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Excess profits tax would reap $7.9 billion for government, budget watchdog says
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says a hypothetical tax on big corporations' excess profits last year would generate $7.9 billion for the federal government. The estimate by budget officer Y...
Apr 27, 2021
Organizers: Pilot Barcelona concert could pave way for more
BARCELONA, Spain - Mid-sized cultural events could be held without social distancing - but with other precautions - after a pilot concert attended by 4,500 mask-wearing Spaniards who'd been screened f...
Apr 27, 2021
US home prices rose 11.9% in February, fastest since 2014
WASHINGTON - U.S. home prices rose in February at the fastest pace in nearly seven years as strong demand for housing collided with a tight supply of homes on the market. The February &P CoreLogic...
Apr 27, 2021
Interprovincial travel and a dire situation in India: In The News for April 27
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 April 27 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Apr 27, 2021
Tory senators hold up start of parliamentary review of assisted dying law
OTTAWA - Conservative senators are holding up the start of a long-awaited, legally required, special parliamentary committee that is supposed to review Canada's assisted dying regime. The various part...
Apr 27, 2021
Human Rights Watch demands action against Israel for 'crimes against humanity'
OTTAWA - An international human-rights organization is calling on the Trudeau government to take action against alleged "crimes against humanity" by the Israeli government. The demand from Human Right...
Apr 27, 2021
Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. The military commander handling l...
Apr 27, 2021
Connor McDavid's hat trick powers Oilers over Jets 6-1
WINNIPEG - Connor McDavid registered his third hat trick of the season and the ninth of his career as the Edmonton Oilers dismantled Winnipeg 6-1 on Monday to leapfrog the Jets for second place in Nor...
Apr 26, 2021
Couple found guilty of smuggling cocaine into Canada at Coutts
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The 12-member jury has reached its verdict in a significant drug smuggling trial.Gurminder Singh Toor was found guilty on both counts - importing cocaine for the purpose of traffickin...
Apr 26, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Monday. April 26, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Monday April 26, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 263,044 new vaccinations administered for a total of 12,307,7...
Apr 26, 2021