9 h. ago Family of Canadian man found dead in Dominican Republic asks help to bring remains home

Dorian Christian MacDonald, 33, was found dead in the water on a beach in the Puerto Plata resort town of Maimon Bay

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9 h. ago Family of N.S. man found dead in Dominican Republic asks help to bring remains home

The family of a Canadian tourist who was found dead in a northern part of the Dominican Republic is raising money to bring his remains home. Dorian Christian MacDonald, 33, was found dead in the water on a beach in the Puerto Plata resort town of Maimon Bay around 3 a.m. on June 20. Global […]

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31 h. ago Canadian tourist from Nova Scotia found dead on Dominican Republic beach

Dorian Christian MacDonald was on vacation alone at a hotel in Puerto Plata on the north coast of the island.

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4 d. ago Canadian tourist found dead in Dominican Republic, officials say

Dominican Republic officials say a Canadian tourist was found dead in a northern part of the country last week. The country’s civil defence agency says 33-year-old Dorian Christian MacDonald was found dead in the water on a beach in the Puerto Plata resort town of Maimon Bay last Friday. Agency spokesperson Jenssen Sanchez says first […]

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8 d. ago B.C. professor trapped in Iran says feds offering ’almost nothing’ to help

A British Columbia professor who is trapped in Iran says he’s been told by officials there’s “almost nothing” the Canadian government can do to help him and his family. Simon Fraser University engineering Prof. Shervin Jannesar says in an email that communications are extremely limited and Canadian authorities don’t seem to have a plan to […]

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8 d. ago Here's how much a Canadian family spends after moving to Portugal

After relocating from Canada to Portugal, Andrew Murray and Marie Torres have discovered an idyllic and slower-paced life with their family in a small village.Life certainly looks different these days after the family moved across the Atlantic from Nova Scotia in 2021 to a small town called Sintra, just outside Lisbon."I wake up naturally without an alarm," said Andrew. "And I do a little stretching routine. Most days, I walk to a local padaria (bakery) and get some freshly baked bread. The store has no sign on the door."Andrew, 48, and Marie, 48, are parents to Jack, 16, and Henry, nine. The couple, who manage an online marketing company, are no strangers to relocating.Before settling down in Nova Scotia, the pair lived in Toronto and rural parts of Ontario. Once they had children, they also travelled a lot, exploring Europe, Central America, and Southeast Asia. But it was a trip to France that changed Andrew's perspective."I could see life was differen...

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1 week ago Average family to save $280 per year from Liberal tax cut: PBO

OTTAWA — The average Canadian family will save $280 on their taxes next year from the Liberal government’s planned income tax cut, the parliamentary budget officer said in an analysis released on Wednesday. But some seniors and single Canadians are expected to save less, prompting criticism from Conservatives who argue the tax cut doesn’t go […]

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1 week ago Federal Court closes door on safety in Canada for fleeing Afghan advisors’ families

'I was a Canadian citizen. I went there and people found out that I work with Canadian forces, so they targeted my family members there'

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