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Alberta's premier, Opposition leader saddle up to flip pancakes at Calgary Stampede
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and new NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi are aiming to flip pancakes, and a few votes, at the upcoming Calgary Stampede. The 10-day rodeo event draws hundreds of thou...
Jul 02, 2024
Quebec politician accused of 'interfering' in French elections
QUEBEC CITY, Que. - A candidate for France's far-right National Rally accused a Quebec provincial politician of engaging in "a form of interference" in French politics ahead of last weekend's first ro...
Jul 02, 2024
Newfoundland and Labrador fishers say commercial cod fishery should not reopen
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Exactly 32 years after the federal government imposed a moratorium on Newfoundland and Labrador's commercial cod fishery, harvesters in the province demanded on Tuesday that Ottawa ...
Jul 02, 2024
First Democrat to publicly call for Biden to step down
WASHINGTON (AP) - A House Democratic lawmaker has become the first in the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step down as the Democratic nominee for president, citing Biden's debate per...
Jul 02, 2024 Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas said in a statement Tuesday that Biden should “make the painful and difficult decision to withdraw.” (The Associated Press)
Concern as Quebec slashes number of family reunification applications it will process
MONTREAL - A woman who has been waiting for two years to sponsor her Guatemalan husband to come to Quebec says the province is acting in bad faith by slashing the number of family reunification applic...
Jul 02, 2024
How arbitration plans went awry ahead of WestJet mechanics strike
An order from the federal labour minister to send WestJet and its plane mechanics into binding arbitration unexpectedly resulted in a strike on one of the busiest travel weekends of the summer. The wo...
Jul 02, 2024 The work stoppage, which ended late Sunday night, raises questions about the dispute resolution process and how consumers should respond to the threat of an airline strike. (The Canadian Press)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to attend NATO leaders' summit in Washington next week
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heading to Washington, D.C., next week to take part in the NATO leaders' summit as a new survey shows most Canadians hold a favourable view of the military al...
Jul 02, 2024
Liberal MPs suggests party needed stronger ground game in Toronto-St. Paul's vote
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals needed a stronger ground campaign in their fortress riding of Toronto-St. Paul's, including more time to campaign before the vote, several members of the party have sugge...
Jul 02, 2024
U.S.A. looking at all tools to respond to CAN digital services tax
WASHINGTON, D. C. - The Office of the United States Trade Representative says it will do what's necessary to halt Canada's tax on large foreign digital services companies. Last month Parliament approv...
Jul 02, 2024 Last month Parliament approved the government’s plan to add a three per cent levy on foreign tech giants which generate revenue from Canadian users. (The Canada Press)
Judge delays Trump’s hush money sentencing until at least September after high court immunity ruling
Former President Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case has been postponed until at least September after the judge agreed Tuesday to weigh the possible impact of a new Supreme Court ruling ...
Jul 02, 2024
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