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Successful amendment: Canadian Pacific will have to pay taxes in Saskatchewan

Successful amendment: Canadian Pacific will have to pay taxes in Saskatchewan

REGINA — The Constitution is to be amended as it relates to the Saskatchewan Act so as to remove a section that exempts Canadian Pacific Railway from paying taxes in the province.
Quebec Halloween night sword attack trial suspended because of COVID-19 outbreak

Quebec Halloween night sword attack trial suspended because of COVID-19 outbreak

QUEBEC — The trial of a man charged in Quebec's Halloween night sword attack was postponed Wednesday until next week after a second juror tested positive for COVID-19.
Victim feared N.S. mass killer might come to her house, an hour before he arrived

Victim feared N.S. mass killer might come to her house, an hour before he arrived

HALIFAX — The final victim in Nova Scotia's mass shooting knew the killer and told her daughter she was afraid he could be headed for her home, about an hour before he arrived in her driveway on April 19, 2020.
Federal housing budget a good start, more targeted support needed: Housing advocates

Federal housing budget a good start, more targeted support needed: Housing advocates

OTTAWA — Advocates say while the focus on housing affordability in the federal budget is promising, its measures could go further to help people in the most dire need.
BoC rate announcement today, access needed for COVID pill: In The News for April 13

BoC rate announcement today, access needed for COVID pill: In The News for April 13

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 13 ... What we are watching in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ ...
Paxlovid key in COVID fight, but easy access is important: doctors

Paxlovid key in COVID fight, but easy access is important: doctors

A pill to treat COVID-19 appears to be the country's best hope, outside of vaccines and strong public health measures, to keep hospitals from being overrun with cases of the virus now and in the future, doctors say.
After the flood: First Nations along sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s Highway 8 work on recovery

After the flood: First Nations along sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s Highway 8 work on recovery

MERRITT, Wash. — Chief Arnie Lampreau of the Shackan Indian Band looks across the Nicola River that surged in November, pulling entire homes into its current and forcing residents to flee.
Muslim charity seeks court shutdown of federal audit, alleging systemic Islamophobia

Muslim charity seeks court shutdown of federal audit, alleging systemic Islamophobia

OTTAWA — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s largest grassroots Muslim organization is asking a court to halt a federal audit of its activities as a registered charity, alleging the probe is discriminatory and violates its charter rights.
No winning ticket for Tuesday's $50 million Lotto Max jackpot

No winning ticket for Tuesday's $50 million Lotto Max jackpot

TORONTO — There was no winning ticket was sold in Tuesday's Lotto Max $50 million draw. The three available $1 million Maxmillion prizes are also going unclaimed.
Going once, going twice: Calgary Stampede canvas auction returns after pandemic delay

Going once, going twice: Calgary Stampede canvas auction returns after pandemic delay

CALGARY — The return of the Calgary Stampede's canvas auction Tuesday night mirrored much of the economic uncertainty coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic.