Liberal government’s proposed capital gains tax changes come into effect today

At a time when Liberals are looking to woo back young voters, Trudeau has pitched the effective tax increase as a way to deliver generational fairness The Liberal government’s proposed changes to capital gains taxation came into effect Tuesday, despite significant pushback from some special interest groups. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks during a news … Read more

Veteran Liberal MP says a win in Toronto—St. Paul’s would have been ‘nothing short of a miracle’

Conservative Don Stewart ultimately won the byelection with 15,555 votes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 10, 2024.Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press OTTAWA — A veteran Liberal MP is arguing that a win in Toronto—St. Paul’s would have been “nothing short of a miracle” given the state of the electorate but … Read more

Crown seeks to have Ali Ngarukiye declared a dangerous offender

Prosecutor reveals how formulas found in a notebook when Ngarukiye was arrested indicate he might have been planning to build an explosive. A photo of Ali Ngarukiye taken by the Montreal police.Photo: Court files A Quebec Superior Court judge will decide on Friday whether Ali Ngarukiye, the man who tried to kill a Montreal police … Read more

Plan to overhaul LAPD officer discipline system faces last-minute collapse at City Council

LAPD headquarters in downtown Los Angeles. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times) With a deadline for submitting ballot measures looming, the Los Angeles City Council remains divided over the language for a proposal that could give the chief of police the power to fire officers outright for serious misconduct, among other reforms. Some city officials support a … Read more

Israel’s high court orders army to draft ultra-Orthodox men, rattling Netanyahu’s government

Israeli police officers remove an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man from the street during a protest against army recruitment in Jerusalem on June 2. (Leo Correa / Associated Press) Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men for compulsory service, a landmark decision that could lead to the collapse of … Read more

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