Is the CRA doing a good enough job? The agency wants to hear from you – National

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Canada Revenue Agency wants to hear from Canadian taxpayers on how it can improve its services and “do better.” CRA launched public consultations on Wednesday, calling on individuals, non-professional representatives, and tax intermediaries to give feedback on the agency’s programs and services. Canadians have until Dec….

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Veteran Kings defenceman Doughty breaks ankle in pre-season game: report

Los Angeles Kings defenceman Drew Doughty sustained a fractured left ankle during NHL pre-season action versus the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday, the Daily Faceoff reported. Per the report, he is scheduled to undergo additional imaging to determine if there is other structural damage. Doughty, 34, was injured during the first period following a collision…

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The scandal that shocked Parliament in the spring is slowly fading from memory

For a few weeks in June, concerns ran high on Parliament Hill about unnamed MPs or senators possibly being compromised, perhaps even consciously, by foreign states — fears raised by a startling but opaque report by the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians. “We cannot and must not remain indifferent in light of such a revelation,” Bloc…

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McIntosh headlines powerhouse Canadian team at short course world championships

Less than two months after one of its most successful Olympic Games performances in history, having won eight medals in Paris, Swimming Canada has unveiled its roster for the upcoming short course world championships set for December in Budapest. A powerhouse team of 18 Canadians will take the pool inside Budapest’s Duna Arena led by 18-year-old…

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Did a tornado touch down during the Jasper wildfire? Researchers want to know

As the recovery continues in Jasper National Park after a devastating wildfire, researchers at Western University are looking into whether some of the damage was caused by another natural phenomenon: tornadoes.  The Northern Tornadoes Project is trying to document every tornado that occurs in Canada, and a team was recently in the national park surveying…

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A ‘handful’ of people barred from House of Commons jobs over foreign influence concerns – National

A senior House of Commons security official says two potential employees in the last six months have been denied employment in Parliament over concerns of foreign state influence. Patrick McDonnell, the sergeant-at-arms and corporate security officer with the House of Commons, told a federal inquiry Tuesday that he has denied employment to a “handful” of…

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