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Working from home during COVID-19? These accountants have tax tips
If you’ve been lucky enough to keep your job and work from home through the pandemic, chances are you’ll have some new expenses to...
‘Sidekick’ pet goat missing for 3rd time from southern Alberta home
Tinkerbell is a lot like a shadow — wherever her family goes, the little goat follows. But the Nigerian dwarf and Lamancha cross...
Appointing First Nations person as next Governor General would help advance reconciliation, grand chief says
It’s time for Canada to consider finally appointing a First Nations person to the post of Governor General, says the head of the...
Payette is the one resigning — but Justin Trudeau has to wear it
Julie Payette might still want to debate the details of what exactly occurred inside Rideau Hall over the last three and a half...
Canada’s COVID-19 case numbers show early positive signs
Cases of COVID-19 are declining in many parts of Canada, but experts say those early positive signs are dependent on widespread restrictions. Quebec,...
Trudeau says he’s looking to improve vetting process for GGs following Payette controversy
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is looking at ways to strengthen the vetting process for the next governor general after his choice for...
Trudeau set to speak with Biden in U.S. president’s first call with a foreign leader
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will speak with newly inaugurated U.S. President Joe Biden this afternoon — the first opportunity for the two leaders...
COVID-19 is hitting First Nations in Western Canada especially hard
While Ontario and Quebec are the epicentres of COVID-19 outbreaks in Canada, people in First Nations are being hit the hardest in Western...
Life after curfew for Montreal’s homeless means lineups, fear of fines and few empty beds
It’s well past 8 p.m., and despite the provincial curfew for COVID-19, there is still a lineup outside Hotel Place Dupuis, one of...
Little fear of rate hikes despite expected economic surge: Bank of Canada
What a difference a day makes in the outlook for the Canadian economy. Earlier this week, some economists were predicting that the Bank...
Quebec premier refuses to provide curfew exemption for homeless people, despite calls following man’s death
Quebec Premier François Legault says no exemption from the province’s mandatory overnight curfew will be given to people who really are homeless, despite calls...
Parliamentary hearings over Zoom an ongoing headache for translators
Each day, translator Nicole Gagnon wakes up and heads to work worried she’ll experience further loss of hearing — a sense even more vital...
Citing threat from COVID-19 variants, Quebec calls on Ottawa to ban vacation travel
Flights continue to arrive at Quebec’s airports from sunshine destinations every day and Premier François Legault wants it to stop. He is calling on Prime...
What’s different about the coronavirus ‘variants of concern’ flagged by WHO
The seemingly more transmissible variants of the coronavirus first discovered in Britain, South Africa and Brazil are called “variants of concern” by the...
Erin O’Toole moves to shake off the Trumpian taint
Erin O’Toole’s decision to issue a 595-word statement on Sunday about his political beliefs suggests he’s at least a little worried about his...
Why Kenney is having a rougher ride than Trudeau with his pipeline purchase
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rarely see eye to eye, often sparring over a variety of issues from financial...
