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Canada's top 1% saw fastest income acceleration, overall decrease in taxes
OTTAWA - The incomes of Canada's top one per cent grew at a faster pace than everyone else in 2017 - and, overall, they saw their taxes edge down, says a n...
Sep 25, 2019
Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail
OTTAWA - A running list of specific promises announced by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP and Green party since the official start of the federal election campaign on Sept. 11. Liberal...
Sep 25, 2019
Quebecers to decide in 2022 whether they want to change electoral system
Quebecers will decide during the next provincial election in 2022 whether they want to change how they vote in future elections. The Legault government has tabled an electoral reform bill th...
Sep 25, 2019
Youngster Shiltz gets start for Als with incumbent Adams Jr. serving suspension
Matthew Shiltz has some very big shoes to fill Saturday night. Shiltz will be under centre when Montreal (7-5) visits the B.C. Lions (3-10) at B.C. Place Stadium. It will...
Sep 25, 2019
'Insulting, racial mockery:' Trudeau's behaviour panned by Alberta premier
CALGARY - Alberta's premier says images of federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau wearing black and brown face makeup should make it easier for voters to choose in next month's election. Jaso...
Sep 25, 2019
'Insulting, racial mockery:' Trudeau's behaviour panned by Alberta premier
CALGARY - Alberta's premier says images of federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau wearing black and brown face makeup should make it easier for voters to choose in next month's election. Jaso...
Sep 25, 2019
2nd man arrested as result of Mac Miller death investigation
HAVASU CITY, Ariz. - Authorities say an Arizona man has become the second person arrested on drug charges in the investigation of the overdose death of rapper Mac Miller. Havasu City police said Tuesd...
Sep 25, 2019
Bloc leader says Quebec should have same power as Ottawa over refugee settlement
SAINT-BERNARD-DE-LACOLLE, Que. - The Bloc Quebecois says Quebec should be able to override decisions made by Canadian immigration officials regarding whether failed asylum seekers can stay in the coun...
Sep 25, 2019
At UN, Trump focuses on religious freedom, not climate
President Donald Trump made his political priorities clear Monday within an hour of arriving at the United Nations for a three-day visit: He breezed by a major climate change summit to focus instead o...
Sep 25, 2019
Supreme Court judges hear two cases in Winnipeg, meet with Indigenous leaders
WINNIPEG - The Supreme Court of Canada's decision to hold hearings outside of Ottawa for the first time in its 144-year history is part of a plan to let Canadians see how the high court works and...
Sep 25, 2019