11 h. ago Eligible households will see latest Canada Child Benefit payments dropping soon

Eligible Canadian families should keep an eye on their bank accounts for the incoming child tax benefit payment.The eighth instalment of the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) will be deposited on Wednesday, Aug. 20.In July, the child tax payment increased, marking the beginning of the new benefit year. The federal government uses a process called indexation to up the benefit amount to help parents amid the cost-of-living crisis.An Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) spokesperson told us in January that the indexation means the max CCB amounts and income thresholds are increased yearly to "keep pace with the rising cost of living."Canadian families saw a 2.7 per cent boost in child tax benefit payments this year, bringing the annual base benefit for children under six from $7,787 to $7,997 ($666 monthly) and from $6,570 to $6,748 ($562 monthly) for children aged six to 17 until June 2026.The Child Disability Benefit (CDB) also went up from $3,322 to $3,411 in...

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15 h. ago MANDEL: Why was alleged dangerous driver still behind the wheel?

Surely, they won’t again release an accused dangerous driver now facing new charges of killing a father of three. Or so you would think. But that’s hardly a sure thing. A bail hearing was held in Oshawa Wednesday for 18-year-old Jaiwin Kirubananthan, who was arrested Aug. 3 after a head-on collision, on Hwy. 48 in […]

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2 d. ago Is teacher accused of murdering couple in Arkansas park a serial killer?

McGann, 28, is eyed in an unsolved stabbing from 2020 and also a 2023 shooting death at another park

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5 d. ago Montana shooting suspect accused of killing 4 arrested after 7 days on run

Michael Paul Brown, 45, was captured seven days after the Aug. 1 shooting at The Owl Bar in Anaconda, about 190 kilometres from Missoula, following an intense search.

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5 d. ago Accused killer Devon Malik's stalking charge to be heard Sept. 5 in Okotoks

A lawyer who has appeared for Devon Bradley Malik before said he has still not been retained

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7 d. ago Man accused of drunken boat crash that killed girl, 10, in North Carolina

'They found 39 empty beer cans in Mr. Kight's boat, seven of which appear to have been shotgunned.'

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8 d. ago Oregon man accused of killing 3 women and dumping their bodies indicted on fourth murder charge

PORTLAND, Ore. — A man accused of killing three women in the Portland area and dumping their bodies has been indicted on a fourth murder charge, authorities said Tuesday. A grand jury has indicted Jesse Lee Calhoun in the November 2022 death of 22-year-old Kristin Smith, Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez said during a […]

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8 d. ago Florida teen accused of killing his parents, calling 911 from nearby church

Police say Trevor Lee shot his parents to death, before walking to a nearby church to call police and tell them what he had done.

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3 w. ago Colorado dentist on trial, accused of killing wife with poisoned shakes

James Craig is also accused of placing a hit on the lead investigator in the case from behind bars.

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