Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Sask. town sees flurry of construction with $30K housing cheque program
MOOSOMIN, Sask. - An official with a town in southeastern Saskatchewan says its plan to offer $30,000 cheques to anyone building homes in the community is paying off. Moosomin, located about 230 kilom...
Jan 08, 2025 Moosomin, located about 230 kilometres east of Regina, announced the cash initiative in August to attract development to the community in desperate need of housing. (The Canadian Press)
Cabinet ministers say they must not overreact to Trump annexation threats
OTTAWA - Several federal cabinet ministers say Canada should not overreact to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's comments about annexing Canada but should still take them seriously. Trump has mused a...
Jan 08, 2025
Ford pitches Trump on grand energy plan in effort to avoid tariffs
BOWMANVILLE, Ont. - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is pitching U.S. president-elect Donald Trump on a vision to supply the two nations with energy, as he positions himself as the country's protector amid a...
Jan 08, 2025
Justice Department says it plans to release only part of special counsel's Trump report for now
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department said Wednesday that it will release special counsel Jack Smith's findings on Donald Trump's efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election but w...
Jan 08, 2025
Justice Department says it plans to release only part of special counsel's Trump report for now
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department says it will release special counsel Jack Smith's findings on Donald Trump's efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election but will keep the re...
Jan 08, 2025
How Justin Trudeau captured the zeitgeist, and how he lost it
TORONTO - In his early days as prime minister, Justin Trudeau was "cool." In the year that followed his majority sweep into power, he appeared in the pages of Vogue, on the cover of a Marvel comic boo...
Jan 08, 2025
Liberal MPs push Dominic LeBlanc to reconsider running for leadership
OTTAWA - Some Liberal MPs are pressing Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc to change his mind and run for the party leadership. LeBlanc bowed out of the race to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on W...
Jan 08, 2025
Is Donald Trump kidding? Americans in Canada react to tariff, annexation threats
Incoming U.S. president Donald Trump has been courting controversy in Canada since his election victory, with threats to impose whopping tariffs on Canadian goods and musings about the country becomin...
Jan 08, 2025
Virginia Democrats keep control of Statehouse in first elections after Trump win
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Democrats preserved their Statehouse majority on Tuesday in the first test of voters' energy since President-elect Donald Trump's win in November, which left many party m...
Jan 07, 2025
Dr. Amy Acton, who helped lead Ohio’s early pandemic response, joins 2026 governor's race
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Former Ohio Health Director Amy Acton, who became a household name in the state in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, is running for governor. Acton, 58, a physician and pu...
Jan 07, 2025
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