Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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Veterans face increasing wait times for mental-health support at government clinics
OTTAWA - Internal reports prepared by Veterans Affairs Canada show Canadian veterans have been waiting longer and longer in recent years to access psychiatric services and other medical support at gov...
Jan 22, 2021
B.C. announces plan for mass vaccination campaign starting in April
VICTORIA - British Columbia's oldest residents will be able to pre-register for COVID-19 vaccinations starting in March after the most vulnerable groups have been immunized under a plan announced Frid...
Jan 22, 2021
Trudeau says GG vetting process needs improvement after Payette resigns
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's admission Friday that he might have to improve the vetting for high-level appointments sparked criticism over why he didn't figure that out before he chose Jul...
Jan 22, 2021
Political scientists say Kenney must rethink pugilistic approach on oil, environment
EDMONTON - Political analysts say Premier Jason Kenney must rethink his traditional "fight back" approach and start building bridges to reconcile environmental concerns with oil and gas development. "...
Jan 22, 2021
Man held without bond for threatening inauguration violence
CHICAGO - An Illinois man was ordered held without bond Thursday for allegedly threatening the lives of President Joe Biden and other Democrats before this week's inauguration. U.S. Magistrate Judge G...
Jan 21, 2021
Biden halts border wall building after Trump's final surge
SAN DIEGO - In the days before Joe Biden became president, construction crews worked quickly to finish Donald Trump's wall at an iconic cross-border park overlooking the Pacific Ocean, which then-firs...
Jan 21, 2021
Trump gives permit to ranchers whose case led to occupation
PORTLAND, Ore. - The U.S. Bureau of Land Management in the final days of the Trump administration issued a grazing permit to Oregon ranchers whose imprisonment sparked the 2016 armed takeover of a fed...
Jan 21, 2021
US military moves to try Bali bomb suspects at Guantanamo
WASHINGTON - After an unexplained delay, the Pentagon announced plans Thursday to move ahead with a military trial for three men held at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who are suspected of inv...
Jan 21, 2021
Democrats ask ethics panel to investigate Sens. Cruz, Hawley
WASHINGTON - Seven Democratic senators on Thursday asked the Senate Ethics Committee to investigate the actions of Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley "to fully understand their role" in the Jan...
Jan 21, 2021
Fauci unleashed: Doc takes 'liberating' turn at centre stage
WASHINGTON - Dr. Anthony Fauci is back. In truth, the nation's leading infectious-diseases expert never really went away. But after enduring nearly a year of darts and undermining comments from former...
Jan 21, 2021
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Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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