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Liberals, NDP co-operate to get fall economic statement to final vote Wednesday

Liberals, NDP co-operate to get fall economic statement to final vote Wednesday

OTTAWA — The government's five-month-old fall economic statement should finally pass the House of Commons Wednesday following some procedural manoeuvring by the Liberals and the NDP.
Conservative fundraising rose as party ousted O'Toole, entered leadership race

Conservative fundraising rose as party ousted O'Toole, entered leadership race

OTTAWA — Only two political parties managed to raise more money in the first quarter of this year than at the end of 2021: the Conservatives and Bloc Québécois.
Biden says basic U.S. rights are at risk if Supreme Court draft decision stands

Biden says basic U.S. rights are at risk if Supreme Court draft decision stands

WASHINGTON — Rescinding the constitutional right to an abortion would be just the beginning, President Joe Biden warned Tuesday as the world confronted anew the possibility that women in the United States are poised to lose the right to choose.
What's Canadian? Minister to modernize definition of a Canadian film and TV program

What's Canadian? Minister to modernize definition of a Canadian film and TV program

OTTAWA — Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is set to review what qualifies as a Canadian film or TV program as part of a move to modernize the country's broadcast laws.
Nova Scotia mass shooting gunman drew police attention 10 years before killings

Nova Scotia mass shooting gunman drew police attention 10 years before killings

HALIFAX — A new document shows that the gunman who killed 22 people in rural Nova Scotia had been on the radar of police a decade before his two-day rampage in April 2020.
Rookie Gretzky card returned to B.C. man seven years after it was stolen

Rookie Gretzky card returned to B.C. man seven years after it was stolen

KELOWNA, B.C. — A Wayne Gretzky rookie card that was stolen seven years ago in West Kelowna, B.C., is now back in the hands of its owner.
Ukraine tells Canada Russia must be held to account: In The News for May 3rd

Ukraine tells Canada Russia must be held to account: In The News for May 3rd

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 3rd, 2022 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
Highway blockades over old-growth logging aimed at forcing a dialogue, activists say

Highway blockades over old-growth logging aimed at forcing a dialogue, activists say

VANCOUVER — The activists behind road blockades and hunger strikes calling for an end to old-growth logging in British Columbia say their non-violent actions are aimed at sparking public discussion and urging politicians to heed climate science.
Electric retooling at Stellantis plants part of $16-billion auto sector overhaul

Electric retooling at Stellantis plants part of $16-billion auto sector overhaul

OTTAWA — It has been an electric spring for Canada's automakers with more than $13 billion promised in just eight weeks to build the needed battery supply chains and shift production from combustion-engine to plug-in vehicles.
B.C. tables data collection law to help dismantle systemic racism, says premier

B.C. tables data collection law to help dismantle systemic racism, says premier

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has introduced data collection legislation to help dismantle systemic racism faced by Indigenous and other racialized communities, Premier John Horgan said Monday.