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The Canada Revenue Agency’s service standard for working with taxpayers to make complex changes to their income tax returns is supposed to be 20 weeks, yet the agency is taking more than twice that time, prompting the federal taxpayers’ ombudsperson, François Boileau, to initiate an examination into the delays. “Forty-seven weeks is a long time…

OTTAWA — U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra said the recent threat by U.S. President Donald Trump to not renew the North American trade pact creates an opening for Canada to make an offer. “You maybe don’t like the way the president says it but take it in the tone of what he’s saying is…

A Toronto police officer was killed on Thursday morning during a raid on an apartment building tied to an investigation into the American consulate shooting. “ It is with deep and profound sorrow that I must confirm the death of Police Constable Marc Pinizzotto, age 43, of our Emergency Task Force,” Toronto Police Service chief…

OTTAWA — The federal government will be tabling a bill in the coming days to respond to U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariff threats on forced labour imports. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand put a bill entitled “An Act respecting the prohibition of the importation of goods produced by forced labour” on notice on Wednesday.…

United States President Donald Trump has said many times that the U.S. doesn’t need anything from Canada, but Pete Hoekstra , the U.S. ambassador to Canada, said what his boss is really saying is that “we’re open to offers; make your case.” On Wednesday, Trump said he would not renew the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) ,…

The Bank of Canada held interest rates at 2.25 per cent on Wednesday as it tries to balance the risks of a slowing economy against higher inflation, but one economist thinks the central bank might be closer to ending its five-decision-long pause, with September marking a possible turning point. “In our view, the bank is…

Toronto has always been a city that wears its passport stamps proudly. About half of its residents were born outside Canada, providing one of the world’s best and most diverse food scenes. Take a short subway ride, and you’ll find everything from Argentine asados and Ghanese jollof rice to Moroccan tagine and Korean kimchi jjigae.…

The co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s said the ice cream brand’s new owner is in the “process of destroying” the Cherry Garcia maker’s future by stopping it from criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump. Ben Cohen, who started the brand in 1978 with Jerry Greenfield, is locked in a months-long fight with the Magnum Ice Cream…

United States President Donald Trump said he will continue bombing Iran if it refuses to agree to an interim peace deal, following a second night of clashes between the countries’ forces. Trump ordered multiple strikes as his frustration over the lack of progress in talks grows. He told Fox News the U.S. would attack on…

Prime Minister Mark Carney ’s government introduced legislation that would ban social media for youth under 16 unless companies such as Meta Platforms Inc. and X Corp. meet a set of safety standards. The bill unveiled Wednesday would also impact artificial intelligence chatbots, though they wouldn’t face a ban on youth users. Firms must mitigate…