Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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Muslims leaders say anti-Palestinian discrimination is casting a chill on free speech
OTTAWA - Schools and employers are linking Palestinian culture with terrorism and retaliating against people who are speaking out about the war in Gaza, a new report suggests. "Many Canadians have pai...
Aug 06, 2025
Conservatives still lead in party fundraising as Liberals close in
OTTAWA - The Conservatives are still bringing in more through donations than any other federal political party, but their fundraising has dropped since the spring election. The Tories raised just over...
Aug 06, 2025 Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, June 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Court ruling declaring Ontario bike lane law unconstitutional 'ridiculous': Ford
THORNHILL - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says a court decision declaring his law to remove three Toronto bike lanes unconstitutional is the "most ridiculous" ruling he has ever seen. Ford has already sai...
Aug 06, 2025 A cyclist rides in a bike lane on University Avenue in Toronto on Friday, December 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor
Manitoba Métis Federation turns down Carney's invitation to talk major projects
OTTAWA - The Manitoba Mtis Federation is turning down Prime Minister Mark Carney's invitation to discuss his government's controversial major projects legislation, saying it won't attend the meeting a...
Aug 06, 2025
Premier Ford warns Trump could reopen CUSMA trade pact in the fall
OTTAWA - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is warning that U.S. President Donald Trump could choose to suddenly "pull the carpet out from underneath us" by opening up the trade agreement his administration ne...
Aug 06, 2025
Supreme Court of Canada weighs appeal application from Via Rail terror case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is set to decide Thursday whether to hear the appeal of Raed Jaser, who was convicted of planning to commit murder for the benefit of a terrorist group. It's the l...
Aug 06, 2025 Raed Jaser is shown in court in Toronto on April 23, 2013, in an artist's sketch. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Mantha
Mary Sheffield to face Solomon Kinloch in November election for Detroit mayor
DETROIT (AP) - The race for Detroit's next mayor is set to pit a longtime City Council member against a popular pastor, after council President Mary Sheffield and megachurch leader Solomon Kinloch wer...
Aug 05, 2025
B.C. mink farmers lose appeal for damages against province for pandemic-era ban
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal says lawsuits launched by mink farmers over a pandemic-era ban on their farms have "no reasonable prospect of success," dismissing their bid for damages against th...
Aug 05, 2025
'Some difficult times': Six months into deal, B.C. Greens, NDP cite progress, dissent
The interim leader of the British Columbia Green Party says there have been "some difficult times and some occasional disagreements" since his party's confidence deal with the NDP government. But Jere...
Aug 05, 2025
Federal judge rules Trump administration cannot reallocate billions meant for disaster mitigation
BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from reallocating $4 billion meant to help communities protect against natural disasters. U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stear...
Aug 05, 2025
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