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Teachers, farmers, businesses soon eligible for tax credits as Liberal bill passes

Teachers, farmers, businesses soon eligible for tax credits as Liberal bill passes

OTTAWA — Teachers, farmers and some business owners will soon receive new tax breaks after a six-month-old bill passed third reading in the Senate today.
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Korea seeks to deepen trade ties as feds appoint panel on Indo-Pacific strategy

Korea seeks to deepen trade ties as feds appoint panel on Indo-Pacific strategy

OTTAWA — Keung Ryong Chang, ambassador of South Korea, says he hopes Canada's coming Indo-Pacific strategy will deepen the two countries’ already strong trade and economic ties.
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Quebec officials say 98 monkeypox cases detected, more than 1,600 vaccinated

Quebec officials say 98 monkeypox cases detected, more than 1,600 vaccinated

MONTREAL — Quebec's Health Department says the province now has a total of 98 confirmed cases of monkeypox. That number reported today is up by eight cases from the 90 reported earlier this week.
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Well over 600,000 voters may be eligible to cast ballot for next Conservative leader

Well over 600,000 voters may be eligible to cast ballot for next Conservative leader

OTTAWA — If unverified membership numbers hold true, the path to becoming the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada is becoming precariously narrow for all but front-runner Pierre Poilievre, several strategists suggest, but the path is stil
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Crown stays charge against federal public servant in echo of Mark Norman case

Crown stays charge against federal public servant in echo of Mark Norman case

OTTAWA — The failed prosecution of vice-admiral Mark Norman loomed large on Thursday as a second federal official accused of leaking cabinet secrets about a $700-million shipbuilding contract walked out of an Ottawa courthouse a free man.
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'Remove the hate': Alta Walmart shooter to serve 10 years before eligible for parole

'Remove the hate': Alta Walmart shooter to serve 10 years before eligible for parole

RED DEER, Alta. — A judge says a man who committed a "senseless and horrific act of violence" when he shot a shopper outside a central Alberta Walmart must serve 10 years before he can apply for parole.
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Canada Post says it will have a fully electric fleet by 2040

Canada Post says it will have a fully electric fleet by 2040

OTTAWA — Canada Post says it will transform its fleet of vehicles to be fully electric by 2040, spelling out details Thursday on steps it will take to achieve its target.
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N.S. mass shooting: Bureaucracy and muddled advice in RCMP's search for helicopter

N.S. mass shooting: Bureaucracy and muddled advice in RCMP's search for helicopter

HALIFAX — The inquiry investigating the Nova Scotia mass shooting has released new details about the Mounties' scramble to find an aircraft to track down the killer on the night of April 18, 2020.
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More females, older drug users dying due to unregulated drug market: B.C. coroner

More females, older drug users dying due to unregulated drug market: B.C. coroner

VICTORIA — The coroners service in British Columbia says more females are dying from illicit drug use.
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Bank of Canada says economy can handle higher rates despite household debt risks

Bank of Canada says economy can handle higher rates despite household debt risks

High household debt and elevated housing prices have become bigger vulnerabilities in the past year, but the economy can still handle the rising interest rates needed to tame inflation, Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said Thursday.
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