Canadians have squirreled away potentially hundreds of billions of dollars in offshore tax havens, avoiding up to $3 billion in taxes annually, according to new numbers from Canada Revenue Agency. The agency estimates Canadian had between $75.9 billion and $240.5 billion in tax havens in 2013. That number is only for individual taxpayers, and doesn’t…
France’s "yellow vest" anti-government protesters turned out yet again on Saturday – but Paris was spared a repeat of the violence as demonstrations were heavily toned down. However, a fatal road accident, in which a car hit a truck at a roadblock erected by protesters in southern France, brought the death toll to 10 since…
TORONTO — Filipino fast-food chain Jollibee Food Corporation plans to open 100 stores in Canada within the next five years. The company says it is eyeing the wave of new locations because the country is a key growth market and a big part of its North American expansion plans. Jollibee attracted long lines of customers…
President Donald Trump has blamed the Democrats for the deaths of two migrant children in US custody, lashing out also at the childrens’ parents for mistreating them. On Christmas Day it was announced that an eight-year-old boy from Guatemala died in US government custody, becoming the second migrant child to pass away while in the…
A censorship committee set up in China to vet online video games has found ethics violations in all of the first 20 titles it reviewed. Of the games evaluated in the panel’s first round, nine were banned outright while the other 11 were sent back for the removal of "controversial content", Chinese state media reported. The remit of the…
OTTAWA — The country’s rules around broadcasting and telecommunications are set to undergo a sweeping review as the Liberals look to cut the price of mobile phone plans and force streaming services to lend more help to Canadian content. An expert panel will have the next year and a half to help modernize the country’s…
Oysters are a must on French dinner tables during the festive season, but shellfish farmers say climate change has caused production to plummet by up to 30 per cent. Many French producers fear warming temperatures may force oyster farms to move north in search of cooler weather, possibly outside France. Oyster production depends on cold winters when the shellfish…
SAINT-ALEXIS, Quebec ― Dairy farmer Pascal Thuot’s cows wander freely in a huge indoor pen. Gone are the days of restraints and enclosures at his farm in Quebec’s Lanaudière region. Milking is done automatically, without human intervention. When cows feel the need to empty their udders, they form a line in front of one of…
Authorities have raided and shut an underground Protestant church in southern China as part of its sweeping crackdown on religious freedom. Entry and exit roads to the church have reportedly been blocked by police, and church property including more than 4,000 books have been confiscated at the Rongguili Church in Guangzhou. Photos circulating online show four men packing piles of…
America’s Kurdish allies have warned that thousands of Islamic State group jihadist prisoners – including the surviving Britons known as “The Beatles” – may escape custody once US forces leave Syria. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said they could be unable to secure 2,000 suspects they are holding if they have to divert forces to…