled two y...

Nov 08, 2022

Protesters at Windsor, Coutts blockades set to testify at Emergencies Act inquiry

A local Alberta politician facing charges for participating in "Freedom Convoy" protests at the Coutts, Alta., border blockade is set to testify today at the public inquiry into the federal government...

Nov 08, 2022

Election day? More like election week as experts, officials warn of delayed results

WASHINGTON - Last-minute voters are headed to the polls across the United States today - but the results of the 2022 midterm elections may not be clear for days. Campaign officials and political obser...

Nov 08, 2022

Senators ponder loosening French requirements for diplomats as Canada pivots to Asia

OTTAWA - A Senate committee studying the future of Canada's foreign service is pondering whether French needs to be a lower priority for recruiting diplomats. The foreign-affairs committee is looking ...

Nov 07, 2022