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Taxpayers' watchdog sees complaints spike, raising worries about pandemic tax season
OTTAWA - Canada's taxpayers' ombudsperson says his office has seen a steep spike in complaints compared to one year ago, delivering an early warning about how complicated returns should be handled thi...
Jan 24, 2021
'Deeply disturbing:' Nunavut internet still slower, more costly than rest of country
IQALUIT, Nunavut - In Nunavut, it's not unusual for the internet to cut out, slow down or stop working altogether. Unlike most jurisdictions in Canada, there is no option for unlimited internet. Inste...
Jan 24, 2021
'Deeply disturbing:' Nunavut internet still slower, more costly than rest of country
IQALUIT, Nunavut - In Nunavut, it's not unusual for the internet to cut out, slow down or stop working altogether. Unlike most jurisdictions in Canada, there is no option for unlimited internet. Inste...
Jan 24, 2021
Premier Scott Moe condemns protest outside Dr. Saqib Shahab’s home
Saskatchewan's premier issued strong words Saturday night following a protest outside the family home of Chief Medical Health Office Doctor Saqib Shahab.Calling the people who did it, "a group of idio...
Jan 24, 2021
Sask. Arts Alliance hopes their sector will be next to receive provincial funding after hockey announcement
The Saskatchewan Arts Alliance says the provincial government's announcement of $4 million for junior hockey teams and leagues has made them hopeful there could be money coming for the arts too. "It's...
Jan 24, 2021
Taxpayers' watchdog sees complaints spike, raising worries about pandemic tax season
OTTAWA - Canada's taxpayers' ombudsperson says his office has seen a steep spike in complaints compared to one year ago, delivering an early warning about how complicated returns should be handled thi...
Jan 24, 2021
Rioting youths in Dutch village torch virus testing centre
URK, Netherlands - Rioting youths protesting on the first night of a Dutch curfew torched a coronavirus testing facility and threw fireworks at police in a Dutch fishing village. Police said Sunday th...
Jan 24, 2021
UK vaccination drive expands as virus toll nears 100,000
LONDON - Britain is expanding a coronavirus vaccination program that has seen almost 6 million people get the first of two doses - even as the country's death toll in the pandemic approaches 100,000. ...
Jan 24, 2021
Trapped for 2 weeks, 11 workers rescued from China gold mine
BEIJING - Eleven workers trapped for two weeks by an explosion inside a Chinese gold mine were brought safely to the surface on Sunday. State broadcaster CCTV showed workers being hauled up one-by-one...
Jan 24, 2021
Portugal chooses a president amid a severe pandemic surge
LISBON, Portugal - Portugal held a presidential election Sunday, with the moderate incumbent candidate strongly favoured to earn a second five-year term as a devastating COVID-19 surge grips the Europ...
Jan 24, 2021
