Category Archives: National
$5M mansion owners pay very little income tax in Canada. Conservative candidate is fighting to protect them from BC’s speculation tax.
By Rohana Rezel Jing Bai’s family owns and lives in a $5.7 million dollar mansion in Vancouver’s tony MacKenzie Heights neighbourhood in the affluent Westside of the city. The family pays very little income taxes in Canada because the primary
Canada, U.S. got smart about border 20 years ago, but not smart enough, say critics
WASHINGTON — The frontier between Canada and the United States used to be known as the world's longest "undefended" border — a misnomer that largely vanished in the chaos of Sept. 11, 2001. Other myths cropped up in its place, however:
Business owners, police group call for clarity on B.C. vaccine card program
VANCOUVER — Business owners and law enforcement are asking for more support as British Columbia gears up to implement a COVID-19 vaccine card system in mid-September. As of Sept. 13, residents will need a vaccine card to get into restaurants, clubs,
Federal parties scrap over guns, COVID-19 response on Day 21 of federal campaign
The three main federal parties traded fire Saturday over their responses to gun violence and to the resurgence of COVID-19 on Day 21 of the federal election campaign. Liberal candidate Bill Blair, a former Toronto police chief, unloaded on Conservative...
Fortin’s lawyers fight bid to toss his lawsuit over removal from vaccine post
OTTAWA — Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's lawyers are fighting a federal attempt to quash their client's lawsuit over his removal as head of Canada's vaccine distribution campaign. In a newly filed Federal Court submission, they say the government's motion to t...
Progress on Wet’suwet’en rights and title slower than parties would have liked
SMITHERS, B.C. — British Columbia’s minister of Indigenous relations and reconciliation says the progress on a memorandum of understanding signed last year marking the start of a new relationship between the hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en Nation...
Alberta announces $100 gift card incentive to get holdouts vaccinated as cases surge
EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney, two months after declaring victory over COVID-19, is offering $100 to Albertans who aren't vaccinated to try to curb nation-leading cases of the illness that have again pushed the province's hospitals to the brink. Kenn...
Canada could see above 15K daily COVID-19 cases next month, Tam says
OTTAWA — Canada's chief public health officer says there is an urgent need for more people between 18 and 39 to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to reduce the impact of the Delta variant. "This is a crucial moment," Dr. Theresa Tam
Manitoba and N.S. will recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
WINNIPEG — Manitoba and Nova Scotia are joining two other jurisdictions in recognizing a new federal statutory holiday to contemplate the history and harmful legacy of residential schools. Indigenous Reconciliation Minister Alan Lagimodiere announced F...
Quebec coroner to probe death of Mexican boxer Jeanette Zacarias Zapata
MONTREAL — Quebec's public security minister says a coroner will investigate after Mexican boxer Jeanette Zacarias Zapata died following a bout last weekend in Montreal. Geneviève Guilbault offered her condolences to the family of Zapata, 18, who died ...
