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A B.C. budget few like, with job cuts, higher taxes and increased debt and deficit
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
VICTORIA — No wonder British Columbia Finance Minister Brenda Bailey thought she was going to be “the least popular person in the province.” She tabled a budget Tuesday that boosts taxes, delays projects for the old, the young and cancer patients, while failing to rein in the deficit as previously pledged. Instead, it brings in ... Read More »
1 responseJury hears accused mass killer shot up Winnipeg suite after days on crack, alcohol
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
WINNIPEG — A man accused of fatally shooting five people in a Winnipeg rooming house opened fire after days of using drugs and drinking alcohol there, a Crown prosecutor said on the first day of trial. Jamie Felix has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the 2023 killings in the West Broadway neighbourhood building. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here’s what people are saying about B.C.’s 2026 budget
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
VICTORIA — Here’s what people are saying about the 2026 British Columbia budget, which delivers a tax-rate increase, a record deficit and public sector cuts. “It’s our time to take a pause on some of the things we want to do, to do the things that we need to do.” — B.C. Finance Minister Brenda ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre says Conservatives want national unity in face of separation threats
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his party will fight for a united Canada as a movement in Alberta pushes for that province to separate. Answering a question from a reporter today, Poilievre said the Conservatives are “entirely a federalist caucus” and that he has not had a single member of Parliament on his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By the numbers as British Columbia releases its 2026 budget
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
VICTORIA — Here are some of the key figures in British Columbia’s 2026 budget, delivered by Finance Minister Brenda Bailey on Tuesday. 5.6 per cent: The new income tax rate for the lowest tax bracket, for people with taxable earnings of up to $50,363. $76: The increase in income tax for the average taxpayer in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Second complainant testifies Frank Stronach groped her in downtown Toronto condo
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
TORONTO — At dinner, Frank Stronach had felt like a “fatherly mentor” but things changed once they were alone in his downtown Toronto condo, a woman told his sexual assault trial as she described an evening in the early 1980s. The woman had previously worked at Stronach’s restaurant and nightclub and agreed to meet him ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney rolls out ‘aggressive’ plan to build up domestic defence sector
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney sent a clear signal through his overtures to the domestic defence industry on Tuesday: it’s time to grow. Carney announced the country’s first defence industrial strategy in Montreal, a $6.6 billion plan that lays out how Ottawa wants to build out the defence industrial base and scale up small ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tax hike, record deficit and public sector cuts among B.C. budget highlights
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
VICTORIA — Here are some highlights from British Columbia’s 2026 budget, which Finance Minister Brenda Bailey says involves “serious work for serious times.” It includes a tax increase on the lowest income tax bracket, cuts to public-sector staffing and delays to capital projects, even as the deficit continues to spike. INCOME TAX HIKE The tax ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. budget delays care homes, hospital and cancer facility, student housing
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s budget is delivering hits to the young, the old and cancer patients alike as government construction undergoes “re-pacing” to address fiscal pressures. There are delays to seven long-term care projects from Abbotsford to Fort St. John, as well as the second phase of Burnaby Hospital and Cancer Care, and student housing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!African Nova Scotian community, church leaders mourn Rev. Jesse Jackson
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
HALIFAX — Rev. Jesse Jackson left a lasting impact on Nova Scotia, say leaders of the African Nova Scotian community, and was considered like an extended family member to those he met during a visit to the province in 2009. Sherri Borden Colley, a longtime Halifax journalist, says getting to interview the prominent civil rights ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s new top envoy to Washington takes up his post
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
WASHINGTON — Canada’s new top diplomat in Washington presented his credentials to U.S. President Donald Trump today, officially taking on the role of ambassador to the United States at a turbulent moment in Canada-U.S. relations. Mark Wiseman, a global investment banker and pension fund manager, will be looking to help Canada find tariff off-ramps and ... Read More »
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