Murray Wood: When will Canada punch back against China's bully tactics?
Dear China... Um, yeah, can you fill out this TPS report? That'd be great. Murray Wood says Canada should get tough in t...
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Former Alberta premier Rachel Notley quitting legislature seat as of Dec. 30
EDMONTON - Former Alberta premier and NDP leader Rachel Notley is quitting her seat in the legislature and says her future does not include jumping into the federal political arena. Notley announced T...
Dec 12, 2024
Canada says it wants to slash its emissions in half by 2035. Will that be enough?
TORONTO - Canada is aiming to cut its emissions in half by 2035 compared to 2005 levels, the federal government announced Thursday, a target more modest than what a federal advisory body had previousl...
Dec 12, 2024
Only new firearms from buyback program will go to Ukraine, Defence Department says
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's plan to send firearms from its buyback program to the battlefield in Ukraine will only include unused weapons, the Department of National Defence says. A department s...
Dec 12, 2024
Law firm warns $47.8B First Nations child welfare reforms could be lost with election
OTTAWA - A legal review commissioned by the Assembly of First Nations is warning a $47.8-billion deal to reform the First Nations child welfare system could be moot if there's a change in government i...
Dec 12, 2024
Ontario bill aimed at ending homeless encampments to stiffen trespass, drug penalties
TORONTO - Ontario legislation aimed at helping municipalities clear homeless encampments out of public parks will include stronger trespass laws and fines or jail time for illegal drug use in public, ...
Dec 12, 2024
FAA administrator Mike Whitaker will step down on Inauguration Day
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration, who has led a tougher enforcement policy against Boeing since a panel blew off a Boeing jet in January, said Thursday that he will step down next month...
Dec 12, 2024
Scott Moe's approval jumps seven points after re-election: Angus Reid poll
After securing another majority government in October's provincial election, Premier Scott Moe's approval has rebounded, jumping by seven points. That's according to the latest premier approval rating...
Dec 12, 2024 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has seen his approval rebound after his election win in October, according to the latest polling from the Angus Reid Institute. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 3...
Dec 12, 2024
Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 3...
Dec 12, 2024
Russian living in B.C. claims Scotiabank wrongfully withholding funds over sanctions
VANCOUVER - A Russian woman who has been living and working in Canada for the last eight years says her money is locked in limbo due to sanctions against Russia's largest bank, so she's taking Scotiab...
Dec 12, 2024
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