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Ottawa to force banks to call carbon rebate a carbon rebate in direct deposits
Canadian banks that refuse to identify the carbon rebate by name when doing direct deposits are forcing the government to change the law to make them do it, SAID Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault...
Apr 19, 2024

Quebec follows Ottawa and raises amount of capital gains subject to tax
Quebec says it will align its tax system with the federal government by increasing the percentage of capital gains subject to taxation. Like Ottawa announced in its budget Tuesday, Quebec says it will...
Apr 19, 2024

Joly urges halt to escalating violence as Israel suspected of airstrike on Iran
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is once again urging Israel and Iran to prevent their long-running conflict from spiralling into a broader Middle East crisis. She is calling for de-escal...
Apr 19, 2024

Quebec labour code doesn't infringe rights of casino managers, Supreme Court rules
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says excluding front-line supervisors at a Montreal casino from organizing under the Quebec labour-relations regime does not infringe their constitutional rights. ...
Apr 19, 2024

Ukraine, Israel aid back on track as House pushes toward weekend votes
WASHINGTON (AP) - With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support as a coalition of lawmakers ...
Apr 19, 2024

CF Montreal striker Matias Coccaro out 8-10 weeks with injury
MONTREAL - CF Montreal will have to put their depth to the test this weekend with forwards Matias Coccaro, Josef Martinez and Mahala Opoku all out with injuries. Coccaro will miss eight to 10 weeks wi...
Apr 19, 2024

"Brave is unbeatable" is the theme for Canada's Olympic team in Paris
TORONTO - Brave is unbeatable is the theme for Canada's Olympic team competing in Paris this summer. The Canadian Olympic Committee and broadcast rightsholder CBC unveiled the marketing campaign today...
Apr 19, 2024

Jury selection could be nearing a close in Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York
NEW YORK (AP) - A third panel of potential jurors will be questioned Friday in Donald Trump's hush money case, drawing jury selection a step closer to completion in the first criminal trial of a forme...
Apr 19, 2024

Olympic sports bodies criticize track and field's move to pay $50,000 for Paris gold medalists
GENEVA (AP) - Olympic sports bodies criticized World Athletics on Friday for promising to pay $50,000 for each track and field gold medal won at the Paris Olympics. Last week's move by the track body ...
Apr 19, 2024

How to watch and what to expect in the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs
The chase for the Stanley Cup is back underway, with the NHL's top 16 teams left to duke it out through four gruelling rounds. It's also arguably the most wide open the post-season has been in years, ...
Apr 19, 2024