Murray Wood: Leadership race rules no win for the NDP
The NDP are on the hunt for a new federal party leader, but it comes with a unique set of rules. Murray Wood takes issue...
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Quebec labour code doesn't infringe rights of casino managers, Supreme Court rules
OTTAWA - Excluding front-line supervisors at a Montreal casino from organizing under the Quebec labour-relations regime does not infringe their constitutional rights, the Supreme Court of Canada has r...
Apr 19, 2024
Toronto expands legal drinking in parks with more to come this summer
TORONTO - The consumption of alcohol will be allowed in at least one park in every Toronto ward this summer despite the objections of some city councillors. City council backed the expansion of the pr...
Apr 19, 2024
The Latest | Opening statements in Trump hush money trial set for Monday after latest appeal fails
NEW YORK (AP) - Opening statements in Donald Trump's hush money case are set to begin next week after a jury of 12 people and six alternates was seated Friday. The seating of the jury sets the stage f...
Apr 19, 2024
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Pennsylvania's presidential and state primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will go before voters Tuesday in Pennsylvania's presidential primaries, a prelude to the November general election, when the com...
Apr 19, 2024
Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska's petroleum reserve
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The Biden administration said Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres (5.3 million hectares) of a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska to help protect ...
Apr 19, 2024
Biden’s new Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but avoid addressing transgender athletes
The rights of LGBTQ+ students will be protected by federal law and victims of campus sexual assault will gain new safeguards under rules finalized Friday by the Biden administration. The new provision...
Apr 19, 2024
Ottawa to force banks to call carbon rebate a carbon rebate in direct deposits
OTTAWA - Canadian banks that refuse to identify the carbon rebate by name when doing direct deposits are forcing the government to change the law to make them do it, says Environment Minister Steven G...
Apr 19, 2024
Finding an apartment may be easier for California pet owners under new legislation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California pet owners struggling to find a rental that accepts their furry, four-legged family members could have an easier time leasing new housing under proposed state legi...
Apr 18, 2024
Final jurors seated for Trump's hush money case, with opening statements set for Monday
NEW YORK (AP) - The final jurors were seated Friday in Donald Trump's hush money trial, and an appellate judge rejected the former president's latest bid to halt the case as a hectic day in court set ...
Apr 18, 2024
Arizona Republican drops reelection effort after accusation he forged signatures
PHOENIX (AP) - A leader of the conservative group Turning Point Action resigned from the organization Thursday and dropped his bid for reelection to the Arizona House of Representatives after he was a...
Apr 18, 2024
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Sarah Mills: speeding tickets hardly send message to slow down
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, Sept. 9
Evan talks with lawyer Steven Seiferling about how passengers could be affected by Air Canada's flight attendants reject...