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Alabama lawmakers approve legislation to ensure President Biden is on the November ballot
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama officials on Thursday approved legislation to ensure President Joe Biden will appear on the state's November ballot, mirroring accommodations the state made four years ...
May 02, 2024
Alberta government to amend bill granting it sweeping powers over municipalities
EDMONTON - The Alberta government, in the face of mounting criticism, says it will make changes to a bill that gives Premier Danielle Smith and her cabinet unfettered power to overturn local bylaws an...
May 02, 2024
Environmental groups criticize government walk-back on pollution impact assessment
OTTAWA - Environmental groups say the Liberal government is giving up its authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions through proposed amendments to the federal Impact Assessment Act. "We are conce...
May 02, 2024
Alberta, Saskatchewan sign agreement to share, swap information on nuclear energy
REGINA - Saskatchewan and Alberta have agreed to share and swap information about nuclear power generation. The governments of the two provinces have signed a memorandum of understanding. The two side...
May 02, 2024
Latest national emissions report shows signs of progress toward Canada's 2030 goal
OTTAWA - Canada's latest greenhouse-gas emissions report shows the country making progress toward meeting its next target in 2030 - but there is still a very long way to go. The 2022 report published ...
May 02, 2024
With foreign meddling inquiry to release first report Friday, what do we know so far?
OTTAWA - On Friday, Canadians may get long-awaited answers about the integrity of the country's last two elections, which was thrown into question last year as reports of attempted foreign interferenc...
May 02, 2024
Vets Affairs 'March holidays' post: 'In trying to be apolitical we became political'
OTTAWA - After a flood of angry comments, Veterans Affairs Canada staff found themselves working over the Easter weekend this year, scrambling to explain why one of the department's social media posts...
May 02, 2024
There's a limit to how much interest rates in Canada and U.S. can diverge: Macklem
OTTAWA - Canadian interest rates don't have to match U.S. or global rates, Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says, but they need to stay within a certain ballpark. Macklem made the comments while t...
May 02, 2024
Ottawa will appoint commissioner to oversee treaties with Indigenous Peoples: Trudeau
GATINEAU, Que. - The federal government is planning to create a new agent of Parliament to oversee modern treaty implementation, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says will ensure Ottawa is held to ...
May 02, 2024
Judge in landmark antitrust case grills Google, Justice during closing arguments
WASHINGTON (AP) - The judge overseeing a pivotal antitrust trial focused on whether Google is stifling competition and innovation repeatedly indicated Thursday that he believes it would be difficult f...
May 02, 2024
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