Vacant properties tax in federal budget plan targets offshore investors
One of the federal government's many budget promises is a new annual tax that would apply to vacant or underused property in Canada that’s owned by foreign investors.
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FINANCES DURING COVID-19
Filing 2020 taxes late could lead to months of delays for COVID-19 financial aid, says CRA
With income tax deadlines approaching, the federal government is warnings that filing late could mean delays of up to two months for anyone hoping to receive any of the various COVID-19 financial relief benefits.
Why doctors, advocates are calling for permanent paid sick days for Canadian workers
Worker and patient advocates in multiple provinces are calling for permanent paid sick days, arguing that the federal COVID-19 sick leave benefit has too many restrictions for lower-income, precarious and migrant workers.
Sickness benefit available, feds willing to help provinces vaccinate: PM Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reminding front-line workers about the availability of a federal sick leave benefit, and is offering premiers more help to speed up their vaccine rollouts as the country faces a third major surge in new cases.
As Liberals consider EI update, gig workers hope to qualify for social safety net
The place of gig workers has become a key issue in ongoing deliberation on how the decades-old employment insurance system will be updated.
Tricky tax season shaping up as Canadians weigh pandemic benefits and income loss
As millions of Canadians prepare to file their taxes this spring following an unusual year, it’s proving to be a trickier tax season than normal.
'What am I going to do now?': Entrepreneurs lose hope as COVID-19 rages on
As Canada enters a potential third wave of COVID-19, entrepreneurs across the country are left questioning the future of their businesses, with others mourning the loss of what was.
After $500M of double CERB payments made, investigation needed into fraud: AG
Canada's auditor general said while she applauds the government's efforts to get money out the door quickly to Canadians who had been impacted financially by the COVID-19 pandemic, less rigorous eligibility screening did lead to cases of abuse.
Renters' market: Tenants renegotiate leases as prices slip in major cities
Canadian landlords are renegotiating contracts and leases as several of the country's top real estate markets shift in favour of renters during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Canada
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Ottawa Police to stop 24/7 monitoring of interprovincial border crossings
Less than two days after police began stopping interprovincial drivers crossing into Ottawa, the Ottawa Police Service said it would stop monitoring the crossings 24/7.
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Canada's border restrictions to remain in place another month, at least
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says Canada’s international and U.S. border restrictions will be in place for another month, at least.
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Five people from Ontario charged for failing to self-isolate within an hour of arriving on P.E.I.
Police in Summerside, P.E.I. have charged five people for failing to follow public health orders, after their vehicle was spotted in a Walmart parking lot less than an hour after they arrived in the province from Ontario.
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'A watershed moment': Canadians react to Derek Chauvin verdict
Canadian politicians, activists and athletes reacted with grief and relief in response to former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s murder conviction in the death of George Floyd.
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'You will not be able to do it': Former solicitor general doubts B.C. can enforce travel restriction
The upcoming health order restricting travel between B.C.'s health authority regions has a lot of people wondering just how it will be enforced.
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Eastern Ontario doctor charged with murder has case put over to May
The case of an eastern Ontario doctor charged with murder in the death of a man at a hospital has been adjourned for two weeks.
World
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Ex-cop Derek Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in death of George Floyd
Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man's neck in a case that triggered worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S.
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Biden after Floyd verdict: 'We can't stop here'
Before Tuesday's guilty verdicts were read out, U.S. President Joe Biden said he was praying for "the right verdict" in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin.
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Silence, then cheers: Relief washes over George Floyd Square
In the place now known as George Floyd Square, a spot that millions around the world have seen in videos shot by bystanders during George Floyd's arrest, there was relief as former officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty Tuesday.
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Rebels vow to take capital after Chadian president killed
Chad's president of three decades died of wounds suffered during a visit to front-line troops battling a shadowy rebel group, the military announced Tuesday, just hours after he was declared the winner of an election that would have given him another six years in power.
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Police shoot, kill teenage girl in Columbus, Ohio: report
Police shot and killed a teenage girl Tuesday afternoon in Columbus just as the verdict was being announced in the trial for the killing of George Floyd.
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Raiders get backlash for tweet after conviction of Derek Chauvin
The Las Vegas Raiders got angry backlash for a tweet the team sent after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd.
Entertainment
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'I thought I was dying': Ted Nugent, who once dismissed COVID-19, sickened by virus
Rocker Ted Nugent is revealing he was in agony after testing positive for coronavirus -- months after he said the virus was 'not a real pandemic.'
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'Shang-Chi' debuts its first trailer as Marvel looks to rebound from a lost year
Shang-Chi is getting his turn on the big screen, and the superhero's debut couldn't come at a better time. The film, which stars Canadian actor Simu Liu as the Master of Kung Fu, released its first trailer on Monday and is just one of many Marvel films and shows being released this year.
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Globes group ousts member over his Black Lives Matter email
A former president of the organization that hosts the Golden Globes has been dropped from the group's board after sending an email that called Black Lives Matter a "hate movement."
Health
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National vaccine panel puts off briefing where AstraZeneca advice update was expected
As some provinces begin expanding eligibility for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) was set to release updated guidance about the usage of the two-dose viral vector injection on Tuesday but has now postponed its announcement 'in order to further validate its data analysis.'
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'At a breaking point': Some B.C. hospitals at capacity as warnings grow
Frontline medical workers, administrators and others are painting a troubling picture of the state of B.C. hospitals, with some intensive care units full as staff struggle to keep up with incoming COVID-19 patients.
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COVID-19 deaths are accelerating, WHO warns, as world records most cases ever in a single week
COVID-19 infections have been rising at an alarming rate for eight consecutive weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned, as the virus sweeps unabated through hotspots in several corners of the globe.
Politics
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PM, opposition leaders booking AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine appointments
With Ontario now allowing adults aged 40 and older to sign up for AstraZeneca COVID-19 appointments, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland are in the process of booking their first doses, as opposition leaders schedule their shots too.
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Conservatives, Bloc Quebecois propose budget rewrites as debate starts
Federal opposition leaders are criticizing the Liberal government's first budget in two years for omitting pharmacare and failing to provide a bigger boost to old age security or provincial health-care transfers.
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PM Trudeau 'hopeful' he'll be able to travel internationally for G7 in June
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is 'hopeful' that he will be able to travel internationally come June, so he can attend the G7 Leaders' Summit in the United Kingdom.
Sci-Tech
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Kosovar biologist calls newly found insect after coronavirus
Kosovar biologist Halil Ibrahimi believes the pandemic restrictions haven't all been bad -- as a result of them, he completed his research, raised public awareness of the pollution of river basins and named a newly discovered insect after the virus.
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Apple unveils new products, schedules privacy crackdown
Apple spruced up its product line at an event Tuesday while slipping in quiet notice of a software update, now due next week, designed to enhance the privacy of iPhone users at the expense of digital advertisers such as Facebook.
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Astronauts flying reused SpaceX rocket, capsule for 1st time
For the first time, NASA is putting its trust in a recycled SpaceX rocket and capsule for a crew.