Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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The Biden administration will require thousands more gun dealers to run background checks on buyers
WASHINGTON (AP) - Thousands more firearms dealers across the United States will have to run background checks on buyers at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores, according to a Bid...
Apr 11, 2024
Biden says US support for Philippines, Japan defense 'ironclad' amid growing China provocations
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Thursday that U.S. defense commitment to Pacific allies was "ironclad" as he gathered Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister F...
Apr 11, 2024
Case heard by NC Supreme Court may affect how partisan officials file voter fraud claims
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - An attorney representing voters accused of fraud in the 2016 election warned North Carolina's highest court that their eventual decision could allow political operatives to make v...
Apr 10, 2024
A congressman wanted to understand AI. So he went back to a college classroom to learn
WASHINGTON (AP) - Don Beyer's car dealerships were among the first in the U.S. to set up a website. As a representative, the Virginia Democrat leads a bipartisan group focused on promoting fusion ener...
Apr 10, 2024
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg says Trump's hush money criminal trial isn't about politics
NEW YORK (AP) - When he was elected two years ago as Manhattan's first Black district attorney, Alvin Bragg spoke candidly about his unease with the job's political demands. A former law professor, he...
Apr 10, 2024
Denver makes major shift in migrant response by extending support to six months but limiting spaces
DENVER (AP) - Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced a major shift Wednesday in the city's response to the migrant crisis, extending support to six months but with only about 1,000 spaces. The mayor's p...
Apr 10, 2024
Florida GOP leader apologizes for trashing hotel room and says he'll seek help for alcoholism
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) - A leader of the Republican Party of Florida has apologized for being excessively drunk and urinating and vomiting all over his room at a hotel last week, saying he has been deal...
Apr 10, 2024
Iowa governor signs bill that gives state authority to arrest and deport some migrants
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - It will be a state crime for a person to be in Iowa if previously denied admission to or removed from the United States under a bill signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wed...
Apr 10, 2024
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders urges lawmakers to pass budget as session kicks off
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday urged lawmakers to pass her $6.3 billion budget proposal that boosts spending on a new school voucher program. But she stoppe...
Apr 10, 2024
Iowa puts $1 million toward summer meal sites, still faces criticism for rejecting federal funds
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa is directing nearly a million dollars in grant funding to expand summer meal sites for low-income kids. It is an effort that advocates welcome, but some remained worried t...
Apr 10, 2024
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