Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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Florida's 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - Florida's ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they are pregnant, went into effect Wednesday, and some doctors are concerned that wom...
Apr 30, 2024
Trump calls judge 'crooked' after facing a warning of jail time if he violates a trial gag order
FREELAND, Mich. (AP) - Donald Trump returned briefly to the campaign trail Wednesday and called the judge presiding over his hush money trial "crooked" a day after he was held in contempt of court and...
Apr 30, 2024
Trump's comparison of student protests to Jan. 6 is part of effort to downplay Capitol attack
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump this week lamented the possibility that Columbia University's pro-Palestinian protesters could be treated more leniently than the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in J...
Apr 30, 2024
Google and Apple now threatened by the US antitrust laws that helped build their technology empires
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department's double-barreled antitrust attack on Google's dominant search and Apple's trendsetting iPhone is reviving memories of the epic battle that hobbled Mic...
Apr 30, 2024
Biden's historic marijuana shift is his latest election year move for young voters
PHOENIX (AP) - President Joe Biden may eventually ban TikTok, but he's moving to give something back to the young people who dominate the popular social media app - a looser federal grip on marijuana....
Apr 30, 2024
The DNC restores New Hampshire's delegates after a second nominating event unknown to many Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Democratic National Committee 's rulemaking arm voted Tuesday to seat New Hampshire's full slate of delegates at the party's convention this summer, ending a bitter feud with the...
Apr 30, 2024
Mobile sports betting will remain illegal in Mississippi after legislation dies
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mobile sports betting will remain illegal in Mississippi after legislative negotiators failed to advance a final proposal Monday. The House and Senate passed versions of the Miss...
Apr 30, 2024
Louisiana won't immediately get a new majority-Black House district after judges reject it
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A new congressional map giving Louisiana a second majority-Black House district was rejected Tuesday by a panel of three federal judges, fueling new uncertainty about district bound...
Apr 30, 2024
Hosting costs for 2026 FIFA World Cup in Vancouver double, may hit $581M
VANCOUVER - Organizers of the seven FIFA World Cup soccer matches coming to Vancouver in 2026 say the estimated cost of hosting the event has more than doubled in the last two years. The latest estima...
Apr 30, 2024
Alberta pulls funding help for low-income transit riders in Edmonton and Calgary
EDMONTON - The mayors of Alberta's two biggest cities say the province has pulled at least $12 million in funding meant to help low-income residents access public transit. Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek s...
Apr 30, 2024
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Sarah Mills: The president has tested the faithful
There may be some who worship U.S. President Donald Trump, but like the Beatles before him, Sarah Mills says the preside...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 15
8:30 - With a clear majority now secured, Mark Carney no longer has to bargain to survive confidence votes and can focus...