Murray Wood: Carney not rising to Trump's threats around CUSMA
Murray Wood says U.S. President Donald Trump seems to be at the bluster-and-threaten stage of trade negotiations. He say...
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Trump faces warning signs that his fundraising prowess may have limits in 2024 campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump's legendary ability to raise massive sums of political cash may be on a collision course with a new and unpleasant reality. Campaign finance reports released this week f...
Feb 21, 2024
Ex-romantic partner of Massachusetts governor says she's ready to serve on state's high court
BOSTON (AP) - Appeals Court Associate Justice Gabrielle R. Wolohojian, a former romantic partner of Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, testified Wednesday before the Governor's Council on her nomination...
Feb 21, 2024
No cuts to people or services, but B.C. budget deficit to rise, finance minister says
VICTORIA - British Columbia Finance Minister Katrine Conroy says the province should prepare for a fiscal deficit in the upcoming budget - but there won't be cuts that result in a "deficit of services...
Feb 21, 2024
Gay rights advocates in Kentucky say expansion to religious freedom law would hurt LGBTQ+ safeguards
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Gay rights advocates pushed back Wednesday against a Republican-sponsored measure to broaden Kentucky's religious freedom law, claiming it threatens to undermine community-level ...
Feb 21, 2024
Federal government announces $15 million to combat car thefts across Canada
MONTREAL - The federal government is committing an additional $15 million over three years to fight the rise in vehicle thefts across the country. Minister of Public Safety Dominic LeBlanc made the an...
Feb 21, 2024
Illinois governor's proposed $53B budget includes funds for migrants, quantum computing and schools
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker pitched a $52.7 billion state spending plan Wednesday with more money to address the migrant crisis, education and quantum computing, while proposing tax inc...
Feb 21, 2024
'Take a pretty heavy toll:' Duncan discusses leaving provincial politics
Dustin Duncan is one of several high-profile members of the Saskatchewan Party who have said they won't be running in the next provincial election, expected this fall. Speaking on The Evan Bray Show o...
Feb 21, 2024
Quebec turns to Supreme Court to stop asylum seekers' access to subsidized daycare
Quebec is heading to the country's highest court to prevent children of asylum seekers from accessing the province's coveted subsidized daycare spaces. Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette says the g...
Feb 21, 2024
Prime minister announces $175 million for Edmonton to help build affordable housing
EDMONTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday $175 million in funding to fast-track more than 5,200 new housing units in Edmonton over the next three years. "We're changing the way hous...
Feb 21, 2024
Federal government reaches $59M settlement with B.C. First Nation over land seizure
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The federal government has reached a $59-million settlement with a First Nation in British Columbia for compensation over allowing a right-of-way to be built through its reserve mor...
Feb 21, 2024
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