Murray Wood: Why most of us are Switzerland when it comes to culture war debates
As society becomes more and more divided, Murray Wood says a lot of his friends are just trying to stay neutral, as ther...
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Freeland blasts Tories, but thanks NDP for support on pushing new NAFTA forward
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has offered effusive thanks to New Democrats and stinging criticism of the Conservatives after the NDP supported the minority Liberal government's effo...
Feb 18, 2020
Ex-Gov. Blagojevich returns to Chicago, maintains innocence
CHICAGO - Rod Blagojevich returned home to Chicago early Wednesday, shaking hands and signing autographs after President Donald Trump cut short the 14-year prison sentence handed to the former Illinoi...
Feb 18, 2020
N.L. Premier Dwight Ball denies he's walking away as going gets tough
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - As he prepares to step down as premier of a province facing what has been described as a fiscal crisis, Newfoundland and Labrador's Dwight Ball says he feels "great" about his ...
Feb 18, 2020
Ottawa supports heavy fuel ban for Arctic; northerners seek compensation
The federal government has announced it will support an international ban on environmentally damaging heavy fuel oils in Arctic shipping. The backing, released during meetings on the issue i...
Feb 18, 2020
Trump pardons ex-San Francisco 49ers owner DeBartolo Jr.
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr., the former San Francisco 49ers owner convicted in a gambling fraud scandal who built one of the most successful NFL teams ...
Feb 18, 2020
Trump pardons ex-San Francisco 49ers owner DeBartolo Jr.
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr., the former San Francisco 49ers owner convicted in a gambling fraud scandal who built one of the most successful NFL teams ...
Feb 18, 2020
Prison watchdog raises concerns of 'culture of impunity'
OTTAWA - Canada's prison watchdog is raising concerns about the safety, rights and human dignity of prisoners in Canada's federal corrections system, issues he says stem from a workplac...
Feb 18, 2020
US sanctions Russian oil trading firm for role in Venezuela
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration announced sanctions Tuesday on a Russian state-controlled brokerage that has helped the Venezuelan government skirt an American oil embargo and enabled President ...
Feb 18, 2020
Homeland Security waives contracting laws for border wall
SAN DIEGO - The Trump administration said Tuesday that it is waiving federal contracting laws to speed construction of a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, moving the president closer to fulfilling a sig...
Feb 18, 2020
White House correspondents' dinner returns to comedic roots
WASHINGTON - Comedians are making their return to the White House Correspondents' Dinner after last year's hiatus. Kenan Thompson of "Saturday Night Live" and Hasan Minhaj of Netflix's "Patriot Act wi...
Feb 18, 2020
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