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Tax avoidance: Canadian companies transferred $120B to Luxembourg, study says
MONTREAL - A Quebec research institute says some of Canada's biggest companies have transferred billions of dollars in profits to Luxembourg to avoid paying domestic taxes. The research published toda...
Nov 02, 2023
Canadian man in Gaza says Ottawa has asked him to be prepared to leave with family
A Canadian man trying to get out of Gaza with his family says Global Affairs Canada has asked him to gather his documents and be prepared to leave at any moment through the enclave's border crossing w...
Nov 02, 2023
Canadian prisons 'disturbingly and unconscionably Indigenized': corrections watchdog
OTTAWA - The federal prison watchdog says there are still too many Indigenous people behind bars in Canada. In fact, correctional investigator Ivan Zinger says the problem has gotten significantly wor...
Nov 02, 2023
Colombia's government says ELN guerrillas kidnapped the father of Liverpool striker Luis Díaz
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombia's government said Thursday that the guerrilla group National Liberation Army, known as ELN, was responsible for the weekend kidnapping of the father of Liverpool and C...
Nov 02, 2023
Senate sidesteps Tuberville's hold and confirms new Navy head, first female on Joint Chiefs of Staff
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate circumvented a hold by Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville on Thursday and confirmed Adm. Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy, making her the first woman to be a Pentago...
Nov 02, 2023
PM urged to back off digital tax before White House hemispheric trade summit Friday
WASHINGTON - Business leaders are seizing on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's trip to Washington on Friday to urge him to delay a controversial tax aimed at foreign tech firms that cater to Canadian au...
Nov 02, 2023
Top court nominee chosen for expertise in criminal, constitutional law, MPs hear
OTTAWA - The chair of the independent advisory board tasked with helping to fill a vacancy on Canada's top court says they were looking for a candidate who was an expert in both criminal and constitut...
Nov 02, 2023
Vipers win big over Bucks, two players net hat tricks
The Vernon Vipers hit double digits on the scoreboard for the first time this BC Hockey League season in a 10-2 blow-out over the Cranbrook Bucks Wednesday night.Adam Csabi and newcomer Nick Mikan bot...
Nov 02, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Saskatoon mother accused of faking deaths pleads guilty to 3 charges
SASKATOON - A Saskatoon woman accused of faking her death and that of her child before they crossed the border into the United States has pleaded guilty to three charges. Dawn Walker has pleaded guilt...
Nov 02, 2023
Hinchcliffe highlights Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023
TORONTO - James Hinchcliffe, a six-time winner on the IndyCar circuit, headlines the Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame's Class of 2023. The 36-year-old from Oakville, Ont., who recovered from a near-f...
Nov 02, 2023
