Canada

Canada · 14 d ago

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Quebec's new cabinet has no tourism ministry, and the industry is worried

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Under Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, tourism moves to the economic development, innovation and energy ministry led by Stéphane Paquet. Quebec has had a tourism ministry since 1963.

Canada · 14 d ago

British Columbia leads the country as flu season arrives early

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Health Canada data show British Columbia has the highest flu numbers in the country, with more than five per cent of tests detecting influenza in the week of Oct 4.

Canada · 14 d ago

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Parks Canada warns thousands of workers their jobs may be affected

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Parks Canada says 2,917 employees will get notices in the coming weeks that their positions will be affected by workforce adjustment, in a second round of cuts.

Canada · 14 d ago

Bill Clinton praises Carney and says the U.S. treats allies ‘like dirt’

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At a Tuesday campaign event in Florida for David Jolly, the Democratic nominee for governor, the former U.S. president called Prime Minister Mark Carney a longtime friend and “about the most well-qualified leader in the world.”

Canada · 14 d ago

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Culture minister brings home $4.2 million in deals from China

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Culture Minister Marc Miller is back from a five-day trip to Shanghai, Shenzhen and Suzhou meant to deepen cultural ties with China.

Canada · 14 d ago

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A billionaire developer's firms accuse the CRA of a ‘pattern of misconduct’

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Companies controlled by British Columbia billionaire developer Terry Hui went to Federal Court this month. They say the Canada Revenue Agency wrongly moved to collect tax debts of nearly $330 million, most of it accrued interest.

Canada · 14 d ago

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Gold heist trial hears a key camera at Pearson was not working

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A Peel Regional Police detective testified that cameras near the Air Canada printer that produced the waybill were not working on the day of the 2023 theft. The waybill released a crate of gold and cash worth more than $22.5 million to the gang.

Canada · 14 d ago

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Carney recruits former CAQ member Chantal Soucy for a Quebec by-election

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Chantal Soucy, who represented Saint-Hyacinthe for 12 years for the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ), will run for the Liberals in the federal riding of Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton, in a by-election to be called soon.