Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Quebec debt underestimated by $12 billion: auditor general
Quebec's auditor general says the province has underestimated the size of its debt by $12 billion. Guylaine Leclerc told a legislative committee today she plans to table a report on the situation in M...
Feb 19, 2021
Provincial opposition won't deter federal action on municipal handgun bans, PM says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signalled Friday the federal government won't let provincial opposition stand in the way of municipalities that want to work with Ottawa to ban handguns. Federal...
Feb 19, 2021
Ethics committee rejects plan to move Quebec deer that were slated to be killed
MONTREAL - A plan to relocate deer from a Montreal-area park has fallen through after an ethics committee deemed the strategy unsafe. About half the white-tailed deer in Michel-Chartrand park were sla...
Feb 19, 2021
Liberals move to add weeks to EI, COVID-19 benefits for workers and parents
OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals sought Friday to get ahead of a looming benefits panic, announcing plans to add extra weeks of income support for unemployed workers and parents at home with children bec...
Feb 19, 2021
Ottawa proposes to guarantee right to work in French in federally regulated companies
Ottawa says it intends to guarantee the right to work in French within all federally regulated private businesses with more than 50 employees in Quebec and in predominantly French-speaking communities...
Feb 19, 2021
COVID-19 variants could fuel surge of 20K daily cases if restrictions eased: feds
New federal forecasts project that COVID-19 variants could fuel a potential third wave that would eclipse its predecessors if Canada doesn't double down on strict public health protocols - a warning t...
Feb 19, 2021
Feds urged to speed up tech bill as Facebook retaliates against Australian law
TORONTO - Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault's promise to introduce legislation that would force tech giants like Facebook to pay Canadian media companies for their content is taking far too long, ex...
Feb 19, 2021
Spain sees 4th night of riots as government shows strain
BARCELONA, Spain - Street protests over the imprisonment of a rapper turned violent for a fourth straight night in Spain on Friday, as political responses to the disturbances strained relations inside...
Feb 19, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Friday Feb. 19, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 25,253 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,354,289 dose...
Feb 19, 2021
Trudeau pledges more cash as G7 leaders aim for wider COVID-19 vaccine distribution
OTTAWA - The federal government has agreed to boost its funding for vaccine rollouts in lower-income countries, pledging $75 million more to the COVAX international vaccine-sharing program as other we...
Feb 19, 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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