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‘This was totally preventable’: Proposed rules aim to stop CRA from paying out more bogus refunds | CBC News
When the federal government tabled its 2025 budget last month, it included a proposal that tax fraud experts say is long overdue — if also a belated acknowledgement that the Canada Revenue Agency has ...
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December 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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China-based Hong Kong rice noodles with 60-year-old recipe opens in VivoCity
FËI ZAP MÂI LÄAN is said to be China’s No. 1 authentic Hong Kong rice noodles and it has just opened its first overseas outpost (85th outlet) at VivoCity. The founder flew specially to Hong Kong to le...
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December 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Michael Ma says he was ‘truly a Conservative’ the night before he crossed the floor to the Liberals
Former Conservative MP Michael Ma is speaking out about his decision to cross the floor to the Liberal Party, saying he hadn’t made up his mind about the decision just the night before.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Confiscating E-Bikes is a Horrible Idea
Confiscating E-Bikes fails to acknowledge that dangerous drivers have killed and seriously injured 234 people in Toronto this year.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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U.S. defence secretary authorized 2nd strike on alleged drug vessel, White House says | CBC News
The White House said on Monday that U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth authorized an admiral to conduct multiple strikes on a vessel from Venezuela allegedly carrying illegal narcotics in September.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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'Just bring your documents,' warns Manitoba man stopped at U.S. border over stayed charges | CBC News
A Manitoba man with no criminal record is warning Canadians who have had charges dropped to bring documentation when travelling to the United States, after he says he was turned away at a border cross...
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December 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Durham Region proposes a whopping 6.5% hike in 2026 tax - Durham Post
" I can confirm the region target of 6.5 per cent [of the 2026 taxes]," Regional Councillor Brian Nicholson, told Durham Post.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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Alberta's role in Canada's loss of measles elimination status embarrassing, former chief medical officer says | CBC News
The latest federal data shows Alberta accounts for 38 per cent of Canada’s cases.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Durham municipalities signal support for speed cameras as Ford fast-tracks provincewide ban
With speed cameras set to be banned across Ontario by Nov. 14, the councils of the three largest municipalities in Durham have formally stated their opposition to the ban.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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U.S. Senate votes 50-46 to nullify Trump tariffs on Canada, with four Republicans crossing aisle
The U.S. Senate passed legislation Wednesday that would nullify U.S. tariffs on Canada, less than a week after Donald Trump said all trade talk with its northern neighbour are terminated.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Keep speed cameras, Newmarket driver who almost hit boy near school begs Premier Ford
“The point is it’s a voluntary tax. You only pay it if you’re breaking the law,” man says.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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It’s been a year since Canada’s measles outbreak started. What have we learned? | CBC News
A year since measles started raging in Canada, the outbreak's subsided, but the virus shows no signs of being stamped out. Doctors say problems here — from distrust of medical officials in vulnerable...
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October 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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US is sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America in major escalation of military firepower
The U.S. military is sending an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America in the latest escalation of military firepower to a region.
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October 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Pentagon accepts anonymous $130-million donation to pay military during government shutdown
President Donald Trump declines to name donor but says they are a ‘friend of mine’
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October 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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What the Ronald Reagan ad that got Trump so angry was really all about | CNN Business
President Donald Trump has canceled trade negotiations with Canada over what he called a “fake” ad that featured parts of an anti-tariff speech delivered by conservative hero and former President Rona...
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October 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Trump says he's ending trade talks with Canada over TV ads
President Donald Trump says on social media that he is ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of recent television ads protesting U.S. tariffs, which he calles “egregious behavior” aimed ...
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October 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Some Conservative MPs doubt Poilievre’s leadership after podcast remarks about RCMP | CBC News
After Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre blasted RCMP leadership on a recent podcast, some party members told Radio-Canada they are questioning whether they will continue supporting him.
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October 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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US helps sink world’s first global carbon tax | CNN
A fierce Trump administration push to stop the global shipping industry from paying for its own climate pollution appears successful.
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October 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Only ate a tiny bit of his brain and died? Is it the worm driving the body?
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Cheryl Hines Makes Yikes-Worthy Claim Trying To Defend Husband RFK Jr.
“It ate a little bit of his brain and died, so don’t worry,” Hines said on Tuesday's episode of "The View."
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October 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Canadian auto industry leader calls out premiers, urges ‘Canadian response’
The head of Canada’s automotive parts industry is warning against dropping tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, saying the move would jeopardize the country’s EV sector and send the wrong message dur...
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October 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Canada’s ‘boycott America’ movement is hurting innocent bystanders | CNN Business
Virginia Distillery CEO Gareth Moore was bullish on his company’s American single malt whisky sales north of the border when 2025 kicked off.
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October 14, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Canadian auto industry leader calls out premiers, urges ‘Canadian response’
The head of Canada’s automotive parts industry is warning against dropping tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, saying the move would jeopardize the country’s EV sector and send the wrong message dur...
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October 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Two new unapproved drugs detected in Ontario street drugs, health officials say
Public health officials have issued a province-wide drug alert after laboratory analysis confirmed the presence of two new, unapproved substances in Ontario's unregulated drug supply.
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October 13, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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China will remove canola tariffs if Canada scraps EV levies: ambassador
China will remove its tariffs on Canadian agriculture — including on canola products — if Canada scraps its levies on Chinese electric vehicles, that country’s ambassador says.
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October 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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What happens when your watch and fitness app don't get along? Many runners are about to find out | CBC News
With fall race reason at its peak, some athletes are stressing over news that fitness-tracking app Strava is suing device-maker Garmin in a U.S. lawsuit alleging patent infringement and breach of cond...
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October 9, 2025 at 11:27 AM