Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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Africa strategy back on the table as Ottawa heralds new embassies, security projects
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are once again promising to launch an Africa strategy - something the government appeared to back away from last year - while announcing new embassies and security projec...
Nov 07, 2024
Ottawa's TikTok order sends mixed messages to users, experts say
TORONTO - By ordering TikTok to shut down its Canadian operations but not banning the app, digital media experts say the federal government is sending mixed messages that make it too hard for the aver...
Nov 07, 2024
Negotiations are set to resume in B.C. port work stoppage
VANCOUVER - Talks are set to resume between the union representing more than 700 locked-out British Columbia port supervisors and their employers. A representative for the International Longshore and ...
Nov 07, 2024
Alberta forestry minister says wolverine, lynx trapping limits lifted to gather data
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - Alberta Forestry Minister Todd Loewen says the decision to lift limits on trapping and harvesting for animals like wolverines is being done to get more data on how many the...
Nov 07, 2024
Housing minister announces applications open for $1B critical infrastructure program
OTTAWA - Applications opened Thursday for a $1-billion federal program to help municipalities and Indigenous communities build critical infrastructure. The government set aside $1 billion through the ...
Nov 07, 2024
Federal Reserve cuts its key interest rate by a quarter-point amid postelection uncertainty
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Thursday by a quarter-point in response to the steady decline in the once-high inflation that had angered Americans and helped drive Don...
Nov 07, 2024
Senate committee makes major changes to Bloc Québécois supply management bill
OTTAWA - Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet accused senators of betraying their fellow Canadians to benefit Americans and other trade partners, after a Senate committee voted to add a major cav...
Nov 07, 2024
Bank of England cuts UK interest rates again despite modest budget-related inflation spike
LONDON (AP) - The Bank of England cut its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.75% on Thursday after inflation across the U.K. fell significantly, relieving some pressure on borr...
Nov 07, 2024
'Aging membership' Some legion branches struggle to keep open
MONTREAL - The Royal Canadian Legion branch in Montreal's Verdun borough meets once a week in a community centre space it rents by the hour, less than 500 metres from the elegant brick building it sol...
Nov 07, 2024 The legion in Grenfell, Sask., recently made the same decision as Verdun and listed its building — a former armoury — for sale. It’s a matter of “aging membership and aging buildings,” president Ken Box said. With only about 85 members, many of whom no longer live nearby, keeping the building just didn’t make sense. (The Canadian Press)
Hundreds will lose access to safe consumption when some Toronto sites close: study
TORONTO - Hundreds of people will lose access to supervised consumption sites in Toronto when the province closes five of them next year, which will likely mean more public drug use and more overdoses...
Nov 07, 2024
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Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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