OTTAWA – A parliamentary committee exploring the federal government’s controversial tax proposals will hear today from Finance Minister Bill Morneau. The House of Commons finance committee is hearing from witnesses as it studies a package of proposed tax changes to private corporations that have attracted waves of criticism directed atRead More

OTTAWA – The Liberal government’s way forward to promote and encourage Canadian culture at home also includes leaning heavily on those influencing it from south of the border. Heritage Minister Melanie Joly’s much-awaited reboot of federal cultural policy includes some new tax dollars, but the government is also highlighting aRead More

OTTAWA — Aboriginal physicians are praising Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott for acknowledging discrimination that unfolded at her Toronto-area practice prior to her political life — an issue doctors say is widespread. On Wednesday while speaking at a Public Policy Forum event in Ottawa, Philpott admitted she had witnessed first-handRead More

New Delhi: After being openly rebuked by Trai for not allowing operations of pesky call complaint app on iPhones, Apple in a climb-down has written to the regulator to discuss and resolve the issue. “They (Apple) have written to us for a meeting on the issue saying that they haveRead More

TORONTO — Even luxury real estate buyers are holding off in Toronto and Vancouver, watching and waiting after recent government measures aimed at cooling off the hot housing markets, according to new figures. New numbers from Re/Max show that between January and July this year, sales of luxury properties withRead More

TORONTO — A new report from a business coalition says the Ontario government could cut the risk of job losses related to its plan to raise minimum wage by 74 per cent if it extended the policy phase-in period. The Keep Ontario Working Coalition, which includes groups such as theRead More

TORONTO – The union representing 2,500 workers who have been on strike since Sept. 17 at GM Canada’s CAMI assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont., says contracts talks have resumed with the automaker. Unifor Local 88 says the two sides met on Tuesday in Woodstock, Ont., where GM responded to proposalsRead More

Toronto: An unusual fall heat wave in Toronto is expected to come to an end today as cooler air arrives in southern Ontario. While Wednesday will still see hot and humid conditions with temperatures feeling like 34 with humidity, fall-like weather is on the way. Environment Canada is calling forRead More

WASHINGTON – The vice-president of the United States has some less-than-complimentary words for Canada’s health-care system, which he accuses of certain “failings.” Mike Pence made the remarks in an interview last week with Alaska radio station KFQD. He was being asked about the Republican health legislation struggling to get throughRead More

TORONTO – With less than a year to go before recreational marijuana is legalized, mayors across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area came to Premier Kathleen Wynne today looking for advice on how to handle the transition. Wynne says despite introducing Ontario’s legalization framework earlier this month, the provincial governmentRead More