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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B.C. wildfires: Plans underway for residents' return to evacuated town of Fort Nelson
FORT NELSON, B.C. - The mayor of the regional municipality that includes the evacuated community of Fort Nelson, B.C., says he's optimistic crews have "a very good handle" on the wildfire burning outs...
May 22, 2024
Indian international students most likely to live in unsuitable housing, StatCan says
OTTAWA - International students were more likely to live in unsuitable housing in 2021 than Canadian-born students, a report released Thursday by Statistics Canada shows. In the top ten municipalities...
May 22, 2024
New York senator won't face charges after he was accused of shoving an advocate
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A New York state senator won't face charges after he was accused of shoving an advocate in the state capitol building last week. Disability rights advocate Michael Carey, who filed...
May 22, 2024
Republican National Committee’s headquarters evacuated after vials of blood are addressed to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican National Committee's Washington headquarters was briefly evacuated on Wednesday as police investigated two vials of blood that had been addressed to former President D...
May 22, 2024
Former head of military HR sues Armed Forces, government after misconduct case
OTTAWA - A former military leader who was accused of sexual misconduct in 2021 is suing the federal government, the Armed Forces and his accuser, claiming he was maliciously prosecuted for political r...
May 22, 2024
Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy takes a 7.7% stake in Buzzfeed
Former Republican presidential candidate and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has purchased a minority stake in Buzzfeed, the digital publishing company that shut down its media outlet last year. ...
May 22, 2024
What you should know about North Carolina's race for governor
North Carolina has been an underappreciated political battleground recently and not gotten the same attention as nearby Georgia or Florida or the traditional campaign hotbeds of the Rust Belt. That is...
May 22, 2024
GOP candidate for NC governor blasts public spending as his family nonprofit rakes in taxpayer funds
WASHINGTON (AP) - In his bid to become North Carolina's first Black governor, Republican Mark Robinson assails government safety net spending as a "plantation of welfare and victimhood" that has mired...
May 22, 2024
CPP Investments earned 8% in latest fiscal year, net assets rose to $632 billion
TORONTO - Canada's biggest pension fund earned an eight per cent return last year, but significantly underperformed the 19.9 per cent return of its reference portfolio. The lower return for the Canada...
May 22, 2024
GOP candidate for NC governor blasts public spending as his family nonprofit rakes in taxpayer funds
WASHINGTON (AP) - In his bid to become North Carolina's first Black governor, Republican Mark Robinson assails government safety net spending as a "plantation of welfare and victimhood" that has mired...
May 22, 2024
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