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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Lottery corp.'s anti-money laundering chief tells inquiry about his police concerns
VANCOUVER - A former police officer who heads the British Columbia Lottery Corporation's anti-money laundering programs says he was concerned and surprised about the response from police agencies over...
Nov 10, 2020
Bill 21 supporters testify that religious symbols send wrong message to kids
MONTREAL - Students require a neutral environment in which to learn and one where equality between men and women is put first, parents supporting Quebec's secularism law testified in court Tuesday. Na...
Nov 10, 2020
Singh says government must move to counter hate groups, which have tripled since 2015
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the Liberal government must do more to tackle the growing threat of hate groups. The past five years have seen a proliferation of neo-Nazi groups and online cont...
Nov 10, 2020
Trump likely 'taking names' on Biden congrats after Trudeau outreach: expert
OTTAWA - The current president of the United States has warranted nary a mention from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau since Democrat Joe Biden became president-elect on Saturday. While that might be set...
Nov 10, 2020
Cunningham concedes to US Sen. Tillis in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. - Democrat Cal Cunningham conceded to incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis in North Carolina on Tuesday, saying "the voters have spoken" and it was clear Tillis had won. With Cunni...
Nov 10, 2020
Trudeau 'deeply disappointed' by Liberal MP's employing her sister in riding office
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is "deeply disappointed" by how Toronto MP Yasmin Ratansi handled her office. Ratansi said Monday she's leaving the Liberal caucus after admitting ...
Nov 10, 2020
Republican wins back US House seat in Southern California
LOS ANGELES - Republican Michelle Steel defeated first-term Rep. Harley Rouda on Tuesday in a Southern California district, only the second time in more than two decades that a GOP candidate in the st...
Nov 10, 2020
Ahead of federal spending update, cities make plea to Liberals for more housing cash
OTTAWA - The mayors of Canada's biggest cities are asking the federal government to add billions in extra spending on poverty-reduction measures to stamp out homelessness in their communities as part ...
Nov 10, 2020
Feds commit $61 million to help Indigenous communities in Manitoba fight COVID-19
Ottawa will immediately provide more than $61 million to help Indigenous communities in Manitoba fight the COVID-19 pandemic, a move that Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller said was prompted by ...
Nov 10, 2020
Legion, other veterans groups to get $20M to weather COVID-19
OTTAWA - On the eve of Remembrance Day, the Trudeau government tossed a bone to the Royal Canadian Legion and other veterans' groups battered by the COVID-19 pandemic, promising millions in emergency ...
Nov 10, 2020
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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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