Sarah Mills: I don't want to live in a world where people are shot for their opinions
Sarah Mills says she was no follower of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, but the idea that people are being killed ov...
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Ottawa city officials say Israel flag-raising ceremony will be private event
Ottawa city officials say Israel's flag will be raised Tuesday in a private event to mark the country's national day. In a statement, the city says it's agreed to allow the Jewish Federation of Ottawa...
May 13, 2024
Alberta to investigate police crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus protests
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will ask the province's police watchdog to investigate how officers forcibly cleared out two pro-Palestinian protests on university campus...
May 13, 2024
Republican group takes rare step of targeting GOP incumbent who voted to oust McCarthy
WASHINGTON (AP) - A political action committee that helps Republicans get elected to Congress is doing the unusual - spending more than $450,000 to defeat a GOP incumbent. That incumbent, conservative...
May 13, 2024
B.C., Ottawa put up nearly $254M to expand heat pump rebates
VICTORIA - The B.C. and federal governments have set aside nearly $254 million to expand rebates to convert home heating and cooling systems to more climate-friendly options with a focus on low- and m...
May 13, 2024
'Frightening to see': Manitoba wildfire spread surprisingly fast, forcing evacuation
WINNIPEG - Crews are continuing to battle a wildfire in northwest Manitoba that has forced the evacuation of some 550 residents. Earl Simmons, the province's wildfire director, says the blaze near Cra...
May 13, 2024
Ohio adult-use marijuana sales approved as part of 2023 ballot measure could begin by mid-June
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Recreational marijuana could be available for sale in Ohio by mid-June, after new licensing rules for dispensaries cleared a key legislative hurdle Monday. Adult-use sales have b...
May 13, 2024
Petition to recall Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek fails after falling far short of target
CALGARY - The petition effort to recall Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek has officially failed. The city clerk says the petition collected fewer than 70,000 signatures, well short of the 514,000 needed unde...
May 13, 2024
Proposed Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment draws rival crowds to Capitol for crucial votes
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Impassioned supporters and opponents of a far-reaching Equal Rights Amendment to the Minnesota Constitution flocked to the State Capitol ahead of crucial votes aimed at putting ...
May 13, 2024
Wisconsin Senate plans to vote on overriding Evers veto of PFAS funding, other bills
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Republicans said Monday that the state Senate would vote to override up to 36 of the governor's vetoes, including a bill to fight PFAS pollution - moves that Democrats derided as ...
May 13, 2024
Ottawa should address AI's impact on workers' rights, privacy: parliamentary report
OTTAWA - Artificial intelligence will have an impact on the Canadian labour force, a parliamentary committee recently heard, and MPs are suggesting ways the federal government can better prepare. Witn...
May 13, 2024
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