Murray Wood: Feint by numbers?
The City of Regina is using some interesting math to justify why it should sell a big chunk of its exhibition associatio...
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Minister for women won't comment on committee drama as Liberal MP defends actions
OTTAWA - The federal minister for women won't comment after a House of Commons committee that was supposed to discuss violence against women last week instead dissolved into political chaos. Witnesses...
Aug 08, 2024
Ottawa, facing financial crisis, pleads for 'fairness' from province and feds: mayor
Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says the city is facing a "financial crisis" that raises the spectre of tax hikes and service cuts, alleging the city has been treated unfairly on issues of taxes and trans...
Aug 08, 2024
Ottawa calls $8-million price tag for animal captivity bill speculative, premature
OTTAWA - A proposed law to prohibit keeping elephants and great apes in captivity in Canada could cost up to $8 million to administer over the first five years, the parliamentary budget officer said i...
Aug 08, 2024
ABC says Trump and Harris presidential debate on Sept. 10
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - ABC says both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have agreed to a Sept. 10 presidential debate, setting up a face-off between the Republican and Democratic nominees. The announceme...
Aug 08, 2024 The announcement Thursday came shortly after Trump told a news conference that he had proposed three presidential debates with three television networks, saying he agreed on certain dates in September. (The Canadian Press)
Liberal MPs say Quebec French-language health directive sows confusion
MONTREAL - Two Montreal-area Liberal MPs are raising concerns about a controversial Quebec directive that outlines when health-care providers can offer services in a language other than French. The di...
Aug 08, 2024
Powerful former North Dakota lawmaker pleads guilty to traveling to Europe to pay for sex with minor
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A high-profile former North Dakota lawmaker who was one of the most powerful members of the Legislature pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to a charge that he traveled to Euro...
Aug 08, 2024
Canada pulls diplomats' kids out of Israel as fear of broader war builds
OTTAWA - The Canadian government says it decided to pull its diplomats' children and their guardians out of Israel, amid fears over an expanded Mideast war. Global Affairs Canada says it has approved ...
Aug 07, 2024 Global Affairs Canada says it has approved the temporary relocation of the children and their guardians to a safe third country.
Blair announces CFB Esquimalt military housing project, 480 single-occupancy rooms
ESQUIMALT, B.C. - National Defence Minister Bill Blair says British Columbia's CFB Esquimalt will be the site of a new 480-room military housing project. The minister was at the Victoria-area naval ba...
Aug 07, 2024
1 of last GOP congressmen who voted to impeach Trump advances in Washington’s US House race
SEATTLE (AP) - One of the last remaining U.S. House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump and a candidate endorsed by the former president have advanced in Tuesday's primary to the general ele...
Aug 07, 2024
B.C. provides $20M to expand travel, accommodation funding for cancer patients
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is providing $20 million over two years to support travel and lodging for cancer patients in the province. A statement from the Ministry of Health says the f...
Aug 07, 2024
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Sarah Mills: CUSMA negotiations are telling in what is not being said
Like most negotiations, Canada and the U.S. are laying their cards on the table publicly, but Sarah Mills says in Canada...
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8:30 - On Saturday night, a shooter opened fire at the White House correspondents' dinner, targeting U.S. President Dona...
