Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
For Murray Wood, Easter brings to mind grandma's practical advice about repurposing, and some of life's little lessons.
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Democrats clear path to bring proposed repeal of Arizona’s near-total abortion ban to a vote
PHOENIX (AP) - Democrats in the Arizona Senate cleared a path to bring a proposed repeal of the state's near-total ban on abortions to a vote after the state's highest court concluded the law can be e...
Apr 17, 2024
Here's more about Ottawa's plan to turn post offices, historic armouries into housing
OTTAWA - A 1970s Canada Post building in Alberta and stone Quebec City army barracks dating back to 1856 are just some of the public lands the Liberal government plans to turn into homes. The idea, ou...
Apr 17, 2024
Manitoba Tories to delay passage of bills, angering provincial labour group
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's Opposition Progressive Conservatives are delaying passage of four bills at the legislature, prompting an angry response from a labour leader. The legislature rules allow the Oppo...
Apr 17, 2024
Trump lawyers say Stormy Daniels refused subpoena outside a Brooklyn bar, papers left 'at her feet'
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump's legal team says it tried serving Stormy Daniels a subpoena as she arrived for an event at a bar in Brooklyn last month, but the porn actor, who is expected to be a witne...
Apr 17, 2024
Canadian university teachers fear Alberta gatekeeping bill threatens academic freedom
EDMONTON - A national organization of post-secondary teachers is calling on Alberta to either change a proposed gatekeeping bill or scrap it altogether. The bill would give the province the right to v...
Apr 17, 2024
Métis Nation Saskatchewan pulls support for Liberals' belaboured self-government bill
OTTAWA - The Mtis Nation - Saskatchewan is pulling its support for a federal bill that proposes to enshrine its self-government over concerns about the other two groups it recognizes. President Glen M...
Apr 17, 2024
Biden is off on details of his uncle's WWII death as he calls Trump unfit to lead the military
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday misstated key details about his uncle's death in World War II as he honored the man's wartime service and said Donald Trump was unworthy of serving a...
Apr 17, 2024
Mississippi legislators won't smooth the path this year to restore voting rights after some felonies
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Kenneth Almons says he began a sentence in a Mississippi prison just two weeks after graduating from high school, and one of his felony convictions - for armed robbery - stripped...
Apr 17, 2024
Manitoba Tories say premier's promise to control food prices has rung hollow
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's Opposition Progressive Conservatives say the NDP government's promise to crack down on rising grocery prices has proven to be an empty threat. Interim Tory leader Wayne Ewasko po...
Apr 17, 2024
B.C. government earmarks $300M to help TransLink buy more buses, reduce overcrowding
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is paying up to $300 million in new capital funding to help TransLink, Metro Vancouver's transit provider, add more buses to its fleet. Transportation Minister Rob Fleming...
Apr 17, 2024
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Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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8:30 - Saskatchewan Ministers have been given a warning from the House Speaker about increased heckling, interruptions a...
