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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Arizona just revived an 1864 law criminalizing abortion. Here's what's happening in other states
Developments this week in Arizona underscored something that was already apparent about the 2024 elections in the United States: Abortion is going to loom large as an issue in state and federal electi...
Apr 12, 2024
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Alabama's congressional primary runoffs
WASHINGTON (AP) - Voters in a new Alabama congressional district at the center of an ongoing legal and political dispute will return to the polls Tuesday to select the nominees in a U.S. House contest...
Apr 12, 2024
Liberals say their plan to 'solve the housing crisis' will build 3.9M homes by 2031
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have unveiled their plan to solve the housing crisis, building on recent announcements with new tax incentives, more than a billion dollars for homelessness and a country...
Apr 12, 2024
Supreme Court of Canada says treaty entitled Alberta First Nation to larger reserve
OTTAWA - An Alberta First Nation ended up with less land than it should have received under a treaty made with the Crown well over a century ago, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. In a 7-0 decisi...
Apr 12, 2024
Biden heads to his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, to talk about taxes
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is headed to his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania on Tuesday to talk about who he believes should be paying more in taxes (billionaires) and who should be payin...
Apr 12, 2024
Saskatoon Ward 8 Coun. Sarina Gersher not seeking re-election
Another Saskatoon city councillor has decided not to run in November's civic election. Ward 8 Coun. Sarina Gersher said it wasn't an easy decision, and there wasn't one specific reason that brought he...
Apr 12, 2024 "I feel I've been able to come to this role 100 per cent for each term and give 100 per cent of myself."
(Sarina Gersher/Submitted)
How immigrant workers in US have helped boost job growth and stave off a recession
MIAMI (AP) - Having fled economic and political chaos in Venezuela, Luisana Silva now loads carpets for a South Carolina rug company. She earns enough to pay rent, buy groceries, gas up her car - and ...
Apr 12, 2024
How immigrant workers in US have helped boost job growth and stave off a recession
MIAMI (AP) - Having fled economic and political chaos in Venezuela, Luisana Silva now loads carpets for a South Carolina rug company. She earns enough to pay rent, buy groceries, gas up her car - and ...
Apr 12, 2024
Spy director to face questions today on what feds were told about foreign meddling
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's spy agency is slated to face fresh questions today on exactly what the federal government was told about foreign meddling. Canadian Security Intelligence Service director...
Apr 12, 2024
Smith says she expects Poilievre to work with provinces to give cities housing cash
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday she has no problem with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's proposal to give municipalities a building bonus to encourage housing construction - ...
Apr 12, 2024
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