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Conservative MP calls for emergency committee meeting to study violence against women
OTTAWA - A Conservative member of Parliament is calling for an emergency meeting to launch a study on violence against women. Michelle Ferreri has written a letter to fellow MPs on the House of Common...
Aug 15, 2024
Harris zeroes in on high food and housing prices as inflation plays a big role in the campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris is zeroing in on high food and housing prices as her campaign previews an economic policy speech Friday in North Carolina, promising to push for a federa...
Aug 15, 2024
Canada demands investigation into water well destroyed by Israeli troops in Gaza
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is still calling for an investigation into Israel's destruction nearly a month ago of a large water facility in an area of the Gaza Strip where Ottawa is known for sup...
Aug 15, 2024
Calgary daycares shut down by Alberta government over safety concerns pushing back
EDMONTON - The operators of three Calgary child-care facilities shut down this week are speaking out against the Alberta government's inspection process, saying they've been discriminated against. The...
Aug 15, 2024
Donald Trump asks judge to delay sentencing in hush money case until after November election
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump is asking the judge in his New York hush money criminal case to delay his sentencing until after the November presidential election. In a letter made public Thursday, a la...
Aug 15, 2024
Vance and Walz agree to a vice presidential debate on Oct. 1 hosted by CBS News
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance have agreed to debate each other on Oct. 1, setting up a matchup of potential vice presidents as early voting in some states gets u...
Aug 15, 2024
Ontario reduces child-care fees, introduces new operator funding formula
TORONTO - Ontario child-care operators in the national $10-a-day program will soon be compensated in a way the province says will cover the true cost of providing care, after many said they were strug...
Aug 15, 2024
'Long haul': Sense of community key as Jasper rebuilds, former Slave Lake mayor says
The former mayor of a northern Alberta town ravaged by wildfire more than a decade ago says community ties will be key as Jasper, Alta., recovers from the blaze that swept through last month. Wildfire...
Aug 15, 2024
The challenge of linking Listeria cases to some plant-based milks
It wasn't until a cluster of Listeria cases emerged in Ontario that the federal health agency says it was able to find the source of an outbreak that's now linked to three deaths and 20 infections. Ev...
Aug 15, 2024
Former Conservative MP, cabinet minister Chuck Strahl dies
OTTAWA - Former Conservative MP and cabinet minister Chuck Strahl has died at the age of 67. Strahl was first elected in 1993 and represented the B.C. riding of Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon until his reti...
Aug 14, 2024
OPINION
Sarah Mills: It's a dream come true - I get to see England in the World Cup
After months of waiting and wading through FIFA's Kafkaesque ticket-buying process, Sarah Mills finally has tickets to s...
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8:30 - Farming season is a short and precious one here in Saskatchewan, and cold spring storms can cause harmful delays ...