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Manitoba government says free prescription birth control will start in October
WINNIPEG - Manitobans will have access to free prescription birth control starting Oct. 1. The NDP government says that's the date it will fulfil a promise it made in last year's election campaign. Th...
Aug 22, 2024
Liberals move to force binding arbitration, return to work in railway labour dispute
OTTAWA - Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said Thursday the federal government has asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board to end the lockout at the country's two biggest rail companies, ordering ...
Aug 22, 2024
Arkansas Supreme Court upholds rejection of abortion rights petitions, blocking ballot measure
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld the state's rejection of signature petitions for an abortion rights ballot initiative on Thursday, keeping the proposal from going before vot...
Aug 22, 2024
'A president who leads and listens:' Kamala Harris accepts Democratic nomination
CHICAGO - Kamala Harris promised to be a president for all Americans as she closed out the Democratic National Convention where a former United States ambassador to Canada sounded the alarm that a sec...
Aug 22, 2024
One-third of Canadians report being personally impacted by severe weather: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests more Canadians are feeling the direct impacts of extreme weather, but that has not changed overall opinions about climate change. The results from a recent Leger poll sugg...
Aug 22, 2024
Crown wants closed-door hearings in lawsuit of Canadian who was detained in Sudan
OTTAWA - The Crown wants at least six current and former security officials to testify behind closed doors in the lawsuit of a Montreal man who was detained in Sudan - a move the man's lawyer calls a ...
Aug 22, 2024
Municipalities say Alberta oilpatch policies harming tax base, public interest
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government is trying to increase production from the province's declining conventional oil and gas fields at the expense of local tax bases, environmental over...
Aug 22, 2024
Harris' running mate Tim Walz introduces himself to the nation after Bill Clinton tears into Trump
CHICAGO (AP) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted his party's nomination for vice president Wednesday night, using his Democratic National Convention address to thank the packed arena for "bringing the ...
Aug 21, 2024
Ontario byelection to replace Todd Smith set for Sept. 19
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is wasting no time in calling a byelection to fill a seat vacated by a big resignation last week. Education Minister Todd Smith resigned his cabinet post and his Ba...
Aug 21, 2024
Updates to Ontario municipal code of conduct rules further delayed
TORONTO - Municipal councils across Ontario that have been urging the province to let them impose stricter sanctions on unethical councillors will have to wait a while longer. Municipal Affairs and Ho...
Aug 21, 2024
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