Politics

Gap between US income taxes owed and paid is set to keep growing, IRS says

NEW YORK (AP) — The amount of tax money owed but not paid to the IRS is set to keep growing, according to projections published by the federal tax collection agency on Thursday.

Oct 12, 2023 10:39 AM Read more >

Supreme Court to rule if federal environmental impact assessment law can stand

Canada's highest court is slated to rule Friday on federal environmental legislation in a decision expected to settle — for now — the role of different levels of government in balancing the economic benefits and environmental costs of resource develo

Oct 12, 2023 10:13 AM Read more >

Florida law targeting drag shows can't be enforced for now, appellate court says

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A ruling prohibiting the enforcement of a new Florida law targeting drag shows will stay in place for the time being, according to a federal appeals court decision. A panel of the 11th U.S.

Oct 12, 2023 9:23 AM Read more >

Ontario adds $20.5M in funding to fight wildfires, including for training and drones

TIMMINS, Ont. — Ontario's natural resources and forestry minister says the government will spend an additional $20.5 million over three years to help fight wildfires. Graydon Smith, making an announcement in Timmins, Ont.

Oct 12, 2023 9:22 AM Read more >

'What about Gaza': Canadian woman stuck in Gaza fears death, pleads for Ottawa's help

MISSISSAUGA — A Canadian woman trapped in Gaza says she is afraid she could die at any moment as Israeli warplanes drop bombs around her in the sealed-off Palestinian territory, and she's pleading for Ottawa's help.

Oct 12, 2023 8:13 AM Read more >

25 years after Matthew Shepard's death, LGBTQ+ activists say equal-rights progress is at risk

It's been 25 years since Matthew Shepard , a gay 21-year-old University of Wyoming student, died six days after he was savagely beaten by two young men and tied to a remote fence to meet his fate.

Oct 12, 2023 8:00 AM Read more >

Joan Marie Aylward appointed Newfoundland and Labrador's new lieutenant-governor

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of a new lieutenant-governor to serve Newfoundland and Labrador.

Oct 12, 2023 7:42 AM Read more >

Toronto to hike vacant home tax to 3 per cent, pledging millions to housing program

Toronto city councillors have voted to hike the city's vacant home tax. Council voted 21-2 in favour of the move to increase the tax from one per cent to three per cent of a vacant home's assessed value starting in the 2024 tax year.

Oct 12, 2023 7:18 AM Read more >

More Canadians support using notwithstanding clause in 'parental rights' debate: poll

OTTAWA — Nearly half of Canadians say they support their province using the notwithstanding clause to ensure that schools tell parents if their child wishes to use a different name or pronoun, a new poll suggests, and more people support that idea th

Oct 12, 2023 12:00 AM Read more >

Donald Trump attacks President Biden on foreign policy as Israel-Hamas war rages

MIAMI (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his record governing the nation for four years without any new wars, and criticized President Joe Biden’s foreign policy as the world watches a war that has already claimed 2,300 lives

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