Politics

Alberta rules out Quebec pension model despite promise to wait for public feedback

EDMONTON — Finance Minister Nate Horner says if Alberta abandons the Canada Pension Plan to run its own stand-alone fund, it will not adopt Quebec’s model, which mandates optimizing returns while also investing in the province.

Oct 12, 2023 6:11 PM Read more >

Federal effort to boost child care in three provinces off to 'slow start': report

A $30-billion federal funding initiative launched in 2021 to bring $10-a-day child care across Canada has created a fraction of the new spaces expected in the first year of operation in three provinces that were assessed, a new report said.

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Saskatchewan government tables school pronoun bill, invokes notwithstanding clause

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government tabled legislation Thursday invoking the notwithstanding clause to prevent children under 16 from changing their names or pronouns at school without parental consent.

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Alberta receives federal money over four years to help fight gender-based violence

CALGARY — The Alberta government is to receive $54 million in federal funding to develop and deploy a 10-year plan to end gender-based violence in Alberta.

Oct 12, 2023 5:12 PM Read more >

Treaties with Métis could be negotiated after self-government bill passes: minister

OTTAWA — Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the federal government could enter into treaties with Métis nations after the passage of a bill that affirms their right to self-governance.

Oct 12, 2023 5:08 PM Read more >

Trump's criticism of Israel's Netanyahu draws strong condemnation from GOP rivals

NEW YORK (AP) — Several of former President Donald Trump 's Republican rivals denounced him on Thursday for lashing out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu days after Hamas' deadly attack , a rare moment in which multiple competitors directl

Oct 12, 2023 4:48 PM Read more >

Sen. Menendez is accused of being an unregistered agent of Egypt's government in updated indictment

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey was charged Thursday with conspiring for years to act as an agent of the Egyptian government while he held a powerful role in shaping U.S.

Oct 12, 2023 4:31 PM Read more >

Pennsylvania counties tell governor, lawmakers it's too late to move 2024's primary election date

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Counties in Pennsylvania have told Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and lawmakers that it is too late to move up the state's 2024 presidential primary date if counties are to successfully administer the election.

Oct 12, 2023 4:04 PM Read more >

Ex-IRS contractor pleads guilty in leak of tax return information of Trump, wealthy people

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service charged with leaking tax information to news outlets about former President Donald Trump and thousands of the country’s wealthiest people pleaded guilty to a federal charge Thursd

Oct 12, 2023 4:01 PM Read more >

B.C. church group, caught between Israel-Hamas war, struggles to get home

VANCOUVER — A group from a British Columbia church that had been touring historical sites in Israel when Hamas fighters began killing civilians is struggling to find a way home with the confusion of the war and a lack of support from the Canadian gov

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