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The Conservative Party says it will make another attempt to have the prime minister’s chief of staff testify on Beijing foreign interference before a House of Commons committee, after the NDP helped the Liberals defeat two recent attempts. “It would be beyond outrageous if the Prime Minister of our country was made aware that one […]

Four Quebec snowmobilers have died in separate crashes since Friday. Provincial police say a man in his 60s died in St-Cuthbert, Que., around 90 kilometres northeast of Montreal, after his snowmobile collided with a tree yesterday morning. A day earlier, a man in his 50s died in Saguenay, Que., from injuries he suffered after his

Alberta has become the seventh province to sign an agreement in principle with Ottawa on health-care funding. The federal government said in a news release Monday that more than $24 billion is to be invested in Alberta’s health-care system over the next 10 years. That includes $2.9 billion for a new bilateral agreement focused on

More than 800 North Korean defectors who lived near North Korea’s Punggye-ri nuclear testing site before escaping to South Korea will be offered radiation exposure tests, a South Korean government official said. This came after a recent study revealed that more than a million North Koreans living near the Punggye-ri nuclear testing site could be

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday fired a senior military commander helping lead the fight against Russian troops in the country’s embattled east but gave no reason for the move. In a one-line decree, Zelenskyy announced the dismissal of Eduard Moskalyov as commander of the joint forces of Ukraine, which are engaged in battles in

MINNEAPOLIS—Dance can be called the language of the soul, and classical Chinese dance is a dance form with one of the longest histories. “Very graceful, without feeling forced,” complimented Bao Lee, the owner of a dance studio. “The divine part of it is how graceful every single movement is. So you see the outstretched arms,

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released data on Feb. 23 that shows consumers reported losing nearly $8.8 billion nationally to fraud in 2022, a surge of more than 30 percent compared to previous year. According to the FTC’s data, consumers lost the most money to investment scams, at more than $3.8 billion, accounting for more

Ohio Senator J.D. Vance says East Palestine might need a paycheck protection style program, similar to the one the country had during the pandemic. People are reportedly leaving the town, which affects business according to the senator. A large group of Hollywood actors say they’ve been locked out of their union buildings and blocked from

A required 1099-K form for services from third-party payment networks has been delayed. A 1099-K will not have to be issued for services over $600. Although there is a top number where they will be issued, in tax year 2022, the lower threshold will not count. Many people, like freelancers and online sellers, use third-party

Butler County, Pennsylvania, has terminated its “sanctuary” designation and will now cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while dealing with illegal immigrants as the area faces a fentanyl crisis and an uptick in trafficking crimes. A sanctuary city or county does not cooperate with ICE in its efforts to remove illegal immigrants, such