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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Federal government posts $25.7-billion deficit between April and January
OTTAWA - The federal government recorded a budgetary deficit of $25.7 billion as of the end of January for the current fiscal year. The Finance Department says in its monthly fiscal monitor that the d...
Mar 22, 2024
Prosecutors in 3 Wisconsin counties decline to pursue charges against Trump committee, lawmaker
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Prosecutors in three Wisconsin counties declined to pursue felony charges of campaign finance violations against former President Donald Trump 's fundraising committee and a Repub...
Mar 22, 2024
Ontario extends program that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid ER closures
TORONTO - Ontario is extending a program that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid temporary ER closures for another six months. The province established what's now known as the Temporary Locum Pr...
Mar 22, 2024
A national school food framework is on Chrystia Freeland's desk. Will Ottawa say yes?
OTTAWA - A framework for a national school food program has landed on the desk of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, and with the federal budget just weeks away advocates hope the proposal will get t...
Mar 22, 2024
California Democratic lawmakers seek ways to combat retail theft while keeping progressive policy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Facing mounting pressure to crack down on a retail theft crisis, California lawmakers are split on how best to tackle the problem that some say has caused major store closure...
Mar 21, 2024
Trial starts for Arizona border rancher charged with killing migrant on his property
PHOENIX (AP) - An Arizona rancher went on trial Friday in the fatal shooting of a migrant on his property near Mexico, with his defense attorney maintaining his innocence as the national debate over b...
Mar 21, 2024
Senate passes $1.2 trillion funding package in early morning vote, ending threat of partial shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate passed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills in the early morning hours Saturday, a long overdue action nearly six months into the budget year that will push any threa...
Mar 21, 2024
Trump's social media company approved to go public, potentially netting former president billions
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump is returning to the stock market, and the former president stands to reap a sizeable payout in the process. Shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corp., a publicly tra...
Mar 21, 2024
Lack of buses keeps Los Angeles jail inmates from court appearances and contributes to overcrowding
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Up to one-third of the 12,000 inmates in Los Angeles County jails can't get to their court appearances because of a shortage of functioning buses, and county supervisors this week a...
Mar 21, 2024
Winnipeg city council votes 11-3 to reopen landmark Portage and Main to pedestrians
Winnipeg's landmark intersection at Portage Avenue and Main Street will be reopening to pedestrian traffic after more than 40 years. Councillors voted 11-3 Thursday to reopen the intersection to pedes...
Mar 21, 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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