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Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Growing majority of Americans want Congress to restore Roe v. Wade protections
A new poll found a full 54% of Americans now want Congress to pass “a law that keeps abortion as legal and accessible as it was nationwide under Roe v. Wade."
4 min read - BusinessCBC
Hydro-Québec and Kahnawà:ke strike historic deal to co-own New York transmission line
In a deal described by each party as historic, Hydro-Québec and Kahnawà:ke are now co-owners of a transmission line that will carry power from Montreal's South Shore to New York City.The agreement was formally signed by Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer, Ohén:ton Í:iente ne Ratitsénhaienhs (Grand Chief) of the Kanien'kehá:ka community south of Montreal, Hydro-Québec president and CEO Michael Sabia and Ian Lafrenière, the minister responsible for relations with the First Nations and the Inuit, on Thursday.
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US aid to Ukraine moves closer to possible passage
The U.S. Congress moved closer on Thursday to ending a months-long stalemate and voting on legislation to provide billions of dollars in security assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, despite bitter debate over the measure ahead of a weekend vote. Members of the Republican-led House of Representatives Rules Committee spent hours debating the package of four bills: three providing the security aid and a fourth with measures including sanctions, a threat to ban the social media app TikTok and
3 min read - NewsThe Canadian Press
Speaker of Ontario legislature stands by keffiyeh ban; Ford, opposition seek reversal
TORONTO — The Speaker of Ontario's legislature is standing by a ruling that bans people in the building from wearing keffiyehs, which he says are being worn to make a political statement, even after the premier and all opposition parties asked him to reverse it. The legislature has a long-standing rule that members can't use props, signage or accessories intended to express a political statement, and Speaker Ted Arnott said after "extensive research" he has concluded that keffiyehs meet that def
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LeBreton Flats still ideal site for Senators arena, NCC says
As negotiations with the Ottawa Senators over an arena drag on, the National Capital Commission (NCC) says LeBreton Flats is still the ideal spot for the team and there are no major roadblocks to reaching a deal."We think it's an excellent site," said NCC CEO Tobi Nussbaum on Thursday. "I think the Senators think it's an excellent site."Nussbaum said the two sides are still meeting on a regular basis, and the NHL club was set to update the NCC board Thursday during a closed-door session.He said
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Alberta seeing “heightened wildfire activity”, outpacing 2023 so far
“To date, in 2024, we’ve had more wildfire starts than we had in 2023,” said Forestry Minister Todd Loewen
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Former Alberta justice minister waits to learn if conduct deserving of law society sanction
Former justice minister Jonathan Denis must wait to learn if he is guilty of professional misconduct following a Law Society of Alberta disciplinary hearing.Denis, who opened a law firm after losing his seat in the 2015 provincial election, was cited by the Law Society of Alberta on two counts of alleged professional misconduct.On Thursday, final arguments were made after two days of proceedings that took place in February.Following submissions, the panel adjourned briefly before deciding member
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