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Supreme Court sides with GOP in Alabama election map case
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday put on hold a lower court ruling that Alabama must draw new congressional districts before the 2022 elections, boosting Republican chances to hold six of ...
Feb 07, 2022

How many candidates could run for Conservative leader? Depends on timing and rules
OTTAWA - One candidate has decided to join the nascent Conservative leadership race so far and the timing and rules will help determine how many others will end up on the ballot. Ottawa-area MP Pierre...
Feb 07, 2022

Expanded Holocaust museum coming to Montreal in 2025 to include hologram testimonials
MONTREAL - A bigger, more interactive and more modern Holocaust museum will be opening its doors in Montreal's Plateau Mont-Royal neighbourhood in 2025. If everything goes as planned, the opening of t...
Feb 07, 2022

Supreme Court's Wagner says justice system must continue modernizing beyond pandemic
OTTAWA - Canada's chief justice says those working in the justice system must continue to build on innovations put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Richard Wagner says "there is no turning back"...
Feb 07, 2022

Who's in, who's out and who else could join the race to lead the Conservative party
OTTAWA - As the race to replace Erin O'Toole as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada gets underway, here's a look at the contest so far: Who's in: Pierre Poilievre: The 42-year-old Ottawa-area M...
Feb 07, 2022

Justice Dept. signals it may allow safe injection sites
NEW YORK (AP) - A year after winning a major court battle against the opening of so-called safe injection sites -- safe havens for people to use heroin and other narcotics with protections against fat...
Feb 07, 2022

Wine, Spirits and Beer - So Many Choices, Where to Start
I figured a good place to begin was with a popular Vodka brand, Absolut. This Vodka is one of the most famous around the world, it was a game changer for the premium vodka sector. Just walk down our v...
Feb 07, 2022

Stampeders president/GM Hufnagel not expecting to be active in CFL free agency
John Hufnagel isn't expecting to be a major player when CFL free agency begins Tuesday. That's not a huge surprise given Calgary's president/GM has spent much of the off-season re-signing many of the ...
Feb 07, 2022

Ukraine crisis talks move to Moscow and Washington
MOSCOW (AP) - International efforts to defuse the standoff over Ukraine intensified Monday, with French President Emmanuel Macron holding talks in Moscow and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Washingto...
Feb 07, 2022

Canadian police forces learn from situation in Ottawa during convoy protests
Police forces across Canada took different approaches to protests against COVID-19 measures over the weekend, learning from the situation in Ottawa, where demonstrators and their trucks have remain en...
Feb 07, 2022