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U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum to impose tariffs on countries that levy digital service taxes on U.S. technology companies, a White House official said. Another official, providing details of the order, said Trump was directing his administration to consider responsive actions like tariffs “to combat the digital service taxes (DSTs), fines, practices, and policies that foreign governments levy on American companies.”“President Trump will not allow foreign governments to appropriate America’s tax base for their own benefit,” the official said.The memo directs the U.S. Trade Representative’s office to renew digital service taxes investigations that were initiated during Trump’s…
The company that was co-founded by former federal cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault is now barred from doing business with the federal government until 2030. Global Health Imports was suspended in November and has been deemed ineligible for contracts with the government.The company, which Boissonnault started before he was elected in 2021, was at the centre of a series of scandals that eventually forced the Edmonton MP to quit cabinet.This fall, the National Post and Global News revealed that the company described itself as wholly Indigenous-owned to apply for government contracts that were meant for Indigenous businesses.Boissonnault said he did not…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Okanagan Valley bottom saw its first significant snowfall on Monday, after the second driest January on record. “When we hit January we really did see a much drier trend, a sort of cold dry,” said Dave Campbell of the River Forecast Centre.“That limited the snow accumulation through at least through January and even the first half of February.”While the valley bottom had continuously dry conditions all winter, the snowpack across the region is at 84 per cent of normal.“I think the snowpack in the Alpine, which is the source of the…
The group building the UBC-Okanagan tower in downtown Kelowna, B.C., has legally responded to a civil claim that blames the construction project for structural damage and subsequent displacement of dozens of people. In that response, UBC Properties Trust is not taking full responsibility.“It is like a slap in the face once again,” said Monique Saebels, a former Hadgraft-Wilson Place resident.It was March 2024 when cracks started to appear throughout the building, which was not even a year old.Several other buildings in the area reported similar damage, which occurred during the construction project’s excavation phase.“I was pretty surprised to read UBC…
By Chantal Wagner Global News Posted February 21, 2025 6:38 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Art propels our culture forward, according to the first Indigenous CEO of SK Arts. Lisa Bird-Wilson was appointed in the fall of 2024 to head the provincial arts funding organization.She spent 27 years at the Gabriel Dumont Institute working in Métis education across the province and ended her career there as CEO.Now making the shift to SK Arts, her goal is to ensure Indigenous and diverse communities have better access to grants and resources for creators. Get breaking…
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article contains graphic descriptions of a sexual nature. Please read your own discretion. Toronto city councillor Michael Thompson’s sexual assault trial resumed Friday and heard from a third woman who alleged Thompson woke her in the middle of the night and sexually assaulted her.The Crown’s final witness, a woman whose identity is protected by a publication ban, was a guest for a Muskoka cottage weekend in 2022 when the alleged incident occurred.In a Bracebridge courtroom, the woman said that after a day of drinking that began with the Scarborough Centre councillor proclaiming “what happens in Muskoka,…
Several civil society groups are calling on Ottawa to suspend a refugee pact with the United States over concerns for the safety of transgender and gender-diverse people. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association, the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers and Rainbow Railroad are urging the federal government to immediately pause the Safe Third Country Agreement.Under the agreement, which took effect in 2004, Canada and the United States recognize each other as safe places for refugees to seek protection.It means Canada can turn back potential refugees who arrive at the land border because the agreement states they must pursue a claim in…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 21, 2025 4:38 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Air Canada says it will resume flights to Israel in June, a year and a half after it halted trips to the region amid the Israel-Hamas war. With a fragile truce in place, the country’s largest airline said in a travel update that four direct round-trip flights per week from Toronto to Tel Aviv will begin on June 8.Another once-a-week return flight out of Montreal is slated to start in August. 1:34 Air Canada re-cancels Toronto flights to…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size With Saskatchewan finally coming out of a deep freeze, people are taking advantage of the balmy weather. But the mix of warm and cold temperatures can be very hard on your home and vehicles.“I think that’s where the majority of the damage comes from,” Jesse Wiebe, Wiebe’s Roofing Owner said. “Not necessarily the frigid cold but it’s when we do turn into that freeze/thaw.”As things started to melt, Wiebe said homeowners should keep an eye out for building ice.“You’re going to see that wherever two roof sections kind of intersect. A little…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size After five months of adjournment, the 14-year-old girl accused of lighting another student on fire at Evan Hardy Collegiate will soon be tried as an adult. The accused, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is facing charges of attempted murder, arson, aggravated assault and unlawfully causing bodily harm.She is also facing charges of assault and uttering threats in relation to another incident while in custody. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Crown…
