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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Ottawa aims to set temporary resident targets for the first time this fall
OTTAWA - For the first time, Canada will put a "soft cap" on the number of new temporary resident arrivals to the country when it sets immigration levels in the fall, Immigration Minister Marc Miller ...
Mar 21, 2024
Trump's lawyers keep fighting $454M fraud appeal bond requirement
NEW YORK (AP) - Former President Donald Trump's lawyers kept pressing an appellate court Thursday to excuse him from covering a $454 million fraud lawsuit judgment for now, saying he'd suffer "irrepar...
Mar 21, 2024
Liberal MP decries 'political games' over criticism of Conservatives on Ukraine
OTTAWA - One of the Liberal government's point people on foreign policy says framing the Tories as soft on Ukraine isn't helping the country fend off Russia's invasion. Toronto MP Rob Oliphant is parl...
Mar 21, 2024
Province will not introduce legislation that automatically approves fourplexes: Ford
Ontario will not introduce legislation to automatically allow fourplex homes to be built across the province, Premier Doug Ford said Thursday. Such legislation - which would override municipal prohibi...
Mar 21, 2024
Speaker Johnson says he plans to invite Netanyahu to address the US Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Mike Johnson says he plans to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress, a show of support from Republicans amid growing Democratic criticism...
Mar 21, 2024
Industrial carbon price cuts three times the emissions of consumer levy: Report
OTTAWA - Canada's carbon price could slash greenhouse-gas emissions by more than 100 million tonnes a year by 2030, but only about one-fifth of that will come from the consumer carbon price at the cen...
Mar 21, 2024
Government moves to end military authority to investigate, prosecute sex crimes
OTTAWA - The federal government is formally removing the military's ability to investigate and prosecute crimes of a sexual nature. Defence Minister Bill Blair introduced proposed changes to the Natio...
Mar 21, 2024
Trump's latest 2024 campaign fundraising report shows him lagging behind Biden in cash
NEW YORK (AP) - Former President Donald Trump's fundraising picked up last month, but his political operation is still struggling to catch up to President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party in money c...
Mar 21, 2024
US Jews upset with Trump's latest rhetoric say he doesn't get to tell them how to be Jewish
Since the start of his political career, Donald Trump has played on stereotypes about Jews and politics. He told the Republican Jewish Coalition in 2015 that "you want to control your politicians" and...
Mar 21, 2024
Ontario putting up more cash for roads, pipes to help get more housing built
RICHMOND HILL, Ont. - Ontario is giving municipalities $1.6 billion more for building key infrastructure to help support new home construction. Premier Doug Ford made the pre-budget announcement today...
Mar 21, 2024
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