Sarah Mills: I don't want to live in a world where people are shot for their opinions
Sarah Mills says she was no follower of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, but the idea that people are being killed ov...
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Court halts Trump asylum policy, then suspends its own order
SAN DIEGO - A Trump administration immigration policy that requires asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. courts was blocked and then reinstated by a court in the matter...
Feb 28, 2020
Alberta seeks partners for 164 parks to focus spending on 'high-value areas'
EDMONTON - The Alberta government wants to hand off management of 164 provincially run parks to outside groups. "Modernizing Alberta's parks system is long overdue," Jess Sinclair, spokeswoman fo...
Feb 28, 2020
Manitoba pushes ahead with carbon tax court challenge; still hoping for deal
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is pushing ahead with a court challenge to the federal carbon tax, although Premier Brian Pallister says he'd still prefer to strike a deal with Ottawa and...
Feb 28, 2020
Privacy watchdog probes RCMP's use of facial-recognition software
OTTAWA - The federal privacy commissioner is investigating the RCMP's use of cutting-edge facial-recognition software. The technology made by American company Clearview AI gathers huge numbers of...
Feb 28, 2020
Federal government runs $11-billion deficit for April-to-December period
OTTAWA - The federal government ran a deficit of $11.0 billion over the first nine months of its 2019-20 fiscal year. The result compared with a surplus of $324 million for the same period of its 2018...
Feb 28, 2020
Call for icebreaker pitches sets stage for new round of shipyard battles
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is asking Canadian shipyards to lay out why they should be chosen to build a new heavy icebreaker for the Coast Guard, setting the stage for a fierce new round of fight...
Feb 28, 2020
White House hopefuls target Trump on coronavirus response
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Democratic White House hopefuls are seizing on President Donald Trump's delayed response to the coronavirus outbreak, calling it the latest evidence of his incompetence and warning ...
Feb 28, 2020
Tories call on government to compensate dairy farmers 'left behind' in new NAFTA
OTTAWA - The Conservative opposition says the government must compensate dairy farmers within 90 days of the new North American trade deal becoming law, saying the sector is the biggest loser in the r...
Feb 28, 2020
There's no 'quick fix' in B.C. pipeline talks: government liaison says
SMITHERS, B.C. - Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs met for a second day with senior government ministers over a pipeline dispute that's sparked protests and economic disruptions, but one p...
Feb 28, 2020
Health care battle in judge's hands but expected to land in Canada's top court
VANCOUVER - A judge ended the last day of a nearly four-year trial by hinting that no matter which side wins in the fight over the expansion of private health care in British Columbia, the case w...
Feb 28, 2020
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