Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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Chief electoral officer proposes legislative changes to crack down on deepfakes
OTTAWA - Canada's elections chief wants a ban on the misrepresentation of candidates and other key players in the electoral process through manipulation of their voice or image without consent. The pr...
Nov 16, 2024 Canada’s elections chief wants a ban on the misrepresentation of key players in the electoral process through manipulation of their voice or image without consent. Elections Canada Chief Electoral Officer Stephane Perrault appears as a witness at the Foreign Interference Commission hearings, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
AP Race Call: Democrat Jim Costa wins reelection to U.S. House in California's 21st Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Jim Costa won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Friday. Costa was first elected to the U.S. House in 2005 after spending roughly 24 years in the state Legislat...
Nov 15, 2024
AP Race Call: Democrat Jared Golden wins reelection to U.S. House in Maine's 2nd Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Maine on Friday. Golden is one of just a handful of Democratic House members who represents a district that Republican Don...
Nov 15, 2024
AP Race Call: Democrat Josh Harder wins reelection to U.S. House in California's 9th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Josh Harder won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Friday, defeating Republican Kevin Lincoln. Harder, who had been a venture capitalist, was first elected in 2...
Nov 15, 2024
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden wins through Maine’s ranked choice voting
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Democratic Rep. Jared Golden won reelection to Congress through Maine's ranked choice system on Friday. It's the third time in four elections in the hotly contested district tha...
Nov 15, 2024
Rep. Jared Golden comes out ahead through Maine's ranked choice voting, but there may be a recount
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Democratic Rep. Jared Golden came out ahead in the congressional race through Maine's ranked choice system, election officials said Friday. If the results stand it would be the ...
Nov 15, 2024
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to attend embassy Trump inauguration party
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans to attend the Canadian Embassy's inauguration party in Washington, D.C., where she is to remotely watch the swearing-in of U.S. president-elect Donald T...
Nov 15, 2024
B.C. Human Rights Tribunal to expedite complaint from Jewish teachers' group
VANCOUVER - A group of teachers says British Columbia's Human Rights Tribunal has agreed to expedite a complaint of antisemitism against their union as more allegations surface. Vancouver labour lawye...
Nov 15, 2024
Acadian journalist appointed lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick
FREDERICTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced the appointment of a former journalist and women's rights advocate as the next lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick. Louise Imbeault was a r...
Nov 15, 2024
N.B. fiscal update projects bigger deficit due to 'significant' travel nurse costs
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's new Liberal finance minister is projecting a deficit of $92.1 million for the current fiscal year, a reversal from the $40.9-million surplus budgeted last spring by the p...
Nov 15, 2024
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Sarah Mills: A lifetime smoking ban in the UK may be a step too far
Sarah Mills says there are great health-care costs associated with smoking, but those costs are also associated with obe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 23
Evan talks on Thursday's show about the RM of Sherwood's AI data centre now approved to be built, Saskatoon mayor Cynthi...