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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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Two women sexually assaulted in same Quebec City foster home are seeking justice
WARNING: This article contains graphic content and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it.Valérie Assouline says her 17-year-old client still wakes up in the middle of the night reliving the nightmare of being sexually assaulted by her foster family.The abuse started when the victim was just nine years old, says Assouline, who is representing two young women who were sexually assaulted in the same foster home in Quebec City, over a decade apart."[She
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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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Air passenger complaint backlog hits new high, but agency says it's processing complaints faster
Canada's transportation regulator says it has made progress on addressing compensation claims against airlines since a new complaint resolution process was introduced last fall — but incoming complaints have pushed the backlog to a new high.The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) — a quasi-judicial tribunal and regulator tasked with settling disputes between airlines and customers — has been dealing with a backlog of air passenger complaints since new regulations were introduced in 2019.Those r
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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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Town of Essex draws criticism for asking musicians to work unpaid
The Windsor-Essex performing arts community is reacting with dismay to a request by the Town of Essex for musicians to play a summer concert series — without pay.The municipality's arts, tourism, and culture committee is asking for "expressions of interest" from artists willing to fill the Tune Up the Parks schedule."Similar to an 'open mic' night, performers are not paid," the online request form states."Performances are hosted by committee members and tipping is encouraged as a form of conside
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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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