Ottawa gives Bruce Power up to $50M to explore new nuclear plant
OTTAWA - Nuclear operator Bruce Power is set to receive up to $50 million from the federal government to explore building a new nuclear plant on the site of its existing Ontario facility. Federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson...
Feb 29, 2024
Bill 21: Five things about the province's contentious secularism law
MONTREAL - Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21, has faced numerous court challenges since it was adopted nearly five years ago, with the Quebec Court of Appeal the latest to weigh in. Here's a look at the law. What is Bill 21? Bill 21 was passed ...
Feb 29, 2024
'The world is too messy for bureaucratic hurdles': Canada still bars Afghanistan aid
Ottawa has plans to finally stop blocking Canadian development aid to Afghanistan this year. But by the time its new system is fully up and running, the Taliban will have been in control of the country for about three years. Humanitarian organizations...
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Planning a summer trip to Quebec's Îles-de-la-Madeleine? You'll have to pay up.
MONTREAL - Tens of thousands of visitors flock to Quebec's Îles-de-la-Madeleine every summer to behold its cliff-framed seascapes and sandy beaches. But starting next month, those island sojourns will come with an added cost. The small archipelago nort...
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A former Democratic Georgia congressman hopes abortion can power his state Supreme Court bid
HOSCHTON, Ga. (AP) - May's election for the Georgia Supreme Court is playing out as races for the state's highest court have for decades: sitting justices running uncontested. But there is an exception, and it's driven by the issue that h...
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Trump promised big plans to flip Black and Latino voters. Many Republicans are waiting to see them
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump says he wants to hold a major campaign event at New York's Madison Square Garden featuring Black hip-hop artists and athletes. His aides speak of making appearances in Chicago, Detroit and Atlanta with leaders of color and ...
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As border debate shifts right, Sen. Alex Padilla emerges as persistent counterforce for immigrants
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden had a question. "Is it true?" Biden asked Sen. Alex Padilla, referencing the roughly 25% of U.S. students in kindergarten through high school who are Latino. Padilla said the question came as he was w...
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Indiana voters to pick party candidates in competitive, multimillion dollar primaries
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - In deep red Indiana, where Republicans hold a supermajority in both chambers of the state legislature and most top offices are held by GOP politicians, the May 7 primary will determine the outcome of the general election in many rac...
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Moderate Republicans look to stave off challenges from the right at Utah party convention
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Moderate Republicans, who often have been successful with Utah voters, will look to stave off farther-right challengers at Saturday's state GOP convention, which typically favors the most conservative contenders. Al...
6h ago
Trump promised big plans to flip Black and Latino voters. Many Republicans are waiting to see them
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump says he wants to hold a major campaign event at New York's Madison Square Garden featuring Black hip-hop artists and athletes. His aides speak of making appearances in Chicago, Detroit and Atlanta with leaders of color and ...
6h ago
As border debate shifts right, Sen. Alex Padilla emerges as persistent counterforce for immigrants
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden had a question. "Is it true?" Biden asked Sen. Alex Padilla, referencing the roughly 25% of U.S. students in kindergarten through high school who are Latino. Padilla said the question came as he was w...
6h ago
A list of NNA winners and finalists; Globe and Mail nabs seven
TORONTO - The National Newspaper Awards were handed out in Toronto on Friday night. Here is the complete list of the winners and finalists: Arts and Entertainment: Winner: Matt Simmons, Cara McKenna and Marty Clemens, IndigiNews and The Narwhal, for th...
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