Murray Wood: Marking the anniversary of Germany's surrender in the Netherlands
Murray Wood says May 5 is an important date that not many recognize. The day marks the anniversary of the surrender of t...
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Economic anxiety high, faith in political leaders low in Canada, survey suggests
OTTAWA - Canadians are stressed out about the economy and have little faith in politicians or governments to fix big problems, a new survey suggests. The annual CanTrust Index published by Proof Strat...
Feb 13, 2024
Former military leader Haydn Edmundson faces cross-examination in sex-assault trial
OTTAWA - Retired vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson faced cross-examination in his sexual-assault trial in Ottawa on Tuesday, steadfastly denying he raped a woman on board a navy ship in 1991. Assistant Cro...
Feb 13, 2024
Minister was warned lifting international student work limit could undermine program
OTTAWA - Allowing international students to work more than 20 hours a week could distract from their studies and undermine the objective of temporary foreign worker programs, public servants warned th...
Feb 13, 2024
Democrats retain majority in the Pennsylvania House with a 102-100 partisan divide
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Democrats retained their slim majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Tuesday after voters elected a former school board member to represent them in a Philadelp...
Feb 12, 2024
Democrat Tom Suozzi wins New York race to succeed George Santos in Congress
Democrat Tom Suozzi won a special election for a U.S. House seat in New York on Tuesday, coming out on top in a politically mixed suburban district in a victory that could lift his party's hopes headi...
Feb 12, 2024
House votes - again - on impeachment of Homeland Security secretary. Here's what you should know
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican-controlled House is set to vote Tuesday on whether to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the Biden administration's handling of the U.S.-Mexic...
Feb 12, 2024
Georgia GOP Gov. Brian Kemp says he will aid Texas governor's border standoff with Biden
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Tuesday he will send more of his state's National Guard soldiers to aid Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's effort to control illegal crossings on the U.S.-Mexico border, as fellow R...
Feb 12, 2024
GOP-led House impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas - by one vote - over border management
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. House voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, with the Republican majority determined to punish the Biden administration over its handling o...
Feb 12, 2024
Trump wants to install new RNC leadership including his daughter-in-law as co-chair
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump wants a leadership change at the Republican National Committee in an attempt to install a new slate of loyalists - including his daughter-in-law - atop the GOP's political...
Feb 12, 2024
Trump's threat to NATO allies draws little condemnation from GOP, reflecting his grip on the party
WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump's claim that he once told a NATO ally that he would encourage Russia "to do whatever the hell they want" to "delinquent" members of the group sent shockwaves through Eur...
Feb 12, 2024
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8:30 - As central Saskatchewan is dealing with flooding, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency is working closely with m...
