Canada
- Friday, 5 July 2024
Copper theft has been growing. The telecom industry wants tougher penalties
Assahafa.com The Canadian telecommunications industry wants stiffer penalties for copper wire thieves, who they say are repeatedly causing outages that can leave thousands of...
- Friday, 5 July 2024
U.K. Labour Party sweeps to power in historic election win, defeating Conservatives
Assahafa.com Britain's Labour Party swept to power Friday after more than a decade in opposition, as a jaded electorate handed...
- Friday, 5 July 2024
Government now says new human rights chief did disclose key information about controversial social media posts
Assahafa.com The federal government now says Birju Dattani, the new head of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, did disclose the...
- Thursday, 4 July 2024
Empty saddles: the RCMP’s recruitment crisis is threatening the celebrated Musical Ride
Assahafa.com It's an image as Canadian as anything on a coin — Mounties in their red serge dress uniforms, putting their...
- Thursday, 4 July 2024
As Trudeau signals he’s staying on, one MP says some incumbents could sit out the next election
Assahafa.com As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to signal he's staying on as Liberal leader after last week's surprise Conservative...
- Thursday, 4 July 2024
Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan named Canada’s newest chief of the defence staff
Assahafa.com The federal government has named Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan as defence chief. As CBC News first reported last week, Carignan's appointment makes...
- Thursday, 4 July 2024
Trudeau missing Calgary Stampede this summer, his only absence outside COVID-19 years
Assahafa.com Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's summer campaign circuit will not include a stop at the Calgary Stampede. The annual 10-day rodeo...
- Wednesday, 3 July 2024
After 14 years and countless scandals, U.K. voters seem ready to dump Conservatives
Assahafa.com On Thursday, British voters will pass judgment on 14 years of Conservative-led rule. "People are angry," said Carole Jones, a...
- Wednesday, 3 July 2024
The capital gains debate has turned dramatic and mysterious
Assahafa.com Announcing the Liberal government's proposed changes to capital gains taxes last week, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland repeated a thought experiment she first...
- Wednesday, 3 July 2024
No spike in cottage, investment property sales as new capital gains rules take effect
Assahafa.com Realtors say most of those making deals before the deadline were families passing down cottages. Changes to the capital gains...
