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The Canada Revenue Agency has paid out another $5-million refund to a single taxpayer, this time to a B.C. businesswoman, despite what it now alleges was a bogus return that included “illogical” and “falsified information.”According to court records obtained by CBC’s the fifth estate and Radio-Canada, the seven-figure refund was…
Listen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.It was the fans versus the referees in a tense and at times chaotic Western Hockey League (WHL) playoff…
What to know about today’s inquest proceedingsOfficials with Niagara Health and a former peer support worker provided prominent testimony on Day 12 of the inquest for Heather Winterstein.Winterstein, 24, died after a lengthy wait in the St. Catharines, Ont., emergency department on the second day she tried to seek help…
The night was meant to be a celebration. Last July, a group of around 25 cricketers, fresh off a win at a major provincial tournament gathered at a restaurant in Surrey, B.C. Amidst the din of conversations and aromas of chicken curry and aloo gobi, what took place has become what…
Kim Herrick runs a mostly screen-free household. Her children, 6 and 3, spend much of their idle time playing outdoors with friends, reading books and making crafts. Apart from watching an occasional episode of Bluey on Herrick’s laptop, they have no access to electronic devices at home.The Coldbrook, N.S., mother wishes…
The Alberta Liberal Party has long been mired in obscurity — more than a century removed from being in power, 14 years removed from a lengthy tenure as Official Opposition, and held without a legislature seat in the last two elections.The party barely showed up last election, running candidates in…
Timothy Clark felt a growing sense of duty. To say something, to protect others. So he popped some coins into a school payphone and dialed the number for the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Halifax.It was 1984 and he was 14 years old.A member of the archdiocese office staff answered, he…
Listen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.It was the slowest jog around a soccer pitch in his life but every second mattered over 10 minutes…
A pep talk from the final 2 authorsBefore the final vote took place, our panellists received a pep talk from a very special person: the author of the book they’re championing! Loghan Paylor, author of The Cure for Drowning, told Quin how proud they are of her. “I’ve been blown away by…
Timothy Clark felt a growing sense of duty. To say something, to protect others. So he popped some coins into a school payphone and dialed the number for the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Halifax.It was 1984 and he was 14 years old.A member of the archdiocese office staff answered, he…
After four days of passionate and powerful debate, Tegan Quin has won Canada Reads 2026. The book she championed, The Cure for Drowning by Loghan Paylor, survived the elimination vote on April 16.On Canada Reads, five Canadian celebrities each select one book that all Canadians should read. They debate their choices…
Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Montreal’s largest school board has lost more than 100 support staff because they refused to remove religious symbols to…
Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson has been found to have breached the city’s code of conduct for the fifth time.A…
Timothy Clark felt a growing sense of duty. To say something, to protect others. So he popped some coins into a school payphone and dialed the number for the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Halifax.It was 1984 and he was 14 years old.A member of the archdiocese office staff answered, he…
Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Alberta has set a goal to restore the Montana-Alberta intertie to full capacity, whenever reasonable, potentially providing some relief…
Listen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Jon Klassen, the Winnipeg-born children’s book author and illustrator of I Want My Hat Back, has won the Astrid…
The Ontario Court of Appeal will now decide whether pregnant mothers targeted by controversial birth alerts — a practice that led to newborns being taken away from their families — can pursue a class-action lawsuit against 49 children’s aid societies across the province. The decision could mean either overturning or…
Timothy Clark felt a growing sense of duty. To say something, to protect others. So he popped some coins into a school payphone and dialed the number for the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Halifax.It was 1984 and he was 14 years old.A member of the archdiocese office staff answered, he…
Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest correctional facility has an overflow of inmates being housed on cots in the gymnasium, and…
As the war in the Middle East continues, crude oil prices are hovering well above the $100 US mark — a pressure that is starting to weigh on consumer-facing, fuel-guzzling businesses like airlines, shipping couriers and rideshare companies.To offset the increase in gas prices, a number of these businesses have…
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