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B.C. government targets 'profiteers' with legislation to bring in 20% flipping tax

B.C. government targets 'profiteers' with legislation to bring in 20% flipping tax

VICTORIA — British Columbia has tabled legislation to enact a 20 per cent flipping tax on those who sell their home within the first year of ownership.
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'Each vote matters' when it comes to foreign interference, O'Toole tells inquiry

'Each vote matters' when it comes to foreign interference, O'Toole tells inquiry

OTTAWA — Canada's national approach to combating foreign interference rather than tackling it on a riding-by-riding basis was unfair to voters, Conservative leader Erin O'Toole told a federal inquiry Wednesday — and he thinks it could even have cost
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B.C. man convicted of child exploitation for involvement in international porn ring

B.C. man convicted of child exploitation for involvement in international porn ring

SURREY, B.C. — A British Columbia man has been convicted for his involvement in an international online group dedicated to trafficking child pornography.
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Canadian man killed providing aid in Gaza was a military veteran with a young son

Canadian man killed providing aid in Gaza was a military veteran with a young son

OTTAWA — A Canadian man killed Monday along with six other aid workers in the Gaza Strip was a military veteran from Quebec whose death leaves behind a partner and a one-year-old son.
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Advocacy groups decry federal government's shutdown of mental health website, app

Advocacy groups decry federal government's shutdown of mental health website, app

Mental health and addictions experts are slamming the federal government's decision to shut down an online service where people could find free counselling and peer support over the last four years.
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Two Canadians stranded by Taiwan earthquake, says firefighting agency

Two Canadians stranded by Taiwan earthquake, says firefighting agency

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Canadian English teacher Jonathan McGill said the shaking from Taiwan's largest earthquake in 25 years was so forceful that he thought his apartment building might collapse.
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'A loaded gun:' Neighbours say dogs that killed 11-year-old boy were a known danger

'A loaded gun:' Neighbours say dogs that killed 11-year-old boy were a known danger

Edmonton’s mayor is pledging to find out why two dogs were allowed to remain in a home where previous attacks by the pets ended this week with one that killed an 11-year-old boy.
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Woman faces second-degree murder charge in death of child at Quebec City daycare

Woman faces second-degree murder charge in death of child at Quebec City daycare

QUEBEC — The Crown says two people have been charged in the killing of a 14-month old girl last month at a home daycare in Quebec City.
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Police, border services seize 598 stolen vehicles at Montreal port, most from Ontario

Police, border services seize 598 stolen vehicles at Montreal port, most from Ontario

MONTREAL — Ontario Provincial Police and the Canada Border Services Agency say they prevented nearly 600 stolen vehicles from being exported overseas after searching 390 shipping containers at the Port of Montreal.
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Federal budget to include more money for apartment construction loans

Federal budget to include more money for apartment construction loans

OTTAWA — The Liberal government has revealed another glimpse of what it will present in the coming federal budget, announcing it's setting aside another $15 billion for an apartment construction loan program.
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