Murray Wood: Who's hot and who's not
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect from North Carolina's state and presidential primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) - Voters in North Carolina will decide a full slate of primaries Tuesday, including contested races for governor, U.S. House and other offices, not to mention the Democratic and Republ...
Mar 01, 2024
A closer look at the legacy of former prime minister Brian Mulroney
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney died Thursday in Palm Beach, Fla., at the age of 84. He was first elected in 1984 following the largest majority mandate in Canada’s history, and wa...
Mar 01, 2024
Alberta premier worried about resource revenue, says fiscal restraint the way forward
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says spending needs to remain in check as her government looks to sock away savings into its rainy-day fund. She says the government's long-term revenues incre...
Mar 01, 2024
U of Florida axes diversity and inclusion office under GOP-led law aimed at ridding similar programs
The University of Florida is eliminating its chief diversity officer position, scrapping the program's staff jobs and halting any contracts involving the subject because of a new law passed last year ...
Mar 01, 2024
Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Democrats’ congressional redistricting challenge
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday rejected a Democratic lawsuit that sought to throw out the battleground state's congressional maps, marking a victory for ...
Mar 01, 2024
Jill Biden casts Donald Trump as a threat to women as she opens a tour of battleground states
ATLANTA (AP) - First lady Jill Biden warned Friday that returning Donald Trump to the White House would threaten women who already have watched the former president's Supreme Court picks nix a federal...
Mar 01, 2024
Ottawa pledges $58.8M to continue local journalism program to 2027
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is extending a program that funds 400 local reporting jobs across the country. Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says Ottawa will spend another $58.8 million to continu...
Mar 01, 2024
Duncan defends decision to stop remitting carbon tax on home heating
SaskEnergy minister Dustin Duncan says he's ready for whatever comes next. On Thursday, Duncan announced that Saskatchewan will not remit the carbon tax on natural gas used for home heating to Ottawa....
Mar 01, 2024 Dustin Duncan, minister responsible for SaskEnergy, says he's ready for what comes next after making the decision to stop remitting the carbon tax collected on home heating in Saskatchewan back to Ottawa. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
President Joe Biden signs short-term spending bill to avoid partial government shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Friday signed a short-term spending measure that keeps one set of federal agencies operating through March 8 and another set through March 22 - officially stav...
Mar 01, 2024
Brian Mulroney, the last conservative prime minister to taste major victory in Quebec
OTTAWA - Ask Brian Mulroney's chief political rival about the former prime minister's greatest success, and he will say the answer runs through Quebec. Jean Chrtien cites Mulroney's 1984 breakthrough,...
Mar 01, 2024
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