Canada

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

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

CEO of B.C. health authority leaves organization after report into misspending

VICTORIA - The head of a health authority in British Columbia is no longer with the organization following allegations related to misspending on various items including $7 million for respirators that...

Feb 09, 2021

Senators amend MAID bill to put 18-month time limit on mental illness exclusion

OTTAWA - Senators have voted to give the federal government 18 months to expand access to medical assistance in dying to people suffering solely from mental illnesses. They voted 57-21 Tuesday to amen...

Feb 09, 2021

B.C. health officer seeks injunction against churches violating ban on services

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's provincial health officer and attorney general are asking for a court injunction ordering three churches to follow public health rules banning in-person religious servic...

Feb 09, 2021

Montreal drive-by shooting victim identified as 15-year-old local student

A Montreal-area high school and members of Quebec's Algerian community are mourning the death of a 15-year-old girl who was killed Sunday in a drive-by shooting in the city's St-Leonard neighbourhood....

Feb 09, 2021

Marco Muzzo, drunk driver who killed four, granted full parole

A Toronto-area drunk driver who killed three children and their grandfather in a crash that captured national attention was granted full parole Tuesday more than five years after the incident.The deci...

Feb 09, 2021