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'Definitely busier': Retailers, restaurants see spending boost amid tax holiday

'Definitely busier': Retailers, restaurants see spending boost amid tax holiday

Almost a week into the GST holiday, retailers and restaurant owners appear on track for a sales boost despite some of the struggles they faced implementing the temporary break.
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Musk helped kill a congressional spending bill. But much of what he spread was misinformation

Musk helped kill a congressional spending bill. But much of what he spread was misinformation

President-elect Donald Trump's billionaire ally Elon Musk played a key role this week in killing a bipartisan funding proposal that would have prevented a government shutdown , railing against the plan in a torrent of more than 100 X posts that inclu
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Tennessee's GOP governor is pardoning 43 more people. He stresses it's not like what Biden did

Tennessee's GOP governor is pardoning 43 more people. He stresses it's not like what Biden did

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee on Friday announced he is pardoning 43 people who have served out their sentences, stressing that his actions are “very different” than President Joe Biden's recent wave of commutations .
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Alberta creates homelessness advisory panel, changes grant process

Alberta creates homelessness advisory panel, changes grant process

CALGARY — The Alberta government says it's creating an advisory panel to inform the province's approach to handling homelessness.
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BC Civil Liberties Association calls for review of MAID legislation

BC Civil Liberties Association calls for review of MAID legislation

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association is calling on the provincial and federal governments to review medically-assisted dying legislation to ensure proper safeguards are in place.
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White House starts scrapping pending regulations on transgender athletes and student debt

White House starts scrapping pending regulations on transgender athletes and student debt

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is abandoning his efforts to provide some protections for transgender student athletes and cancel student loans for more than 38 million Americans, the first steps in an administration-wide plan to jettison pendi
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Home affordability improves, but still challenging for many Canadians: RBC report

Home affordability improves, but still challenging for many Canadians: RBC report

TORONTO — Home affordability in Canada is improving, according to a new RBC Economics report, but strains remain. The report, released Friday, said home ownership costs in Canada have eased for three consecutive quarters.
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Tennessee's GOP governor is pardoning 43 more people. He stresses it's not like what Biden did

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee on Friday announced he is pardoning 43 people who have served out their sentences, stressing that his actions are “very different” than President Joe Biden's recent wave of commutations .
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Nova Scotia budget update reduces deficit by $220M, mostly due to higher tax revenue

Nova Scotia budget update reduces deficit by $220M, mostly due to higher tax revenue

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s budget deficit for the current fiscal year is now projected at $247.5 million — almost $220 million less than estimated in last February’s budget.
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A look at the new faces in Justin Trudeau's cabinet

A look at the new faces in Justin Trudeau's cabinet

OTTAWA — A look at the new faces in Justin Trudeau's cabinet: Rachel Bendayan , official languages minister and associate minister of public safety: A Montreal MP first elected in 2019.
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