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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Drought, heat raise risk of repeat of last summer's record-breaking wildfires
OTTAWA - Persistent drought and months of above-average temperatures have raised the risk of a repeat of last year's record-breaking wildfires, prompting federal ministers to wave a red warning flag a...
Apr 10, 2024
As medical perils from abortion bans grow, so do opportunities for Democrats in a post-Roe world
WASHINGTON (AP) - For much of her life, Angela Crawford considered herself a fairly conservative Republican - and she voted that way. But then a wave of court rulings and Republican-led actions in sta...
Apr 10, 2024
A bill passed by Kansas lawmakers would make it a crime to coerce someone into an abortion
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - People who make physical or financial threats against others in Kansas to force them to get an abortion could spend a year in prison and be fined up to $10,000 under one of several...
Apr 10, 2024
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Alaska and Wyoming Democratic presidential contests
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden will face Democratic voters this Saturday in a pair of nominating contests in Alaska and Wyoming that are unlikely to produce any surprises. In Wyoming, Democrats...
Apr 10, 2024
'I'm not paying it': Family furious over $400/day hospital fine for not moving to LTC
A few weeks ago, Michele Campeau faced what seemed like an impossible decision: move her mom from a hospital bed to a long-term care home the family hated or pay $400 a day to remain at the health-car...
Apr 10, 2024
Trudeau 'expressed frustration' about 'sensationalized' leaks of intelligence
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed frustration to a federal inquiry into foreign interference that intelligence leaked to the media had been sensationalized. In a classified February int...
Apr 10, 2024
B.C. doesn't know where all its groundwater is going. Experts worry as drought looms
VANCOUVER - Growing up on a ranch in the Columbia River Valley, water has always been part of Kat Hartwig's life, and over the years, she's noticed changes. Marshy areas her family used for irrigation...
Apr 10, 2024
Conservatives compelled by Trump are pushing Nebraska to adopt a winner-take-all election system
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - By the time conservative activist Charlie Kirk took the stage, there was no doubt that it was Donald Trump who had led him to travel to Nebraska and pressure state lawmakers to adop...
Apr 09, 2024
What to know about abortion in Arizona under the near-total 1864 ban
PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Supreme Court gave the go-ahead Tuesday to prepare to enforce a long-dormant law that bans nearly all abortions, drastically altering the legal landscape for terminating pre...
Apr 09, 2024
Biden could miss the deadline for the November ballot in Alabama, the state’s election chief says
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - President Joe Biden could be left off the ballot in Alabama, the state's elections chief said Tuesday, because the state's certification deadline comes several days before the ...
Apr 09, 2024
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Murray Wood: Why most of us are Switzerland when it comes to culture war debates
As society becomes more and more divided, Murray Wood says a lot of his friends are just trying to stay neutral, as ther...
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Evan talks with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois about what Canadian counter tariffs being lifted means for prices at the grocery ...