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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Minnesota and other Democratic-led states lead pushback on censorship. They're banning the book ban
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A movement to ban book bans is gaining steam in Minnesota and several other states, in contrast to the trend playing out in more conservative states where book challenges have s...
Apr 22, 2024
Tabloid publisher says he pledged to be Trump campaign's 'eyes and ears' during 2016 race
NEW YORK (AP) - A veteran tabloid publisher testified Tuesday that he pledged to be Donald Trump 's "eyes and ears" during his 2016 presidential campaign, recounting how he promised the then-candidate...
Apr 22, 2024
Trump called this visa 'very bad' for Americans. Truth Social applied for one
MIAMI (AP) - The social media company founded by former President Donald Trump applied for a business visa program that he sought to restrict during his administration and which many of his allies wan...
Apr 22, 2024
Seattle hospital won't turn over gender-affirming care records in lawsuit settlement with Texas
DALLAS (AP) - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is dropping a request for a Seattle hospital to hand over records regarding gender-affirming treatment potentially given to children from Texas as part ...
Apr 22, 2024
Mississippi lawmakers move toward restoring voting rights to 32 felons as broader suffrage bill dies
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi legislators advanced bills Monday to give voting rights back to 32 people convicted of felonies, weeks after a Senate leader killed a broader bill that would have res...
Apr 22, 2024
'Historic' law recognizing Haida Aboriginal title introduced in B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - The B.C. government says legislation formally recognizing the Haida Nation's Aboriginal title over the archipelago of Haida Gwaii was introduced in the legislature Monday. The province says...
Apr 22, 2024
Labour minister announces inquiry into costly 2023 port strike in B.C.
GATINEAU, Que. - Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan says he has appointed an Industrial Inquiry Commission to dig deeper into the underlying causes of B.C.'s port strike last summer. The federal g...
Apr 22, 2024
Prosecutors cancel warrant for lawmaker on primary eve, saying protective order hadn't been in place
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A warrant for charges that a Democratic state representative from Philadelphia violated a protective order was withdrawn Monday - a day before he faces a contested primary - becaus...
Apr 22, 2024
Alberta introduces legislation to reduce high power bill fees for Calgarians
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is stepping in to stop Calgary residents from being forced to pay hefty surcharges on their power bills. Utilities Minister Nathan Neudorf introduced a bill Monday th...
Apr 22, 2024
Key takeaways from the opening statements in Donald Trump's hush money trial
NEW YORK (AP) - Monday's opening statements in the first criminal trial of a former American president provided a clear roadmap of how prosecutors will try to make the case that Donald Trump broke the...
Apr 22, 2024
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Sarah Mills: Floor crossing should be a choice between sitting as an independent or running in a byelection
Sarah Mills says floor crossing from any party in the House of Commons just one year into a mandate shouldn't be allowed...
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