Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Alberta NDP leadership candidate Rakhi Pancholi quits bid, now backs Naheed Nenshi
EDMONTON - A contender in the race for the leadership of Alberta's Opposition NDP has dropped out to support fellow candidate Naheed Nenshi, citing the former Calgary mayor's ability to expand the par...
Mar 26, 2024
Forced-labour watchdog cites B.C. mining company, who says claims are nonsensical
Ottawa's corporate-ethics watchdog says a Vancouver-based mining company has allowed forced labour at its gold mine in the Xinjiang region of China, even though the firm lost control of the project be...
Mar 26, 2024
Two more belugas dead at Marineland, bringing total whale deaths to 17 since 2019
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Ontario says two more beluga whales have died at Marineland. The Ministry of the Solicitor General says the Niagara Falls, Ont., park informed it the two died some time this mont...
Mar 26, 2024
Biden and Harris argue that Democrats will preserve health care and Republicans would take it away
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday promoted their health care agenda in the battleground state of North Carolina, arguing that Democrats like themselv...
Mar 26, 2024
Ontario deficit ballooning to $9.8B next year amid slow economic growth
TORONTO - Ontario is delaying its path to balance as lethargic economic growth drags the province's books further into the red, with a $9.8-billion budget deficit projected for the coming fiscal year....
Mar 26, 2024
Some Republicans who supported Nikki Haley are still refusing to back Donald Trump
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Now that Nikki Haley has shuttered her presidential campaign, one person who voted for her refuses to back former President Donald Trump and plans to reluctantly vote for Preside...
Mar 25, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. picks Nicole Shanahan as his running mate for his independent White House bid
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. chose Nicole Shanahan on Tuesday to be his vice presidential pick as he mounts an independent White House bid that has spooked national Democrats. Shanahan...
Mar 25, 2024
Supreme Court seems likely to preserve access to the abortion medication mifepristone
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed likely to preserve access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court's first abortion...
Mar 25, 2024
In the Kansas House, when lobbyists ask for new laws, their names go on the bills
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - For years, pinning down the source of a bill in the Kansas Legislature could be a chore for lawmakers' constituents. Committees sponsor almost 85% of the proposals, so finding the ...
Mar 25, 2024
B.C. warns of 'identical' government payment website made by 'malicious actors'
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is warning people about a scam involving its PayBC website, where an "identical fake website" is collecting personal and credit card information. The PayBC ...
Mar 25, 2024
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