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Poor turnout for youngest voters in most recent Nova Scotia election: new data
HALIFAX - Voter turnout in last fall's Nova Scotia election reached a historic low, continuing a downward trend led by the province's youngest group of voters. New statistics released this week from E...
May 09, 2025
Liberal Leader John Hogan sworn in as premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
ST. JOHN'S - John Hogan has been officially sworn in as Newfoundland and Labrador's 15th premier. The Liberal premier announced the members of his new cabinet, who were also sworn in today during a ce...
May 09, 2025 John Hogan speaks after he was announced as the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party leader replacing Dr. Andrew Furey, on Saturday, May 3, 2025 in St. John's NL. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
Canada and Europe are collaborating on defence. What could that look like?
OTTAWA - As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to cast doubt on the future of the NATO military alliance, Canada is looking to partner with the European Union on defence. Here's a closer look at wh...
May 09, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks after signing a document during cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill, Friday, March 14, 2025 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Trad-moms and natalism: how the way we talk about motherhood is changing
The way we're talking about motherhood is changing, says Miranda Brady, a professor of communication at Carleton University. Brady is the author of the recent book "Mother Trouble: Mediations of White...
May 09, 2025
President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on Thursday as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the pre...
May 08, 2025
Trump says he is naming Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation's ca...
May 08, 2025
Expert in B.C. says India-Pakistan tension at highest point since 1999
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia researcher in South Asian affairs said Thursday that concerns about the current India and Pakistan tensions are justified, given that the region has not seen conflicts t...
May 08, 2025
Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon order
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify under a new di...
May 08, 2025
M&A may have to wait amid trade war, but WSP Global CEO sanguine as profits rise
MONTREAL - WSP Global Inc. remains largely insulated from tariff fallout and cost-cutting by the U.S. government, but acquisitions at the engineering giant may have to take a back seat amid broader ec...
May 08, 2025
Three MLAs are supporting a B.C. farming family whose 400 ostriches are to be culled
VICTORIA - A member of an ostrich farming family held back tears Thursday as she called on the provincial government to help stop the cull of their 400 birds. Katie Pasitney, spokesperson for Universa...
May 08, 2025
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