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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'Uncommitted' wins 2 Democratic delegates in Michigan, a victory for Biden's anti-war opponents
LANSING, Michigan (AP) - A protest "uncommitted" vote in Michigan that secured two delegates in the state's Democratic primary on Tuesday was meant as a warning to President Joe Biden's reelection ove...
Feb 28, 2024
South Carolina's push to be next-to-last state with hate crimes law stalls again
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Supporters who want to make South Carolina the next-to-last U.S. state to pass a hate crimes law increasing penalties for some crimes fueled by race, gender or sexual orientation...
Feb 28, 2024
McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November after a record run in the job
WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step d...
Feb 28, 2024
Alberta rural municipalities say $43M in energy industry taxes went unpaid last year
EDMONTON - Some energy companies are still failing to pay millions of dollars in taxes, says a survey released this week by the Rural Municipalities of Alberta. Oil and gas producers missed $43 millio...
Feb 28, 2024
Online harms: Civil liberty, law critics say stiffer hate crime sentences 'troubling'
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is proposing "draconian penalties" in the Criminal Code as part of its sweeping plan to target online hate, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association warns. Justice Mini...
Feb 28, 2024
Quebec launches helpline, looks for other ways to stop politicians from quitting
RIVIRE-DU-LOUP, Que. - The Quebec government says it is not ruling out punitive measures for people who harass elected officials, as the province strives to stop an exodus of politicians from municipa...
Feb 28, 2024
Appellate judge refuses to halt Trump's $454 million fraud penalty while he appeals
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York appellate judge on Wednesday refused to halt collection of Donald Trump's $454 million civil fraud penalty while he appeals, leaving the former president less than a month t...
Feb 28, 2024
Nova Scotia to spend $7.2 million on diabetes care, start funding glucose monitoring
HALIFAX - Nova Scotians with diabetes will soon have access to government funding for glucose monitoring and greater access to the province's insulin pump program. Premier Tim Houston announced Wednes...
Feb 28, 2024
The Biden campaign is launching a nationwide effort to win the women's vote, Jill Biden will lead it
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden 's campaign on Wednesday announced it is launching "Women for Biden-Harris," a new nationwide program to organize and mobilize female voters to give him and Vice ...
Feb 28, 2024
Can conservative Latin American populists motivate the Hispanic vote? Republicans are counting on it
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) - On a recent evening outside Washington, the president of Argentina had the eyes and ears of a conservative crowd that had gathered to listen to Donald Trump. In a raspy voice, Ja...
Feb 28, 2024
OPINION
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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