Ottawa needs to help level playing field between Canadian media and big tech: Forum
OTTAWA — The Public Policy Forum says "urgent" action is needed from the Canadian government to level the playing field between news media and tech giants such as Meta and Google amid broad revenue declines in the media industry. In a
Patrick Brown’s decision whether to enter the Conservative race coming ‘soon’
OTTAWA — A spokesman for Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown says he will soon make a decision about whether to enter the Conservative party leadership race. Gary Collins says Brown is pleased with the rules the party's leadership election organizing committe...
Witness: Jan. 6 rioter wanted to remove ‘corrupt’ lawmakers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first person to be tried in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol was a Texas militia member who advocated for physically removing and replacing “corrupt” members of Congress as he drove to Washington, D.C.,
Just desserts! Strawberry shortcake bill sent to Florida gov
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers are hoping Gov. Ron DeSantis is a fan of strawberry shortcake. The House voted 109-4 on Friday to send the governor
Canada scrambles to rebook rapid test deliveries amid ban of Russian planes
OTTAWA — Canada is rescheduling 11 planeloads of rapid tests this month that were due to be delivered via Russian cargo jets. A Russian-owned cargo plane successfully delivered a shipment of tests to Canada Sunday morning at the Toronto Pearson Interna...
Ontario announces $10M for Ottawa businesses affected by downtown protests
OTTAWA — The Ontario government is offering Ottawa businesses affected by the weeks-long protest in the city's downtown $10 million in supports. Tourism and Culture Minister Lisa MacLeod, who also represents an Ottawa riding, also announced a $1.5-mill...
Wisconsin election officials push back against 2020 probe
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin election officials pushed back Friday against a Republican-hired investigator's review of the 2020 election, branding his findings as inaccurate and insisting the contest was conducted fairly and accurately.
Florida poised to limit abortions as Supreme Court mulls Roe
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday said he would sign a 15-week abortion ban into law after Florida's legislature joined the trend of Republican-led states anticipating a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could sharply limit abortion r...
Once-dominant Nova Scotia Liberals facing divisions at annual meeting
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Liberal party appeared to be facing internal strife Friday as its two-day annual general meeting got underway. The party has gone from bidding for a third-consecutive majority government in last summer’s election to a “really di...
Independent member of Ontario legislature, Randy Hillier, won’t seek re-election
Randy Hillier, an independent member of Ontario's legislature who has been effectively barred from participating in the chamber after members unanimously condemned his statements and behaviour, says he won't seek re-election. The representative for Lan...
