Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Health agency emphasizes tighter research security after firing of two scientists
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada says it has taken steps to bolster research security after two scientists lost their jobs over their dealings with China. The reassurances did little to pla...
Feb 29, 2024
Texas Sen. Cornyn announces run for GOP leader as scramble to succeed McConnell begins in the Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) - Texas Sen. John Cornyn has informed his colleagues that he intends to run for Senate Republican leader, becoming the first senator to announce a campaign after Sen. Mitch McConnell s...
Feb 29, 2024
Changing jobs? Keeping track of pension key as regulator warns of 'stranded' benefits
Two years ago, Ihor Weryha finally felt ready to retire. The Mississauga, Ont., resident had spent 40 years working in the petrochemical industry, most of which had been evenly split between two compa...
Feb 29, 2024
A California county ditched its vote-counting machines. Now a supporter faces a recall election
REDDING, Calif. (AP) - Voters in this rural California county have twice voted for Donald Trump by wide margins while electing staunch conservatives to their local governing board, even going so far a...
Feb 29, 2024
A California county ditched its vote counting machines. Now a supporter faces a recall election
REDDING, Calif. (AP) - Voters in Northern California's rural Shasta County have twice voted for Donald Trump by wide margins while electing staunch conservatives to the local county board. They've eve...
Feb 29, 2024
Canada bringing back visa requirements for Mexico to slow asylum claims
OTTAWA - New visa requirements Ottawa is imposing on Mexican nationals are meant to curb the number of asylum claims in Canada as well as stem the flow of people crossing into the United States, Immig...
Feb 29, 2024
Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge picked up last month in sign of still-elevated prices
WASHINGTON (AP) - An inflation gauge favored by the Federal Reserve increased in January, the latest sign that the slowdown in U.S. consumer price increases is occurring unevenly from month to month. ...
Feb 29, 2024
The future is now: 16- and 17-year-olds win the right to vote in local elections in a Vermont town
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) - A Vermont town has acted on the notion that young voters offer hope for the future, giving 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote next week in local elections. Those who turn 1...
Feb 29, 2024
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in North Dakota's GOP caucuses
WASHINGTON (AP) - North Dakota will hold its Republican presidential caucuses on Monday, the last chance for Donald Trump's rivals for the GOP nomination to slow his momentum heading into Super Tuesda...
Feb 29, 2024
Pennsylvania sets up election security task force ahead of 2024 presidential contest
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Law enforcement agencies, civil defense officials and election administrators have begun meeting in Pennsylvania to coordinate how they will identify and fight election threats ...
Feb 29, 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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