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Nunavut MP taking two-week leave because of personal health problems
OTTAWA - Nunavut's member of Parliament says she is taking a two-week leave from her political duties because she continues to struggle with personal health problems. Mumilaaq Qaqqaq says in a stateme...
Apr 27, 2021
Native American lawmakers seek federal help on Montana bison
BILLINGS, Mont. - Native American lawmakers in Montana on Tuesday called on the Biden administration to help craft a plan to reintroduce wild bison to the landscape in and around Glacier National Park...
Apr 27, 2021
Moscow court restricts Navalny's anti-corruption foundation
MOSCOW - A Moscow court on Tuesday restricted the activities of an organization founded by imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, pending a decision on whether it and his offices across Russia s...
Apr 27, 2021
Biden signs $15 minimum wage for federal contract workers
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden signed an executive order Tuesday to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors, providing a pay bump to hundreds of thousands of workers. Biden ...
Apr 27, 2021
Burning Man cancels 2021 festival in northern Nevada desert
RENO, Nev. - Burning Man organizers announced Tuesday they are cancelling this summer's annual counter-culture festival in the Nevada desert for the second year in a row because of the COVID-19 pandem...
Apr 27, 2021
PM defends aide, says office didn't know Vance allegations were 'Me Too complaint'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vigorously defended his top aide on Tuesday, saying that while his office knew there was a complaint against then-defence chief general Jonathan Vance three year...
Apr 27, 2021
Canada still counting on U.S. to share its AstraZeneca stockpile, Trudeau says
WASHINGTON - Canada is still counting on the United States to share its COVID-19 vaccine surplus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday - even as pressure mounts on the White House to help ease a...
Apr 27, 2021
First Nations, coal companies asking Alberta for better consultation on mines
EDMONTON - Five First Nations whose land stretches along most of Alberta's Rocky Mountains and three coal companies hoping to develop mines in the area have written the province to demand better Indig...
Apr 27, 2021
O'Toole says he's in "listening mode" on idea of mandatory voting in Canada
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he's simply in "listening mode" on the idea of making voting mandatory in Canada after recently raising it before a virtual crowd. The remarks came when ...
Apr 27, 2021
Federal Court of Appeal upholds Alberta right to turn-off-the-taps legislation
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that Alberta has the right to control the amount and destination of oil and other fuels flowing through its pipelines. The decision, released Tuesday, is...
Apr 27, 2021
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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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