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 plans to sell off historic armoury in Amherst, N.S., to make way for housing
HALIFAX - The federal government is planning to sell off the historic, century-old armoury in Amherst, N.S., to make way for new housing, but the town's mayor says that could be a bad idea. "I'm sure ...
Apr 17, 2024
Tech industry warns budget's capital gains proposals could cause 'irreparable harm'
TORONTO - The federal budget is being met with disdain from Canada's innovation industry, including tech darling Shopify, which called the capital gains measures in the fiscal plan a potential cause o...
Apr 17, 2024
Nova Scotia opens first long-term care home serving Mi'kmaq seniors
ESKASONI, N.S. - Nova Scotia opened its first long-term care facility in a First Nations community on Wednesday, realizing a decades-old ambition for its host community. A ceremony marking the opening...
Apr 17, 2024
CAQ whip resigns from caucus to run for Conservatives in next federal election
QUEBEC - The Quebec government whip has quit the Coalition Avenir Qubec and will join the federal Conservatives, leaving the province's ruling party wondering whether its current slump in the polls wi...
Apr 17, 2024
Biden vows to shield US steel industry by blocking Japanese merger and seeking new Chinese tariffs
PITTSBURGH (AP) - President Joe Biden suggested to cheering, unionized steelworkers on Wednesday that his administration would thwart the acquisition of U.S. Steel by a Japanese company, and he called...
Apr 17, 2024
Budget pushes measures on open banking, lower fees forward, but timing unclear
TORONTO - The federal budget pushed forward several banking sector initiatives, including open banking and lower fees, but had little detail on when changes would actually take effect. Open banking wa...
Apr 17, 2024
Trudeau says Conservatives' vote against budget is a vote against 'fairness'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing the Conservatives of siding with "multi-millionaires" and standing against fairness over their decision not to support the federal budget. The Libera...
Apr 17, 2024
Anti-Trump Republican Larry Hogan navigates dangerous political terrain in pivotal Senate contest
STEVENSVILLE, Md. (AP) - Andy DePaola welcomed Larry Hogan to his family's restaurant with a big smile and a handshake. The warning came a few minutes later. DePaola, the 64-year-old namesake of DePao...
Apr 16, 2024
Senate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas, ending trial against Cabinet secretary
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate dismissed all impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday, ending the House Republican push to remove the Cabinet secretary fro...
Apr 16, 2024
Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question how much power Legislature should have
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin Supreme Court justices questioned Wednesday how much power legislative committees should wield, in a case that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers brought against the Republican-...
Apr 16, 2024
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