Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Mik'maq elver fishers hope quotas create safety on N.S. rivers, but critics doubtful
HALIFAX - Indigenous elver fishers who once were at odds with federal fisheries officers say they're hopeful that a new plan to provide them quotas this season will create more peace on the water. Ear...
Dec 18, 2024
Saskatchewan NDP to push for reprimand of health minister who broke conflict rules
REGINA - Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP has demanded Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill apologize for breaching conflict-of-interest rules when a window company with family ties did business with the prov...
Dec 18, 2024
Senate passes defense bill that will raise troop pay and aims to counter China's power
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate passed a defense bill Wednesday that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members, aims to counter China's growing power and boosts overall milita...
Dec 18, 2024
Trudeau weighs his options as his path to stay on as prime minister narrows
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is considering his options after Chrystia Freeland's bombshell resignation Monday heightened calls for him to step down. Freeland resigned as finance minister on...
Dec 18, 2024
Province warns dog owners in Windsor, Ont., of deadly parvovirus
TORONTO - Ontario is warning dog owners in Windsor about a viral outbreak that has left more than a dozen pets dead. The province's Animal Welfare Services said concerned dog owners should check in wi...
Dec 18, 2024
House Ethics Committee secretly voted to release Matt Gaetz ethics report, source says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Ethics Committee has voted in secret to release the long-awaited ethics report into ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz, raising the possibility that the allegations against the Florida Rep...
Dec 18, 2024
Order of Canada goes to advocates, athletes, scientists and Deadpool
More than 40 years after being told she was a threat to Canada because of her sexuality, Diane Pitre is being given one of the country's top honours. The advocate for LGBTQ+ members of the Canadian Ar...
Dec 18, 2024 Gov. Gen. Mary Simon thanked the appointees for their "perseverance, fearless leadership and visionary spirit." (The Canadian Press)
Trump takes another shot on Truth Social at Canada becoming 51st state
OTTAWA - U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is taking another shot at Canada about becoming part of the United States. In a post on Truth Social, Trump says many Canadians want Canada to become the 51s...
Dec 18, 2024
Unofficial count shows NDP wins byelection in Lethbridge, Alta.
EDMONTON - Alberta's opposition New Democratic Party has won the provincial byelection in Lethbridge-West, holding onto a riding it has held since 2015. According to the unofficial vote count late Wed...
Dec 18, 2024
Congress unveils funding deal with more than $100 billion in disaster aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional leaders have unveiled a stopgap spending bill that will keep the federal government funded through March 14 and provide more than $100 billion in emergency aid to help ...
Dec 17, 2024
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