Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Opioid deaths highlight need to decriminalize hard-drug possession, police chiefs say
TORONTO - The scourge of overdose deaths underscores the need for Canada to decriminalize simple possession of hard drugs, the head of the national chiefs of police association said on Thursday. In ur...
Jan 28, 2021
Biden rescinds abortion restrictions on US foreign aid
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Thursday rescinded a regulation that barred U.S. foreign aid from being used to perform or promote abortions. His decision, while expected, was cheered by abortion-...
Jan 28, 2021
Liberal government sings Joe Biden's praises for cancelling U.S. abortion 'gag rule'
WASHINGTON - Canada's Liberal government cheered Thursday as President Joe Biden reversed a U.S. policy that denies federal funding to international aid organizations that support abortion. Biden sign...
Jan 28, 2021
South Carolina Senate passes bill outlawing most abortions
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The South Carolina Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would outlaw almost all abortions in the state, overcoming years of hurdles thanks to Republicans winning new seats in last ye...
Jan 28, 2021
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine allocations to Canada already assuming six doses per vial
OTTAWA - Pfizer and BioNTech are already assuming Canada will agree their COVID-19 vaccine vials contain six doses instead of five and are using that to project how many vials they will send Canada in...
Jan 28, 2021
Quebec City mosque co-founder decries lack of federal progress on curbing handguns
OTTAWA - The co-founder of the Quebec City mosque where six people were killed and many others injured four years ago this week laments the lack of federal progress on handgun control in a new letter ...
Jan 28, 2021
It's time for a First Nations person to be governor general: Bellegarde
OTTAWA - With a growing sentiment that Julie Payette's abrupt departure from Rideau Hall provides an opportunity for Canada to have its first Indigenous governor general, Perry Bellegarde laughs when ...
Jan 28, 2021
Panel report says basic income in British Columbia is no cure-all
VANCOUVER - A government-commissioned panel has rejected the idea of introducing a basic income for all in British Columbia, saying the billions of dollars would be better spent patching holes in the ...
Jan 28, 2021
Ontario adviser urges caution despite dip in COVID-19 cases, vaccine delays draw ire
A top science adviser says Ontario is far from in the clear despite a downward trend in COVID-19 cases, while some provinces criticized Ottawa for lower-than-expected vaccine shipments and the pandemi...
Jan 28, 2021
Top court to hear case on sexual consent and use of protection
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a case concerning the use of protection during sex and how that relates to consent and possible deception. The complainant in the British Columb...
Jan 28, 2021
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8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...
