Sarah Mills: I don't want to live in a world where people are shot for their opinions
Sarah Mills says she was no follower of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, but the idea that people are being killed ov...
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Ottawa to allow 30-year amortization for first-time buyers' mortgages on new homes
TORONTO - Some advocates are praising Ottawa's move to lengthen the amortization period on insured mortgages for certain homebuyers, but say expanding the policy to all Canadians would help make home ...
Apr 11, 2024
Books on artificial intelligence, space law shortlisted for Donner Prize
TORONTO - Books on artificial intelligence, space law and wrongful convictions are among the works shortlisted for the $60,000 Donner Prize, which recognizes the best public policy book by a Canadian....
Apr 11, 2024
Nova Scotia teachers vote in favour of strike mandate as conciliation talks near
HALIFAX - Unionized public school teachers in Nova Scotia have voted in favour of a strike mandate. The Nova Scotia Teachers Union said 98 per cent of its more than 10,000 members voted in support Thu...
Apr 11, 2024
Wisconsin Elections Commission rejects recall effort targeting Republican leader
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's bipartisan elections commission rejected a petition Thursday that sought to force a recall election targeting the state's top elected Republican, who has drawn the ire...
Apr 11, 2024
New report slams RCMP treatment of homeless Indigenous women in Northwest Territories
OTTAWA - Homeless Indigenous women in the North do not feel well-protected by the RCMP and instead face violence and discrimination by police, a new report from the Yellowknife Women's Society has fou...
Apr 11, 2024
The Biden administration will require thousands more gun dealers to run background checks on buyers
WASHINGTON (AP) - Thousands more firearms dealers across the United States will have to run background checks on buyers at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores, according to a Bid...
Apr 11, 2024
Biden says US support for Philippines, Japan defense 'ironclad' amid growing China provocations
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Thursday that U.S. defense commitment to Pacific allies was "ironclad" as he gathered Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister F...
Apr 11, 2024
Federal government used AI in hundreds of initiatives, new research database shows
OTTAWA - Canada's federal government has used artificial intelligence in nearly 300 projects and initiatives, new research has found - including to help predict the outcome of tax cases, sort temporar...
Apr 11, 2024
Case heard by NC Supreme Court may affect how partisan officials file voter fraud claims
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - An attorney representing voters accused of fraud in the 2016 election warned North Carolina's highest court that their eventual decision could allow political operatives to make v...
Apr 10, 2024
A congressman wanted to understand AI. So he went back to a college classroom to learn
WASHINGTON (AP) - Don Beyer's car dealerships were among the first in the U.S. to set up a website. As a representative, the Virginia Democrat leads a bipartisan group focused on promoting fusion ener...
Apr 10, 2024
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Evan talks with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois about what Canadian counter tariffs being lifted means for prices at the grocery ...