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WEBPoliticians are continuing to promote their promises across British Columbia as the provincial election campaign nears its midway point. Read more Leaders spread out around the province as week two of campaigning in B.C. continues
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WEBSports News covering Canadian athletes. With Canadians Camryn Rogers and Ethan Katzberg dominating hammer throwing in the World Athletics Championships in Budapest and the Summer Olympics in Paris, interest in the sport is growing.
Mom and seven-year-old daughter from France killed in Montreal …
WEB1 day ago · Firefighters stand next to a building in Old Montreal on Saturday, Oct., 5, 2024. A fire that tore through a century-old building in Old Montreal killed at least two people and forced dozens of others out of the area, city police confirmed Saturday as they continued to probe what caused the building to catch alight.
The NDP-Liberal deal is done. What happens now?
WEBSep 4, 2024 · OTTAWA - The NDP has pulled out of a confidence and supply agreement with the Liberals. What happens now? In March 2022, the Liberals and NDP penned a deal that would keep the minority government led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in power until June 2025 and move ahead on some mutually agreeable policies.
In the news today: Parliament resumes under precarious conditions
WEBSep 16, 2024 · Local leaders have wish list for B.C. election. The president of the Union of B.C. Municipalities says communities have billions of dollars worth of infrastructure that will need replacing in the next decade and the province needs to …
Most of Canada to receive emergency alert test today
WEBMay 8, 2024 · It will hold tests in eight provinces and territories, while provincial and territorial authorities will conduct tests in another four. The emergency alerts will be sent at 11:55 a.m. MDT in Alberta, 10:55 a.m. PDT in British Columbia, 1:55 p.m. CDT in Manitoba, 2:55 p.m. ADT in New Brunswick and at 1:55 p.m. ADT in …
Oil and gas emissions cap coming Thursday, targets 2026 start date
WEBDec 6, 2023 · Methane makes up about 30 per cent of total emissions from the oil and gas sector. The cap will use a cap-and-trade system where a baseline amount of emissions will be set and then divvied up between various producers depending on the size of their operation and current emissions.
Vote on Liberal changes to capital gains tax in confidence measure ...
WEB4 days ago · OTTAWA - A confidence vote on a government budget motion may not happen today after all, but the Liberals are still under pressure as they face a vote on a Bloc Québécois ultimatum. The ways and means motion that paves the way to legislate a change to capital gains taxes was initially scheduled ...
‘Passed like a baton’: Advocates, Air Canada CEO clash on …
WEBMar 19, 2024 · "We have concluded the chief issue was inconsistency," he added, citing training as the remedy. Complaint statistics fail to reflect the travel experience of many people living with disabilities, who sometimes wait unassisted for hours or have to instruct employees on how to guide them, said disability rights advocate David Lepofsky.
Canada Child Benefit hailed for reducing poverty, as families get ...
WEBJul 20, 2023 · According to the Canada Revenue Agency, the benefit gradually decreases when the adjusted family net income is over $34,863. In an interview, Families Minister Karina Gould touted the positive effects of the benefit, attributing the success in poverty reduction to the fact that the payments are targeted and income-tested.