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Top-secret records show New Brunswick, Alberta companies received millions in ‘suspicious’ transfers
Off the coast of Mauritania in northwest Africa, thick black smoke billowed from a massive fishing trawler, trapping the crew on a vessel...
Why stock markets are up 44% amid the worst economic contraction in history
The economy is in a ditch, and millions of Canadian workers still find themselves unemployed or underemployed compared with where things were before COVID-19....
PST in Alberta has long been taboo. Is Jason Kenney the one to finally sell it?
Premier Jason Kenney’s conservative ideology and long-term opposition to tax increases could work in his favour if he tries to introduce a provincial...
Hundreds of thousands of Canadians could get a tax break for working from home during pandemic
Hundreds of thousands of Canadians compelled to work from home as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic could be eligible for a lucrative...
Financial scrutiny, back-to-work bonus among Conservative demands ahead of fiscal snapshot
Uncovering what’s become of Canada’s deficit, implementing a bonus for workers returning to their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic and boosting funding for...
Indigenous communities find little to celebrate on Canada Day
Jess Housty can’t remember the last time Canada Day was celebrated in the Heiltsuk Nation. Housty lives in the coastal B.C. town of Bella Bella where...
How new American tariffs on Canadian aluminum could backfire
If the Trump administration buys the argument that Canadian aluminum exports have surged and slaps a 10 per cent tariff back on products...
Farmers contest minister’s claim that grain-farmers’ carbon costs are tiny
Grain farmers are adamant that Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau was wrong when she said this week grain farmers were, at most, paying $819...
Time to ‘defund the police’? Outrage over brutality, racism in U.S. casts new light on Toronto’s police budget
Would Regis Korchinski-Paquet still be alive if a mental health nurse had turned up when her family called 911, instead of just police officers? What...
MacKay, O’Toole pitch pandemic recovery plans heavy on tax incentives, fiscal prudence
MacKay, O’Toole pitch pandemic recovery plans heavy on tax incentives, fiscal prudence, Peter MacKay and Erin O’Toole, the two leading contenders to replace...
Organized crime suspected of being behind COVID-19 phishing and counterfeit-equipment scams
Organized criminal groups are adapting their illegal operations to the COVID-19 pandemic, preying on people’s fears and vulnerabilities — and successfully scamming Canadians,...
Pandemic drives demands for universal affordable internet and cell plans
Pandemic drives demands for universal affordable internet and cell plans, Without guaranteed and affordable internet access, Lekan Olawoye fears some Canadians could be...
Cities grappling with COVID-19 costs call for federal, provincial co-operation for emergency aid
Canada’s cities are continuing to appeal to Ottawa and the provinces for emergency funding to absorb mounting costs associated with COVID-19 — a...
OPINION | Oil is not dead but Kenney will need Trudeau’s help to keep it on life support
“Oil is dead,” says Elizabeth May. No, oil is not dead. But it does have an expiry date. Even Stephen Harper acknowledged that...
There’s been no spike in personal and business bankruptcies, but surge is expected this fall
With the coronavirus pandemic leaving many in a precarious and dire financial situation, Lou Brzezinski and other lawyers and insolvency trustees have been sitting by the...
Fear on tap as COVID-19 chokes off small brewery sales
Canadians have been lining up outside liquor stores and stocking up on alcohol to make staying at home during the coronavirus pandemic more...
