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Fundraising scandal: CAQ says it's ready to end donations to political parties
QUEBEC - The Coalition Avenir Qubec says it's prepared to end donations to political parties, after several CAQ members were accused of soliciting $100 donations from mayors hoping to meet with minist...
Jan 31, 2024
Best for world if Netanyahu leaves office 'sooner rather than later': Liberal MP
OTTAWA - A Liberal member of Parliament says it would be in the best interests of the Middle East and the world if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves office. Winnipeg MP Ben Carr says he...
Jan 31, 2024
Pinpointing foreign meddling of all kinds can be a challenge, ex-spies tell inquiry
OTTAWA - Detecting foreign meddling can be a significant challenge, whether it's perpetrated by diplomats, through proxies acting on their behalf or anonymously via computer servers, former senior int...
Jan 31, 2024
Liberal wins Newfoundland district held by Progressive Conservatives for 20 years
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Newfoundland and Labrador Liberals have won a byelection in a district west of St. John's that was long held by the Progressive Conservative party. Fred Hutton is a well-known f...
Jan 31, 2024
Secret history: Even before the revolution, America was a nation of conspiracy theorists
WASHINGTON (AP) - A brutal conflict in Europe was fresh in people's minds and the race for the White House turned ugly as talk of secret societies and corruption roiled the United States. It was 1800,...
Jan 31, 2024
Conspiracy Theories: Why we want to believe when the facts often aren't there
WASHINGTON (AP) - From fears about vaccines containing microchips to election rigging, conspiracy theories are popping up everywhere. But belief in conspiracy theories isn't new and it's quite common,...
Jan 31, 2024
Doug Ford does not want to raise post-secondary tuition in Ontario
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday he does not want to raise tuition for post-secondary students, despite colleges and universities struggling financially and a panel that recommended otherwise....
Jan 31, 2024
Days of Darkness: How one woman escaped the conspiracy theory trap that has ensnared millions
WASHINGTON (AP) - At first his stories seemed harmless. Tales about secret organizations plotting to take over the world, about the good guys working to save it, and about the proof that, if you knew ...
Jan 31, 2024
Takeaways from the AP's look at the role of conspiracy theories in American politics and society
WASHINGTON (AP) - Conspiracy theories have a long history. Humans have always speculated about secret motives and plots as a way to understand their world and avoid danger. These days, however, conspi...
Jan 31, 2024
Grave peril of digital conspiracy theories: 'What happens when no one believes anything anymore?'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Days after Maui's wildfires killed scores of people and destroyed thousands of homes last August, a shocking claim spread with alarming speed on YouTube and TikTok: The blaze on the ...
Jan 31, 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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