Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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'We do need to harvest': Alberta government expands cougar hunting areas, quotas
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has created six new areas where cougar hunting is allowed, including inside a provincial park. Forestry and Parks Minister Todd Loewen says the government estimates A...
Dec 04, 2024
Head of Canada's diplomatic service holds interference briefing for foreign diplomats
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's diplomatic service briefed international envoys on foreign interference last month as the intense focus on the issue across the country created confusion among some diplo...
Dec 04, 2024
Trump nominates cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins as SEC chair
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he intends to nominate cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission. Trump said Atkins, t...
Dec 04, 2024
Trump nominates cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins as SEC chair
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he intend to nominate cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission. Trump said Atkins, th...
Dec 04, 2024
OpenAI's Sam Altman 'not that worried' about rival Elon Musk's influence in the Trump administration
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who is in a legal dispute with rival Elon Musk, said he is "not that worried" about Musk's influence in the incoming Trump administration. Altman told a New York Times conferenc...
Dec 04, 2024
Poilievre offers two hours for Freeland to present economic statement
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is offering to give up time on an opposition day in the House of Commons to allow Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to present the government's fall fisc...
Dec 04, 2024
Justice minister says controversial online harms bill to be split in two
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Arif Virani says the Liberal government will split up its contentious online harms bill, putting a priority on passing measures to fight child sex predators. Virani says the ...
Dec 04, 2024
Canadians warned to use caution in Korea after martial law declared, lifted
VANCOUVER - Global Affairs Canada is warning Canadians in South Korea to avoid demonstrations and exercise caution after the country's president imposed an hours-long period of martial law. The situat...
Dec 04, 2024
Postal union says it sent new proposals to mediator as strike nears three weeks
OTTAWA - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says it's sent another round of counter-proposals to the federal mediator appointed to help it reach a deal with Canada Post as a countrywide strike nears...
Dec 04, 2024
Democrat Adam Gray captures California's 13th US House District, ousting Republican Rep. John Duarte
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Democrat Adam Gray captured California's 13th Congressional District on Tuesday, unseating Republican Rep. John Duarte in the final U.S. House contest to be decided this year. Gray'...
Dec 04, 2024
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Floor crossing should be a choice between sitting as an independent or running in a byelection
Sarah Mills says floor crossing from any party in the House of Commons just one year into a mandate shouldn't be allowed...
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