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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Canada carbon rebate goes out today as future of carbon tax remains unclear
OTTAWA - The first carbon rebate of 2025 is being paid out today to households in provinces that use the federal carbon pricing system - even as the future of the rebate program itself remains uncerta...
Jan 15, 2025 The Canadian Taxpayer Federation says when motorists fill up in Saskatchewan, they are paying three different taxes that add up to 24 per cent of the total gas bill. (CKOM files)
Transgender Albertan says tribunal ruling will lead to justice for LGBTQ+ community
EDMONTON - Alberta's human rights tribunal has dismissed a gender discrimination complaint against an Edmonton 911 operator, but the LGBTQ+ advocate who lodged it expects the ruling will lead to justi...
Jan 15, 2025
Tory organizer says Liberal leadership contest rules ensure a Freeland-Carney race
OTTAWA - Former central banker Mark Carney will launch his highly anticipated bid to lead the Liberal party at an event in Edmonton on Thursday, a week ahead of a fast-approaching deadline to enter th...
Jan 15, 2025
P.E.I.'s King leads bus delegation to northeastern U.S. to highlight Canadian exports
FREDERICTON - Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King is hoping cooler heads prevail and trade continues to flow uninterrupted across the United States-Canada border after president-elect Donald Trum...
Jan 14, 2025
Albertans await decision on potential coal mine as public hearings wrap up
CALGARY - The final days of hearings into a contentious coal exploration project in southwestern Alberta were met with protests in downtown Calgary on Tuesday. Honking vehicles and chants were the bac...
Jan 14, 2025
Jaime Battiste first Indigenous candidate to join Liberal leadership race
OTTAWA - Jaime Battiste says that if he can't be the most powerful and wealthy candidate in the race for the Liberal party leadership, he hopes to be the most interesting. On Monday, the MP for Sydney...
Jan 14, 2025
L.A. firefighting deployment demonstrates Canadian sovereignty, close ties: Sajjan
Canadian crews are being put to use in the battle against wildfires that are devastating parts of Los Angeles, in a deployment that demonstrates Canadian expertise and sovereignty, Emergency Preparedn...
Jan 14, 2025
The B.C. ombudsperson investigates complaints that some students are being sent home
The office of the B.C. ombudsperson says it is investigating complaints that some public schools are excluding students who are disruptive or who have disabilities. Ombudsperson Jay Chalke says his of...
Jan 14, 2025
Democrats boycott first day of Minnesota House session but GOP votes to appoint speaker anyway
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - House Democrats boycotted the opening day of Minnesota's 2025 legislative session Tuesday in an effort to stop Republicans from exploiting a temporary one-seat majority to remov...
Jan 14, 2025
Carer says rules deterred her from getting help for B.C. woman who starved to death
BURNABY, B.C. - Florence Girard's caregiver has told a British Columbia coroner's inquest she was deterred from getting help before Girard starved to death by policies about respecting the rights of p...
Jan 14, 2025
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