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French PM talks language, secularism, strong ties in speech to Quebec legislature
MONTREAL - Quebec and France are united by their shared language, culture and values, French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal told the province's legislature as he addressed members during a speech on Thu...
Apr 11, 2024
Manitoba premier says legislature prayer may be changed to be more inclusive
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is looking to change the daily prayer at the legislature to make it more reflective of the province's residents, including people of different faiths, atheists and t...
Apr 11, 2024
B.C. seeks to regulate electricity for cryptocurrency miners, citing huge demands
VICTORIA - British Columbia is proposing legal changes that would allow the government to regulate the supply of electricity to cryptocurrency miners. A statement from the Ministry of Energy says cryp...
Apr 11, 2024
School grants, student pronouns and library books among the big bills of Idaho legislative session
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho lawmakers spent much of an unexpectedly long and sometimes contentious legislative session focusing on bills targeting LGBTQ+ residents by limiting health care and reading ma...
Apr 11, 2024
Biden will give a live virtual address at Sharpton's annual civil rights conference
NEW YORK (AP) - President Joe Biden is expected to give a live virtual keynote address to the Rev. Al Sharpton's racial justice conference in New York on Friday, organizers said. Biden, who is ramping...
Apr 11, 2024
'He was a messenger': Defence disputes accused was leader at Alberta border blockade
A lawyer for one of three men on trial for their roles in the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., argued Thursday his client was nothing more than a messenger. Crown prosecutors have told jurors they in...
Apr 11, 2024
Liberals accuse Conservatives of using AI for amendments to jobs bill as votes loom
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are expected to vote for up to 15 hours in a row Thursday and Friday on more than 200 Conservative amendments to the government's sustainable jobs bill. The amendments a...
Apr 11, 2024
Ontario won't divulge total fines for hospital patients refusing transfers to LTC
TORONTO - Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones and her ministry are refusing to divulge the amount of money that seven patients in the province have been fined for not accepting transfers from a hospi...
Apr 11, 2024
B.C. moves to accelerate process for thousands needing a family doctor
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is bringing in new digital tools to help hundreds of thousands of residents who need a family doctor find one faster and easier. While nearly 410,000 people ...
Apr 11, 2024
Entry to housing market feels out of reach for 76% of non-owners: CIBC poll
TORONTO - Three in four Canadians who don't own a property say buying a home feels out of reach, a new poll shows. A CIBC survey, published Thursday, shows 76 per cent of Canadians who haven't yet ent...
Apr 11, 2024
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8:30 - Canada's industrial carbon tax is set to rise again, and it's sparking a lot of debate about what that means for ...