NC medical marijuana bill approved by another Senate panel
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Legislation to legalize marijuana for medical use in North Carolina advanced through another Senate panel on Wednesday.
Canada pays another US$71M for F-35 development
OTTAWA — Canada has quietly made another multimillion-dollar payment toward development of the F-35 stealth fighter despite uncertainty over whether it will buy the aircraft and calls from some prominent Canadians not to purchase any new fighter jets. ...
Report concludes ships speeding in U.S. waters despite limits to protect right whales
FREDERICTON — Most ships along the United States east coast are exceeding speed limits imposed to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales, according to a report released Wednesday by an ocean advocacy group. Oceana tracked ships between 2017 and...
Watchdog says Ontario spent $10.3 billion less than planned during last fiscal year
TORONTO — Ontario spent about $10 billion less in the last fiscal year than it had planned, the province's financial watchdog said Wednesday as the opposition criticized the government for not investing those funds in more pandemic supports. The Financ...
Former Manitoba cabinet minister says she was offered and rejected appointment
WINNIPEG — A former Manitoba cabinet minister who quit her post in the wake of controversial comments by Premier Brian Pallister says she was offered, and rejected, an appointment to a powerful government committee. Eileen Clarke was listed Tuesday as ...
Canadians see NDP’s Singh as a better PM than Tories’ O’Toole, survey suggests
OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh might have reason to smile only weeks before a possible election call as a new survey suggests more Canadians believe he would make a better prime minister than the Conservatives' Erin O’Toole. While the survey
Bank of Canada names new deputy governor, ‘temporarily’ expanding governing council
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is naming a long-time central banker as a new deputy governor beginning early next month. The bank says Sharon Kozicki will take on the role on Aug. 2 after serving eight years as an advisor
Despite Canada’s easing, U.S. adds 30 days to travel restrictions at shared border
WASHINGTON — Canada's bilateral overtures to fully vaccinated American visitors went unrequited Wednesday as the Department of Homeland Security formally extended its travel restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border for at least the next 30 days. Official...
Election, if it happens, won’t stall planned review of EI system, Qualtrough says
OTTAWA — A planned review of the sprawling and antiquated employment insurance system will go ahead even if the country is plunged into a federal election campaign, Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says. Qualtrough said consultations will start nex...
Ontario science experts hope for fewer runny nose disruptions when risk is low
TORONTO — The runny nose will likely retain its power to turn school days and work schedules upside down in September, but Ontario's science advisers are envisioning fewer snotty disruptions the lower the COVID-19 risk becomes. Earlier this year, amid ...