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Amid budget crunch, Toronto to tax luxury home sales, asks province for sales tax

Amid budget crunch, Toronto to tax luxury home sales, asks province for sales tax

Toronto city council voted to bring in a new surtax on high-value home sales while asking the provincial government for sales tax revenue to help tackle a looming budget crunch.
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A lawsuit seeks to bar Trump from the primary in Colorado, citing Constitution's insurrection clause

A lawsuit seeks to bar Trump from the primary in Colorado, citing Constitution's insurrection clause

DENVER (AP) — A liberal group on Wednesday filed a lawsuit to bar former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot in Colorado, arguing he is ineligible to run for the White House again under a rarely used clause in the U.S.
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Where the leaders are in the Manitoba election campaign

Here's where the leaders of Manitoba's political parties will be on Thursday as they campaign for the Oct. 3 provincial election: Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson: WINNIPEG _ The party makes an announcement at 11:30 a.m.
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Private donation helps attract teachers to rural B.C. with $10,000 cash welcome gifts

Private donation helps attract teachers to rural B.C. with $10,000 cash welcome gifts

A rural school district in the British Columbia Interior has filled a shortfall of teachers with help from an anonymous benefactor who donated $200,000 to welcome new educators.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton's orders to help donor rattled office, former aides say at impeachment trial

Texas AG Ken Paxton's orders to help donor rattled office, former aides say at impeachment trial

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An extramarital affair Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had with a donor's employee helped connect the dots about why the Republican was using his power in ways that are now at the center of his impeachment trial on accusations
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ASEAN eyes Canada as anchor of peace in Indo-Pacific region

ASEAN eyes Canada as anchor of peace in Indo-Pacific region

JAKARTA — Some southeast Asian leaders see Canada as an anchor for peace in the Indo-Pacific region, as they launch a new strategic partnership at a time when tensions continue to mount over territorial claims in the South China Sea.
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McConnell tries to reassure colleagues about his health, vows to serve out term as Senate GOP leader

McConnell tries to reassure colleagues about his health, vows to serve out term as Senate GOP leader

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell declared again Wednesday that he plans to finish his term as leader despite freezing up at two news conferences over the summer, brushing off questions about his health as he sought to reassu
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Shuswap wildfire ruin is revealed as B.C. faces 'sleeping giant' of drought

Shuswap wildfire ruin is revealed as B.C. faces 'sleeping giant' of drought

SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. — All that stands of the Scotch Creek — Lee Creek firehall in the British Columbia Interior’s Shuswap region is a set of blackened stairs leading to a pile of rubble.
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Rep. Chris Stewart’s ex-staffer Celeste Maloy wins Utah special election primary to replace him

Rep. Chris Stewart’s ex-staffer Celeste Maloy wins Utah special election primary to replace him

With strong backing from Utah’s rural voters, a former staffer for Utah Rep. Chris Stewart won a three-way Republican primary in a special election to succeed him after he resigns from office.
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Children's Ministry refuses to compensate youth it misinformed: B.C. Ombudsperson

Children's Ministry refuses to compensate youth it misinformed: B.C. Ombudsperson

VICTORIA — The refusal by the British Columbia government to compensate a young woman for its mistakes deeply disappoints the provincial ombudsperson, who says the former foster child may not be the only one harmed.
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