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OTTAWA — Tax experts are warning a new tax on yachts, luxury cars and private aircraft designed to hit the super-rich could also cover some electric and hybrid cars.

MONTREAL — The remains of a priest alleged to have sexually abused children have been exhumed and removed from the Mohawk community of Kahnawake.

MONTREAL — Moderna says construction of its new mRNA vaccine factory in the Montreal area will begin later this year, with production expected to begin by the end of 2024.

CALGARY — A new report says Canada needs to change its federal visa policy to speed up the admission of Ukrainian refugees, which has slowed to a trickle.

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OTTAWA — Hundreds of scientists and researchers are expected to gather on Parliament Hill today to call for a raise.

OTTAWA — A new survey finds more Canadians report a strong attachment to their primary language than to other markers of identity, including the country they call home.

TORONTO — The winning numbers in Wednesday's Lotto 649 draw for an estimated $5 million: 08, 09, 36, 38, 44 & 45.

VANCOUVER — It was difficult to see any difference had been made to the tent encampment in Vancouver's troubled Downtown Eastside on Wednesday, a day after city staff began what's expected to be a weeks-long process to remove the structures.

VICTORIA — The summer of 2022 is shaping up to be a bumper season for both pink and sockeye salmon in British Columbia rivers, with one veteran Indigenous fisherman reporting the biggest catches of sockeye in decades.