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In the news today: Are doctors' retirement savings doomed?
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Are doctors' retirement savings doomed? The Canadian Medical Association says the Liberals' proposed changes to capital gains taxation will put doctors' retirement savings in jeopardy. The federal budget presented last week proposes making two-thirds rather than one-half of capital gains — or profit made on the sale of assets — taxable. The increase in the so-called inclusion
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Mom distributes air quality monitors after 9-year-old's asthma death during wildfires
Nine-year-old Carter Vigh was having a great day last July 11, visiting a waterpark, enjoying a picnic lunch and playing soccer with other kids at a day camp run by his mother, Amber Vigh. At the time, wildfires were raging throughout parts of British Columbia and so Amber checked the air quality index on a weather app that morning to make sure it was safe for Carter — who had asthma — to play outside. The air quality reading was OK, said Vigh, who lives in 100 Mile House in central British Colu
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Honda expected to announce Ontario EV battery plant, part of a $15B investment
TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Honda executives are expected to announce today that the Japanese automaker is building an electric vehicle battery plant in Alliston, Ont., part of a $15-billion investment. Senior sources with information on the project have told The Canadian Press that Honda is also retooling its assembly plant in Alliston to produce fully electric vehicles. The $15-billion project includes the retooled plant, an electric vehicle battery p
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Doctors say capital gains tax changes will jeopardize their retirement. Is that true?
OTTAWA — The Canadian Medical Association asserts the Liberals' proposed changes to capital gains taxation will put doctors' retirement savings in jeopardy, but some financial experts insist incorporated professionals are not as doomed as they say they are. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government presented a federal budget last week that proposes making two-thirds rather than one-half of capital gains — or profit made on the sale of assets — taxable. The increase in the so-called inclusion ra
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Former Saskatchewan Mountie who shot lover in park to be sentenced for manslaughter
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — A former Saskatchewan Mountie who shot and killed his lover is to be sentenced today for manslaughter. Bernie Herman was convicted in January for the death of 26-year-old Braden Herman. The two men are not related. Braden Herman's naked body was found in 2021 in a park on the outskirts of Prince Albert. Bernie Herman testified that he fired the gun that killed Braden Herman, but lawyers disagreed on whether it was planned. The officer's lawyers argued the shooting was in s
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Jury selection begins for Winnipeg trial of man accused of killing four women
WINNIPEG — Jury selection is set to start today for the trial of a Winnipeg man accused of killing four women. Jeremy Skibicki has pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree murder. The partial remains of Rebecca Contois were found in a garbage bin and at a city-run landfill in the spring of 2022. Police have said they believe the remains of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran are at a different, privately owned landfill outside the city. A fourth unidentified woman Indigenous leaders have n
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Lotto 649 winning numbers for Wednesday, April 24, 2024
TORONTO — The winning numbers in Wednesday's Lotto 649 draw for an estimated $5 million: 10, 16, 18, 22, 39 & 46 Bonus: 19 The winning number for the guaranteed $1 million: 86102949-01 In the event of any discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail. The Canadian Press
