Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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Canada vaccine deals criticized as minister affirms support for equal access
OTTAWA - More than 100 Canadian health and policy experts say the federal government has succumbed to "vaccine nationalism" because it has pre-purchased tens of millions of vaccine doses from private ...
Sep 11, 2020
Energy sector looking for aid and regulation delays as throne speech looms
OTTAWA - Canada's fossil-fuel sector is looking to this month's throne speech for signs the federal government is not throwing in the towel on oil and gas. Meanwhile Canadian climate strikers are thre...
Sep 11, 2020
Justices reject bid by Kanye West to get on Ohio ballot
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Rapper Kanye West will remain off Ohio's fall presidential ballot after a decision Thursday by the state's high court. In a unanimous ruling, the Ohio Supreme Court found that Republi...
Sep 11, 2020
PM agrees to virtual meeting devoted to federal health transfers to provinces
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has agreed to hold a virtual first ministers meeting on federal health care transfers to the provinces and territories. His agreement during a conference call wi...
Sep 11, 2020
New Brunswick party leaders begin their final push ahead of Monday's election
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's political leaders fanned out across the province Friday in the final push for support ahead of Monday's provincial election. Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine H...
Sep 11, 2020
Maddow beneficiary of scramble for attention by authors
NEW YORK - It's high season for books that pick apart Donald Trump's presidency, and Rachel Maddow is a big beneficiary. MSNBC's prime-time personality reached the second-biggest audience of her caree...
Sep 10, 2020
Senate agrees to compensate harassment victims of ex-senator Don Meredith
OTTAWA - The Senate has agreed with recommendations from an independent evaluator that the victims of disgraced ex-senator Don Meredith should be compensated. The Senate standing committee on internal...
Sep 10, 2020
Virus bill blocked in Senate as prospects dim for new relief
WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats scuttled a scaled-back GOP coronavirus rescue package on Thursday as the parties argued to a standstill over the size and scope of the aid, likely ending hopes for corona...
Sep 10, 2020
Pentagon rescinding order to shutter Stars and Stripes paper
WASHINGTON - The Defence Department is rescinding its order to shut down the military's independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes, in the wake of a tweet late last week by President Donald Trump vowing...
Sep 10, 2020
Judges: Trump can't exclude people from district drawings
ORLANDO, Fla. - Saying the president had exceeded his authority, a panel of three federal judges on Thursday blocked an order from President Donald Trump that tried to exclude people in the country il...
Sep 10, 2020
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Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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8:30 - Last week, the FSIN held its first general assembly since being told it needed to repay $29-million in federal fu...