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Canada may face 'big fight' with U.S. over digital tax plans, American envoy warns

Canada may face 'big fight' with U.S. over digital tax plans, American envoy warns

OTTAWA — A "big fight" between Canada and the United States could be looming over the federal Liberal government's plan to impose what Washington's envoy to Ottawa described Tuesday as a "discriminatory" tax on digital services.
'Chronic underfunding': 22 Quebec Indigenous police forces file rights complaint

'Chronic underfunding': 22 Quebec Indigenous police forces file rights complaint

MONTREAL — Quebec's 22 Indigenous police forces have filed a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission, accusing the federal government of chronic underfunding that has left them unable to properly serve their communities.
Freeland to meet with provincial finance ministers on possible Alberta CPP withdrawal

Freeland to meet with provincial finance ministers on possible Alberta CPP withdrawal

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says she will meet provincial and territorial finance ministers later this week to discuss the possibility of Alberta's withdrawal from the Canada Pension Plan.
Former Liberal MP Rodger Cuzner and four others appointed to rep N.B., N.S. in Senate

Former Liberal MP Rodger Cuzner and four others appointed to rep N.B., N.S. in Senate

OTTAWA — Former Liberal MP Rodger Cuzner, who was most recently Canada's consul general in Boston, has been named a senator for Nova Scotia.
In the news today: Israeli ground forces in Gaza as Canada debates humanitarian pause

In the news today: Israeli ground forces in Gaza as Canada debates humanitarian pause

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
Feds ban WeChat, Kaspersky apps from government-issued devices over security concerns

Feds ban WeChat, Kaspersky apps from government-issued devices over security concerns

OTTAWA — The federal government is banning WeChat and Kaspersky applications from its phones over security concerns.
B.C. commits to mandatory Holocaust education for Grade 10 students

B.C. commits to mandatory Holocaust education for Grade 10 students

VANCOUVER — British Columbia has plans to make Holocaust education mandatory for high school students with additions to Grade 10 curriculum coming in 2025.
Fiscal and monetary policy rowing in opposite directions, Macklem says

Fiscal and monetary policy rowing in opposite directions, Macklem says

OTTAWA — Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says fiscal and monetary policy are rowing in opposite directions, making it harder to bring inflation down.
Eby says B.C. deserves heating bill relief, too, after federal tax on fuel oil paused

Eby says B.C. deserves heating bill relief, too, after federal tax on fuel oil paused

VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says it's unfair that Atlantic Canada is being targeted for federal relief on heating bills that won't apply to B.C., after Ottawa announced a three-year pause on carbon pricing for home fuel oil.
Health professionals, not police should care for intoxicated prisoners: B.C. watchdog

Health professionals, not police should care for intoxicated prisoners: B.C. watchdog

SURREY, B.C. — Intoxicated people are dying in jail cells in what the British Columbia police watchdog says is an “outdated practice” of holding them for their own protection when they should be getting health care. A report released by Ronald J.