Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list inclu...
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Canada's consul general says he had nothing to do with purchase of new NYC residence
OTTAWA - Canada's consul general in New York told members of a House of Commons committee on Thursday that he had nothing to do with the purchase of the country's new official residence in New York Ci...
Sep 12, 2024
Tipping point: Quebec consumer rights bill to regulate how merchants can ask for tips
QUBEC - Quebec wants to curb excessive tipping as part of new legislation the government says will help people save money. Simon Jolin-Barrette, minister responsible for consumer protection, tabled a ...
Sep 12, 2024
Singh says NDP drafting climate plan, won't say if it'll include consumer carbon tax
MONTREAL - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh won't say whether he would keep the consumer carbon price if his party forms government after the next election. Speaking to reporters in Montreal on Thursday, Sing...
Sep 12, 2024
Youri Chassin quits CAQ to sit as Independent, says government spends too much
QUBEC - Quebec legislature member Youri Chassin announced Thursday he's leaving the Coalition Avenir Qubec to sit as an Independent, becoming the second member of government to quit in a little more t...
Sep 12, 2024
Wholesale inflation mostly cooled last month in latest sign that price pressures are slowing
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. wholesale price increases mostly slowed last month, the latest evidence that inflation pressures are cooling enough for the Federal Reserve to begin cutting interest rates next ...
Sep 12, 2024
Wholesale inflation mostly cooled last month in latest sign that price pressures are slowing
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. wholesale price increases mostly slowed last month, the latest evidence that inflation pressures are cooling enough for the Federal Reserve to begin cutting interest rates next ...
Sep 12, 2024
More layoffs coming for employees who worked at Ontario Science Centre
TORONTO - More workers at the Ontario Science Centre are set to lose their jobs as the abruptly shuttered east-Toronto attraction contemplates a move to a temporary home, potentially in a neighbouring...
Sep 12, 2024
Alberta Premier Smith says she wants Calgary Green Line to proceed as first pitched
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's committed to Calgary's multibillion-dollar Green Line light-rail transit project, but as it was originally envisioned. Speaking to reporters on Wed...
Sep 11, 2024
Canadian CEOs worry about climate change 'all or most of the time': survey
CALGARY - The proportion of Canadian business leaders who say they are worried about climate change jumped dramatically in 2024. In a newly released report by Deloitte, 85 per cent of the 129 Canadian...
Sep 11, 2024 In a newly released report by Deloitte, 85 per cent of the 129 Canadian executives surveyed between May and June of this year said they "worry all or most of the time" about climate change. (The Canadian Press)
B.C. family doctors call for sick days, pensions ahead of October election
VANCOUVER - Representatives of family doctors in British Columbia say giving physicians paid sick days, vacation coverage, extended health and dental benefits and a pension plan is one way to help att...
Sep 11, 2024
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8:30 - Avi Lewis, the newly elected federal NDP leader, is touring Saskatchewan this week with 11 stops over five days, ...
