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Federal study details workers whose extra earnings get dinged most by tax system

Federal study details workers whose extra earnings get dinged most by tax system

OTTAWA — A new study from the Finance Department suggests that single parents, lower-income households and recent immigrants are more likely to lose more for extra earnings than most other groups of workers.
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Ukraine's unrelenting agony and Patrick Brown joins the race: In The News for Mar. 14

Ukraine's unrelenting agony and Patrick Brown joins the race: In The News for Mar. 14

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Mar. 14 ... What we are watching in the world ...
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Canadian professor in Ukraine longs for peace as sirens blare

Canadian professor in Ukraine longs for peace as sirens blare

VANCOUVER — The wail of an air-raid siren has become part of the soundtrack of Svitlana Matviyenko's life. The first time she heard the blaring alarm indicating she was along the trajectory of a Russian rocket, Matviyenko panicked.
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Unifor leader Jerry Dias retires early after going on medical leave

Unifor leader Jerry Dias retires early after going on medical leave

TORONTO — The head of Canada's largest private-sector union is retiring amid what the organization says is ongoing health issues. Unifor says in a statement that national president Jerry Dias is stepping down after more than eight years in the role.
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Regulator fines engineers 8 years after Mount Polley disaster in B.C.

Regulator fines engineers 8 years after Mount Polley disaster in B.C.

VANCOUVER — Three engineers have been disciplined nearly eight years after one of Canada's worst mining catastrophes.
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Patrick Brown, mayor of Brampton, Ont., joins race to lead federal Conservatives

Patrick Brown, mayor of Brampton, Ont., joins race to lead federal Conservatives

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Patrick Brown has officially joined the race to lead the federal Conservatives, with a promise to heal the fractures that have erupted in the party over recent years. Brown, 43, launched his campaign in Brampton, Ont.
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Missing fisher found after mishap in rescue effort off N.S.; condition not disclosed

Missing fisher found after mishap in rescue effort off N.S.; condition not disclosed

CANSO, N.S. — A missing fisher has been picked up off the Nova Scotia coast following a mishap during a rescue mission on Sunday morning where the person fell in the ocean during a transfer to a coast guard vessel. However, as of 5 p.m.
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Crews repair power outages in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia after windy storm

Crews repair power outages in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia after windy storm

HALIFAX — Newfoundland power crews were continuing to restore electricity Sunday evening to almost 1,200 customers after a strong wind and rain storm swept across the Atlantic region over the weekend.
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Who's in, who's out and who else may join the Conservative party leadership race

Who's in, who's out and who else may join the Conservative party leadership race

OTTAWA — With Sept. 10 picked as the date for when the Conservative Party of Canada will have a new leader, time is ticking for prospective candidates and their teams to get into place.
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Military crew now all out of hospital after CH-149 Cormorant helicopter crash in N.L.

Military crew now all out of hospital after CH-149 Cormorant helicopter crash in N.L.

GANDER, N.L. — All of the crew members hospitalized following a Cormorant military helicopter crash last week at the Gander, N.L., airport have been discharged from hospital.
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