Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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'Insulting': Intimate partner violence study cut short as Ontario eyes early election
TORONTO - Victims of intimate partner violence and their supporters are upset after early election speculation forced an Ontario legislative committee to cut short what was supposed to be an exhaustiv...
Dec 05, 2024
More women with disabilities unhoused due to abuse, violence
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Women with disabilities are more likely to be forced into homelessness because of violence or abuse, according to a new report that looks at housing inequities in Canada. Sixty-thre...
Dec 04, 2024
Downtown Vancouver stabbing suspect shot dead by police
VANCOUVER - Witnesses have described a chaotic scene leading up to a downtown Vancouver stabbing before the suspect was fatally shot by police in a convenience store. Witnesses say a man stole liquor ...
Dec 04, 2024
Alberta minister wants to see $100B in data centre infrastructure in next five years
EDMONTON - Alberta Technology Minister Nate Glubish says he's hoping to see $100 billion worth of artificial intelligence data centres under construction within the next five years. Such centres are f...
Dec 04, 2024
CRTC launches consultation on home internet choice, proposes standard labels
OTTAWA - Canada's telecommunications regulator is launching another consultation to seek feedback on how to help consumers shop for home internet plans. The CRTC says Canadians have complained it is d...
Dec 04, 2024
Taiwan firm halts plan for $1B battery plant in B.C. that had federal support
A $1-billion lithium-ion battery cell production plant that was planned for Maple Ridge, B.C., has been shelved. The parent company, Taiwan Cement Corp., announced construction of the Canadian plant w...
Dec 04, 2024
Vancouver Art Gallery scuttles $600M design of new building, parts way with architect
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Art Gallery says it is not going ahead with a planned design for its new home after construction costs soared by $200 million. Vancouver Art Gallery CEO Anthony Kiendl also s...
Dec 04, 2024
Trump nominates cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins as SEC chair
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he intends to nominate cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission. Trump said Atkins, t...
Dec 04, 2024
Trump nominates cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins as SEC chair
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he intend to nominate cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission. Trump said Atkins, th...
Dec 04, 2024
OpenAI's Sam Altman 'not that worried' about rival Elon Musk's influence in the Trump administration
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who is in a legal dispute with rival Elon Musk, said he is "not that worried" about Musk's influence in the incoming Trump administration. Altman told a New York Times conferenc...
Dec 04, 2024
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Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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