Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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Frozen waffles from Whole Foods join Canadian recall list over listeria concerns
OTTAWA - Whole Foods Market is joining the growing list of brands whose frozen waffles have been recalled in Canada this week because of possible listeria contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection A...
Oct 26, 2024 Two brands of waffles sold by Whole Foods — including this brand of organic homestyle waffles — have been recalled by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency after suspected listeria contamination. (Canadian Food Inspection Agency)
NDP widens lead in tight B.C. election races, raising chance of forming government
The resumption of counting in last week's nail-biting British Columbia election has seen the NDP widen its lead in two crucial races and move within 12 votes of the B.C. Conservatives in another. No l...
Oct 26, 2024
Harris vs. Trump: Where the candidates stand on the climate crisis
WASHINGTON - Environmental experts are warning American voters that whoever takes the White House could set a path forward or pull the world backwards at a critical time for the climate crisis. "The U...
Oct 26, 2024
Russian actors made fake video depicting mail-in ballots for Trump being destroyed, FBI says
YARDLEY, Pa. (AP) - Russian actors made a widely circulated video falsely depicting mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in Pennsylvania, U.S. officials said Friday. A video that showed ma...
Oct 25, 2024
Journalist says claims that he is a Russian agent are 'fabricated'
OTTAWA - A veteran Ottawa journalist is firing back against what he says are "entirely false" claims by a former Conservative cabinet minister that he acted as a Russian agent. David Pugliese, a repor...
Oct 25, 2024
Poland arrests people in alleged plot to send explosives to Canada
OTTAWA - Polish authorities say four people have been charged in an alleged plan to send explosives via courier service to Canada and the United States. The RCMP says it is aware of the arrests, but d...
Oct 25, 2024
Court says Mississippi can't count late ballots but the ruling doesn't affect Nov. 5 vote
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A conservative federal court said Mississippi cannot count mail-in ballots that arrive shortly after Election Day, however Friday's decision was not expected to affect the Nov. 5...
Oct 25, 2024
Alberta publishes new accessibility standard guide, but Minister says more work to do
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has published a new accessibility design guide, marking the first major update to the document since 2017. The guide is meant to help architects, city planners, the c...
Oct 25, 2024
AP sources: Chinese hackers targeted phones of Trump, Vance, people associated with Harris campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) - Chinese hackers targeted cellphones used by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, his running mate, JD Vance, and people associated with the Democratic campaign of Kamala Har...
Oct 25, 2024
Alberta legislature sitting to kick off with focus on rights bill, transgender policy
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government is set to start its fall sitting with a focus on bills that the Opposition NDP says are aimed at catering to "fringe" elements of Smith's United ...
Oct 25, 2024
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Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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