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Feds looking into Muslim charities' concerns: PM

Feds looking into Muslim charities' concerns: PM

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is "extremely concerned" about recent reports that Muslim charities are being unfairly targeted for federal audits and sanctions.
Liberals, MPs urged not to unwind easing of tax rules on sale of family businesses

Liberals, MPs urged not to unwind easing of tax rules on sale of family businesses

OTTAWA — MPs on the House of Commons finance committee have heard a plea from the country's farmers that the government's plans to rewrite tax laws shouldn't make it difficult, again, to pass the family farm from parents to children.
Canadian Press NewsAlert: WestJet wraps talks with Ottawa, not seeking federal aid

Canadian Press NewsAlert: WestJet wraps talks with Ottawa, not seeking federal aid

CALGARY — WestJet says it is not seeking financial aid from the federal government after months of talks between Ottawa and the airline.
Mark Carney says climate commitments preclude running in fall election

Mark Carney says climate commitments preclude running in fall election

OTTAWA — Mark Carney won't be on the Liberal ticket if there's an election this fall.
Challenges at southern border may be drag on efforts to reopen Canada-U.S. frontier

Challenges at southern border may be drag on efforts to reopen Canada-U.S. frontier

WASHINGTON — Canadians wondering why the United States doesn't appear to be rushing to ease travel restrictions at their shared border should cast a gaze further south, where the frontier with Mexico fosters far thornier political questions for the W
Volunteers sought to help Afghan interpreters

Volunteers sought to help Afghan interpreters

OTTAWA — An organization counting retired military officers and diplomats among its ranks is looking for volunteers to welcome and help integrate any former Afghan interpreters and their families who end up being evacuated to Canada.
Government expects foreign states' wariness of mix-and-max vaccination to 'evolve'

Government expects foreign states' wariness of mix-and-max vaccination to 'evolve'

OTTAWA — Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc is sounding a note of hope that Canadians who mixed and matched COVID-19 vaccines will not have a problem crossing borders in the months ahead.
Remains of toppled crane removed in Kelowna, B.C., most evacuations lifted

Remains of toppled crane removed in Kelowna, B.C., most evacuations lifted

KELOWNA, B.C. — Evacuation orders have been lifted for all but one building in Kelowna, B.C., as crews have dismantled what remained of a crane that collapsed, killing five people.
Court of Appeal rules Mountie to avoid jail for police chase before fatal shooting

Court of Appeal rules Mountie to avoid jail for police chase before fatal shooting

WINNIPEG — A former Mountie has avoided jail time after Crown prosecutors appealed a sentence for his actions during a police chase that ended with the shooting death of a man in northern Manitoba.
Canada Child Benefits gets mini bump in payments with pandemic playing a role

Canada Child Benefits gets mini bump in payments with pandemic playing a role

OTTAWA — Canadian families are seeing the lowest annual increase in federal child benefits since payments were tied to inflation as the pandemic has weighed on price growth over the last year.