Murray Wood: Nothing feels better than being a handyman
Murray Wood says there's not really any feeling better than completing a successful repair job or a handy project. He re...
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Can homeless people be fined for sleeping outside? A rural Oregon city asks the US Supreme Court
GRANTS PASS, Oregon (AP) - A pickleball game in this leafy Oregon community was suddenly interrupted one rainy weekend morning by the arrival of an ambulance. Paramedics rushed through the park toward...
Apr 13, 2024
Alberta distillery behind jumbo vodka jugs wants apology after getting 'load of hate'
EDMONTON - An Alberta distillery behind four-litre vodka jugs that stirred controversy this week says it was unfairly targeted on social media and wants an apology from the cabinet minister who said t...
Apr 12, 2024
Faced with possibly paying for news, Google removes links to California news sites for some users
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Google on Friday began removing California news websites from some people's search results, a test that acted as a threat should the state Legislature pass a law requiring th...
Apr 12, 2024
Jurors in Coutts blockade public mischief trial will hear final arguments next week
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The Crown and defence lawyers have wrapped up their cases in the trial of three men accused of orchestrating the border shutdown at Coutts, Alta., in early 2022. The prosecution ca...
Apr 12, 2024
Striking crab fishers vow to resume protests at Newfoundland and Labrador legislature
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The man who led a fish harvesters protest that shut down the Newfoundland and Labrador legislature building last month says he and his colleagues plan to return on Monday to keep up...
Apr 12, 2024
Liberals say their plan to 'solve the housing crisis' will build 3.9M homes by 2031
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have unveiled their plan to solve the housing crisis, building on recent announcements with new tax incentives, more than a billion dollars for homelessness and a country...
Apr 12, 2024
Biden heads to his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, to talk about taxes
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is headed to his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania on Tuesday to talk about who he believes should be paying more in taxes (billionaires) and who should be payin...
Apr 12, 2024
How immigrant workers in US have helped boost job growth and stave off a recession
MIAMI (AP) - Having fled economic and political chaos in Venezuela, Luisana Silva now loads carpets for a South Carolina rug company. She earns enough to pay rent, buy groceries, gas up her car - and ...
Apr 12, 2024
How immigrant workers in US have helped boost job growth and stave off a recession
MIAMI (AP) - Having fled economic and political chaos in Venezuela, Luisana Silva now loads carpets for a South Carolina rug company. She earns enough to pay rent, buy groceries, gas up her car - and ...
Apr 12, 2024
Bell Canada CEO Mirko Bibic defends job cuts in Commons committee testimony
OTTAWA - As members of Parliament accuse Bell Canada of corporate greed, the head of the company is defending its decision to cut thousands of jobs, citing a shift in Canadians' viewing habits away fr...
Apr 11, 2024
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