Unpublished Newswire
OTTAWA — On Feb. 4, 2022, former Toronto Raptors star guard Norman Powell received two pieces of news that would have a major impact on his life.
The first was from his agent telling him that he was part of a blockbuster trade that sent him from the Portland Trail Blazers to the Los Angeles Clippers.
The second was from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) claiming over $1.2 million in additional income tax on “inducements” paid by the Raptors in 2019 and 2020 to attract the star two-way guard to the surging Toronto team.
Powell, who was part of the Raptors’ 2019 championship team, is...
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OTTAWA — At Quebec’s National Assembly and on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, pipelines have dominated the debates. The only issue? No projects involving the province are on the agenda.
“I think there is a fixation on pipelines on (Prime Minister Mark) Carney’s part at the moment, not on the part of Quebecers,” said Bloc Québécois MP and former Greenpeace activist Patrick Bonin.
Since taking office in May, Bonin has mentioned the pipeline issue more than 20 times in his speeches on the floor of the House of Commons.
“We will not allow the government to build a pipeline through Quebec,”...
June 5, 2025 - 04:00 | Antoine Trépanier | National Post
As the U.S. increases tariffs on steel to 50 per cent, workers and industry leaders in Hamilton predict pain and warn of the damage uncertainty does to the local economy.
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