Canada

Singh waves off one-time wealth tax, demands ongoing tax on 'ultra-rich' Canadians

OTTAWA - New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh is rejecting the idea of a one-time wealth tax that Parliament's budget watchdog says could raise tens of billions of dollars, pushing instead for an ongoing...

Jul 15, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, July 15, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 12:15 p.m. Nova Scotia is reporting no new cases of COVID-19 and six recoveries. As of today, Nova Scotia has 22 active cases. O...

Jul 15, 2021

Judge gives Canada's spy agency go-ahead to use new overseas investigative powers

OTTAWA - For the first time, a federal judge has expressly granted Canada's spy agency warrants to operate abroad even if it means breaking another country's laws. Federal Court Justice Simon Noel aut...

Jul 15, 2021

Entire communities ready to leave on short notice as B.C. wildfires rage

All but small corners of British Columbia are now ranked at a high to extreme risk of wildfires as continuing hot, dry and windy conditions fuel the more than 300 blazes raging in most regions of the ...

Jul 15, 2021

Nova Scotia RCMP, Halifax police given green light to send emergency alerts directly

HALIFAX - The RCMP and Halifax police are now able to send emergency alerts directly to citizens, more than a year after a mass shooting raised issues about how police notify the public to threats. Th...

Jul 15, 2021

Justice minister calls for investigation of lawyers after Manitoba judge followed

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's justice minister has written to the provincial law society requesting it investigate the conduct of lawyers working with an organization that hired a private investigator to foll...

Jul 15, 2021

Supreme Court clears path for defamation suit against CBC for show on chicken content

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada won't hear a bid by the CBC to halt a defamation lawsuit from Subway over a report on the fast-food chain's chicken sandwiches. The decision clears the way for the...

Jul 15, 2021

Bank of Canada will act to cool inflation if prices run too hot, Macklem says

OTTAWA - The governor of the Bank of Canada says the central bank will rein in inflation if temporary price pressures stubbornly stick around and appear more permanent. Tiff Macklem says the central b...

Jul 15, 2021

First Nation to release report on unmarked graves at Kamloops residential school

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The Tk'emlps te Secwpemc First Nation is set to release a report today outlining the findings of a search of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School property using ground-penetr...

Jul 15, 2021

'Old wounds': Renewed interest over residential schools difficult for survivors

CALGARY - Flags at the Elbow River camp at the Calgary Stampede are at half mast this year to mark recent discoveries of unmarked graves at former Canadian residential school sites. A moment of silenc...

Jul 15, 2021