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Among the recommendations is that automatic tax filing be expanded for all taxpayers with 'simple' tax situations, not just low-income Canadians.

Automatic tax filing for qualifying Canadians could see them get an average of roughly $2,000, according to a new report, but doing so would cost hundreds of millions of dollars.

The world's biggest burger chain posted U.S. same‑store sales growth of 3.9 per cent in the first quarter, missing analyst expectations of a 4.2 per cent increase.

Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas says he's hoping to get the province on board with increased funding and more stability for the city's low-income transit pass program.

There has also been 165 hospitalizations since the outbreak began, with eight admissions into the intensive care unit and four deaths.

According to the report from city administration, Calgary is facing a fiscal gap of $145 million next year due to provincial downloading.

Manitobans who rent their homes may soon receive quarterly government cheques in the mail, instead of a credit on their annual income tax returns.

The report calls for a reform of the Employment Insurance program and improvements to social assistance, but notes there has been some positive improvement in tackling poverty.

Officials said most foreigners who are in the U.S. temporarily and who want to apply to become lawful permanent residents will have to return home and apply there.

Residents in the community petitioned for the program to manage parking congestion from hospitals, post-secondary educational facilities and commercial areas.

A panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is requiring that prescriptions of the abortion pill be distributed only in-person at clinics.

Mercedes Rodriguez says she and her seven kids struggle to sleep at night because of the sounds of mice scurrying in the walls in her apartment in Montreal's east end.

According to the City of Calgary, new technology on the water meters will allow readings to be sent multiple times daily to receivers placed on city infrastructure.

A new report suggests more than 30 per cent of paid employees in Nova Scotia are in precarious jobs.

According to the survey, fewer than half of Calgarians are satisified with four city services including transit, planning and development, roads, and housing services. 

Congo is scheduled to play World Cup warm-up games against Denmark in Liege, Belgium, on June 3 and Chile in southern Spain on June 9.

The BC SPCA and First United Church say the province promised to ban 'No-pet clauses,' which force renters to choose between housing and pets.

After lots of warm weather in the province, Saskatchewan saw a big snowfall in spring, but it won't last for long with warm incoming weather going back into a freeze-thaw cycle.

According to earnings filings published last week,the closures will outpace the 205 locations it forecasts it will open during that same time.

From green to red and now blazing her own path with a purple-branded campaign, a former Fredericton-area member of Parliament is putting her name in for local office.