Politics

Weaker-than-expected revenue gains would raise questions about the benefits of the tax changes, which have faced widespread criticism Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland arrive to deliver the federal budget in the House of Commons in Ottawa, on March 28, 2024.Photo by Justin Tang/The Canadian Press Canada’s decision to increase the capital … Read more

Milton is still bringing a potentially deadly storm surge to much of Florida’s Gulf Coast, including densely populated areas such as Tampa, St. Petersburg and Fort Myers Heavy rain in Fort Myers, Florida, as Hurricane Milton approaches on October 9, 2024.Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images TAMPA, Fla. — Hurricane Milton crashed into Florida … Read more

In this photo provided by the National Park Service is Grazer, the winner of the 2023 Fat Bear Contest, at Katmai National Park, Alaska on Sept. 14, 2023.Photo by F. Jimenez / National Park Service / Files /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANCHORAGE, Alaska — In a storyline better befitting a melodrama than a popularity vote, Grazer … Read more

Adams says that money collected from the Online Streaming Act is ‘going to prop up outdated broadcasting models such as CanCon’ Canadian singer Bryn Adams has added his voice to criticism of the federal Online Streaming Act.Photo by Screengrab Global hitmaker Bryan Adams is adding his voice to opposition over new federal regulations on streaming. … Read more

But Zita Astravas never clearly explained why 54 days went by between her receiving the CSIS warrant request and Public Safety Minister Bill Blair getting it to sign Zita Astravas, former chief of staff to the Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, arrives to appear as a witness at the foreign interference inquiry in Ottawa, on … Read more

The park board heard from dozens of citizens and experts opposed to the plan to log thousands of trees killed by looper moth larvae Trees that were cut down as part of the Vancouver Parks Board’s work to combat a looper moth infestation in Stanley Park.Photo by Arlen Redekop /PNG An organized effort to stop … Read more

Vaughn Palmer: Despite his denials, NDP Leader David Eby seemed to relish Rustad-bashing Conservative Leader John Rustad, left, and NDP Leader David Eby, centre, shake hands as Green Leader Sonia Furstenau, right, watches before the televised leaders’ debate in Vancouver on Tuesday night.Photo by DARRYL DYCK /THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA — The most-revealing moment in … Read more

The B.C. Securities Commission alleges three companies and their directors earned over $300,000 illegally through a global cannabis company A 2016 file photo of Arthur Griffiths, who is among directors of companies facing a B.C. Securities Commission investigation.Photo by Mark van Manen /PNG The commission alleges Vancouver-based RoccaVerde — formerly known as World Farms Corp. … Read more

The plaintiffs are suing under Canada’s Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act and several other statutes Tiferet Lapidot, left, and Gad Haggai and Ohad Lapidot were among the victims of the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas. Their families are now suing a number of organizations that they say are responsible for the deaths.Photo … Read more

Rustad told Tuesday’s party leaders’ debate that he saw someone die “from an overdose” on the corner of Robson and Hornby streets B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad responds to questions from reporters after the televised leaders’ debate, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. The BC Coroners Service says it has no record of any … Read more