Tuesday, April 16th, 2024
Freeland’s new federal budget hikes taxes on the rich to cover billions in new spending
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s fourth budget delivers a big-ticket housing program for millennials and Generation Z voters — a multi-billion dollar commitment to be paid for in part with a tax hike on the rich and corporate Canada. Freeland’s document calls for about $52.9 billion in new spending over the next five years — a significant jump over what Ottawa had said it would spend in the fall economic statement released just a few months ago. To offset some of that new spending, Freeland is pitching policy changes the governmentRead more
Firefighters battle out-of-control wildfire near Edson, Alta., after natural gas line rupture
A natural gas pipeline rupture Tuesday morning in west-central Alberta has sparked an out-of-control wildfire. TC Energy activated its emergency response procedures after it was notified about the incident, involving its Nova Gas Transmission Line, located 40 kilometres northwest of Edson, Alta., at about 11 a.m., the company said in a statement. Edson is about 200 kilometres west of Edmonton and about 160 km northeast of the B.C.-Alberta border. “The pipeline incident did create a wildfire and so Alberta Wildfire, Yellowhead County and TC Energy are currently responding to the wildfire,” said CarolineRead more
Speed of Trump jury selection surprises after predictions of drawn-out slugfest
Seven jurors were empanelled by the second day of Donald Trump’s trial Tuesday, leaving only five slots plus several backups unfilled. It was faster than most had predicted for the historic and unusual criminal trial. Analysts had predicted it might take two weeks or more to select a jury for the highest-ranking U.S. politician ever to face a criminal trial. Regular citizens were grilled over old social media posts and political opinions. Some cracked under questioning, but a handful survived. Empanelling a jury has been challenge No. 1 in theRead more