Murray Wood: Conservatives need to broaden appeal as Liberals form government
Wood says the Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives need to hope that Prime Minister Mark Carney stumbles or start appe...
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Feds promise billions in new funds to build, expand public-transit systems
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is promising cash-strapped cities billions of dollars in permanent funding for their public-transit systems - though most of the money won't start flowing until...
Feb 10, 2021
Union approves deal with Chicago schools to return to class
CHICAGO - The Chicago Teachers Union has approved a deal with the nation's third-largest school district to get students back to class during the coronavirus pandemic, union officials announced early ...
Feb 10, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 25,230 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,123,563 ...
Feb 10, 2021
COVID-19 lockdowns limit access to national library and archive collections
OTTAWA - Researchers studying Canadian history have not been able to access Library and Archive Canada's collections during COVID-19 lockdowns - a situation that forced some to put off their research ...
Feb 10, 2021
Defence of Alberta oil or attempt to silence dissent? Judge to hear inquiry challenge
CALGARY - A judge is to hear arguments this week over whether Alberta's public inquiry into the purported foreign funding of environmental charities is a valid defence of the province's ailing oil ind...
Feb 10, 2021
In switch, South Africa to give health workers J&J vaccine
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa will start vaccinating front-line health workers next week with a shot that is still in testing - an unorthodox strategy announced Wednesday after officials abandoned plans...
Feb 10, 2021
Trump fumes, GOP senators baffled by legal team's debut
WASHINGTON - Former President Donald Trump fumed that his attorneys' performance on the opening day of his second impeachment trial was a disaster, as allies and Republican senators questioned the str...
Feb 09, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 25,230 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,123,563...
Feb 09, 2021
CEO of health authority leaves organization after report into alleged misspending
VICTORIA - The head of a health authority in British Columbia is no longer with the organization following allegations related to misspending on various items including $7 million for respirators that...
Feb 09, 2021
Judge rejects request for injunction to pause new federal firearms prohibitions
OTTAWA - A judge has rejected a request from firearms owners to suspend a sweeping ban on many gun models while their full arguments against the prohibitions are considered by the court. In her ruling...
Feb 09, 2021
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Sarah Mills: Saskatchewan NDP seems to still be in election mode
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