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Carney, Liberals say they're waiting on committee report to decide on MAID extension
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday he won't take a position yet on whether people with only a mental illness should be able to access assisted dying. "I like to take informed positions...
May 06, 2026
Canada's Alert Ready system to be tested in most provinces today
OTTAWA - Canadians across most of the country will hear the shrill screeching siren of the public alerting system today. A test message and tone from Alert Ready will be broadcast on television, radio...
May 06, 2026
OpenAI did not respect Canadian privacy laws in developing ChatGPT, probe finds
OTTAWA - OpenAI failed to respect Canadian privacy laws when training its artificial intelligence-powered ChatGPT chatbot, federal and provincial watchdogs have found. The conclusion came Wednesday in...
May 06, 2026
Chedrick Greene wins Michigan special election, ensuring Democrats keep control of state Senate
SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) - Democrat Chedrick Greene won a special election in Michigan on Tuesday, securing the party's narrow control of the state Senate through the remainder of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's t...
May 05, 2026
Trump-backed candidates win majority of Republican primary races for Indiana Senate
COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) - A majority of Republican Indiana state senators whose opponents were endorsed by President Donald Trump lost on Tuesday, a display of the president's enduring influence over his ...
May 05, 2026
Ohio set for marquee races in the fall. US Senate contest seen as crucial for control of the chamber
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Tuesday's primary in Ohio set up two marquee matchups in November - a U.S. Senate race that will help determine control of the chamber and a governor's race in which Democrats se...
May 05, 2026
Alberta UCP staff attended meeting about voter database before app was shut down
EDMONTON - Alberta's governing United Conservative Party caucus says staff attended a separatist group's virtual meeting about its website two weeks before the site became the focus of investigations ...
May 05, 2026
Saskatchewan NDP legislature member to sit as Independent, says can't support leader
REGINA - A Saskatchewan Opposition NDP member is now sitting as an Independent. Betty Nippi-Albright says in a social media post she can no longer support the direction of NDP Leader Carla Beck. She s...
May 05, 2026
Quebec labour minister to file police complaint over use of guillotine at protest
Quebec's labour minister says he will file a complaint with Montreal police after protesters used a guillotine on an effigy resembling him at a demonstration last Saturday. A video of a figure with bl...
May 05, 2026
Ontario to start screening for colorectal cancer at age 45 instead of 50
TORONTO - New guidelines published online by Cancer Care Ontario say the province is lowering its colorectal cancer screening age from 50 to 45 in response to a "notable" increase in younger people di...
May 05, 2026
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8:30 - Last night, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith made an address about the separatism debate in the province. She said ...
