Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list inclu...
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As inflation ticks lower to 1.8% in December, economists expect further BoC rate cuts
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate ticked lower in December, thanks in part to Ottawa's temporary GST tax break, but economists still see interest rate cuts on the horizon as potential tariffs lo...
Jan 21, 2025
Liberal leadership hopefuls distance themselves from carbon pricing
OTTAWA - The three frontrunners in the Liberal leadership race have all backed away - to one degree or another - from the Liberal government's keystone climate policy in a bid to take a major Conserva...
Jan 21, 2025
Stop 'warehousing' seniors and build small homes for long-term care: aging institute
TORONTO - Before Allan Dugas moved into long-term care, he feared he'd be forced to share a bedroom in an impersonal, institutional building, where a regimented schedule would dictate when he ate and ...
Jan 21, 2025
Trump signs death penalty order directing attorney general to help states get lethal injection drugs
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed a sweeping execution order Monday on the death penalty that directs the attorney general to "take all necessary and lawful action" to ensure that states...
Jan 20, 2025
Trump signs death penalty order directing attorney general to help states get lethal injection drugs
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed a sweeping execution order on the death penalty Monday, directing the attorney general to "take all necessary and lawful action" to ensure that states h...
Jan 20, 2025
B.C.'s finance minister says retaliatory tariffs could target Republican 'red states'
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's finance minister says the province could focus on Republican-held states as it responds to the threat of U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods that President Donald Trump sugge...
Jan 20, 2025
Trump issues an executive order to suspend the US TikTok ban. But can it stick?
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to keep TikTok operating for 75 days, a relief to the social media platform's users even as national security questions persist. TikTok's China-...
Jan 20, 2025
Alberta government lifts coal mining moratorium, critics say it's 'open season'
EDMONTON - Alberta's government has quietly rescinded its moratorium on new coal exploration and development in the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. It's a move critics say means the province ha...
Jan 20, 2025
Trump issues sweeping pardon of supporters charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Monday said he was pardoning about 1,500 of his supporters who have been charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack, using his sweeping clemency power...
Jan 20, 2025 President Donald Trump holds up an executive order commuting sentences for people convicted of Jan. 6 offenses in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Vancouver home offers space for family, and history as Hells Angels clubhouse
VANCOUVER - A newly listed house for sale in East Vancouver is being marketed as a "rare find" that offers easy access to shops and schools - but the previous owners weren't the typical family. Solici...
Jan 20, 2025
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