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Liberals release plan to 'solve the housing crisis,' branding it as a call to action
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have unveiled their plan to solve the housing crisis, building on recent announcements with new tax incentives, more than a billion dollars for homelessness and a country...
Apr 12, 2024
Smith says she expects Poilievre to work with provinces to give cities housing cash
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she has no problem with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's proposal to give municipalities a building bonus, so long as he goes through her provincial ...
Apr 12, 2024
Supreme Court of Canada says treaty entitled Alberta First Nation to larger reserve
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says an Alberta First Nation ended up with less land than it should have received under a treaty made with the Crown well over a century ago. In a 7-0 ruling today...
Apr 12, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Ex-space agency engineer acquitted on charge of acting for Chinese firm
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Former Canadian Space Agency engineer Wanping Zheng has been acquitted of breach of trust at the courthouse in Longueuil, Que. Zheng, 63, a resident of the Montreal suburb of Brossar...
Apr 12, 2024
In the news today: Spy service chief back at inquiry, Walmart Canada getting robots
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Spy service chief returns to interference inquiry The head of Canada's spy agen...
Apr 12, 2024
Tiger Woods completes opening round at Masters with a 73, eight shots off the lead
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Tiger Woods finished up his weather-delayed opening round at the Masters early Friday morning, dropping two more strokes behind leader Bryson DeChambeau and facing a more immediate...
Apr 12, 2024
Depleted Toronto FC heads to Charlotte, looking to reboot after back-to-back losses
Back-to-back losses to Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver along with a growing injury list have brought Toronto FC back to earth after an impressive 3-1-1 start to the MLS season. Coach John Herdman i...
Apr 12, 2024
German parliament votes to make it easier for people to legally change their name and gender
BERLIN (AP) - German lawmakers on Friday approved legislation that will make it easier for transgender, intersex and nonbinary people to change their name and gender in official records. The "self-det...
Apr 12, 2024
COLLINS: When do we say, 'enough already?'
AT SOME POINT, there has to be a line drawn in the sand to distinguish between the needs of an individual over the needs of society as a whole. I have always had empathy for those who are marginalized...
Apr 12, 2024
Polish lawmakers vote to move forward with work on lifting near-total abortion ban
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Polish lawmakers voted Friday to continue work on proposals to lift a near-total ban on abortion, a highly divisive issue in the traditionally Roman Catholic country, which has o...
Apr 12, 2024
