Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list inclu...
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First Democrat to publicly call for Biden to step down
WASHINGTON (AP) - A House Democratic lawmaker has become the first in the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step down as the Democratic nominee for president, citing Biden's debate per...
Jul 02, 2024 Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas said in a statement Tuesday that Biden should “make the painful and difficult decision to withdraw.” (The Associated Press)
Concern as Quebec slashes number of family reunification applications it will process
MONTREAL - A woman who has been waiting for two years to sponsor her Guatemalan husband to come to Quebec says the province is acting in bad faith by slashing the number of family reunification applic...
Jul 02, 2024
How arbitration plans went awry ahead of WestJet mechanics strike
An order from the federal labour minister to send WestJet and its plane mechanics into binding arbitration unexpectedly resulted in a strike on one of the busiest travel weekends of the summer. The wo...
Jul 02, 2024 The work stoppage, which ended late Sunday night, raises questions about the dispute resolution process and how consumers should respond to the threat of an airline strike. (The Canadian Press)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to attend NATO leaders' summit in Washington next week
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heading to Washington, D.C., next week to take part in the NATO leaders' summit as a new survey shows most Canadians hold a favourable view of the military al...
Jul 02, 2024
Liberal MPs suggests party needed stronger ground game in Toronto—St. Paul's vote
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals needed a stronger ground campaign in their fortress riding of Toronto-St. Paul's, including more time to campaign before the vote, several members of the party have sugge...
Jul 02, 2024
United States looking at all tools to respond to Canada's digital services tax
WASHINGTON, D. C. - The Office of the United States Trade Representative says it will do what's necessary to halt Canada's tax on large foreign digital services companies. Last month Parliament approv...
Jul 02, 2024
Judge delays Trump's hush money sentencing until at least September after high court immunity ruling
Former President Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case has been postponed until at least September after the judge agreed Tuesday to weigh the possible impact of a new Supreme Court ruling ...
Jul 02, 2024
Manitoba premier polling high after nine months, but experts say challenges lie ahead
WINNIPEG - Nine months after being elected, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew continues to enjoy a honeymoon with voters. His NDP government has enacted many promises the party made during last year's electi...
Jul 02, 2024
Trump seeks to set aside New York hush money verdict hours after Supreme Court ruling
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump's lawyers on Monday asked the New York judge who presided over his hush money trial to set aside his conviction and delay his sentencing, scheduled for next week. The lett...
Jul 01, 2024
After Supreme Court ruling, Biden draws sharp contrast with Trump on rule of law
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden warned Monday that a Supreme Court ruling granting presidents broad immunity from prosecution would make an unchecked Republican Donald Trump "more emboldened to ...
Jul 01, 2024
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