Canada
- Wednesday, 14 August 2024
Liberals making changes to capital gains rules, but business advocates still concerned
Assahafa.com The Liberal government is making some changes to a capital gains tax exemption applied when a business owner sells...
- Wednesday, 14 August 2024
CRTC expanding competitor access to big fibre networks, but too soon to know price impact
Assahafa.com Canada's telecommunications regulator is expanding a decision that allows smaller internet providers to use rivals' fibre networks to offer...
- Tuesday, 13 August 2024
National railways stop some shipments ahead of possible lockout
Assahafa.com The country's two main railways are starting to block shipments ahead of a possible strike or lockout next week. Canadian...
- Tuesday, 13 August 2024
During a tense summer in politics, RCMP union calls for Mounties to police Parliament Hill again
Assahafa.com More than halfway through a year that's seen an attempt on the life of a United States presidential candidate and some...
- Tuesday, 13 August 2024
New human rights commissioner resigns before starting role
Assahafa.com Canada's human rights commissioner Birju Dattani has resigned before ever officially starting the job, according to a post on his LinkedIn...
- Tuesday, 13 August 2024
Trudeau calls Poilievre’s stance on Chinese EV tariffs ‘baloney’
Assahafa.com Prime Minster Justin Trudeau took aim at federal Conservatives on Monday, accusing leader Pierre Poilievre of not supporting investments...
- Tuesday, 13 August 2024
How extreme weather affects food prices in Canada
Assahafa.com The supply chain snarls that happened because of the COVID-19 pandemic have shown companies that sometimes the lowest-cost option...
- Monday, 12 August 2024
Goodyear, Ottawa and Ontario announce $575M expansion of Napanee, Ont., tire plant
Assahafa.com Goodyear Canada is set to invest more than half a billion dollars to expand and modernize its tire plant in southeastern...
- Monday, 12 August 2024
Jasper evacuees to learn details of re-entry plans today as wildfire continues to burn
Assahafa.com Three weeks since a wildfire forced a mass evacuation of Jasper National Park, thousands of people forced from their...
- Monday, 12 August 2024
Wildfires can take a heavy toll on mental health. Here’s what researchers say should be done to help evacuees
Assahafa.com Helen Malone-Babineau has escaped not one, but two wildfires in the past eight years. Now, she's starting over again...