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In the news today: Canadians wary of online regulation, according to new poll
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Canadians wary of online regulation: poll A new survey suggests fewer than half...
Mar 13, 2024

'Old MacDonald went broke': Technology helps grain farmers confront weather woes
British Columbia grain farmer Malcolm Odermatt says all he can do is pray for rain this spring after repeated droughts sabotaged his harvest last year. Odermatt, who is also the president of the BC Gr...
Mar 13, 2024

MPs to question main contractor on ArriveCan app at House committee
OTTAWA - MPs will have another chance to question the people behind the main contract for the ArriveCan app at a House committee meeting today. This will mark the third time GC Strategies partner Kris...
Mar 13, 2024

Poll: Canadians unsure online harms bill will make social media safer
OTTAWA - Fewer than half of Canadians believe the federal government's plan to regulate social media sites will make platforms safer, a new survey suggests. Polling firm Leger recently asked Canadians...
Mar 13, 2024

Alberta Premier Smith says face-to-face meeting today with Prime Minister Trudeau
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet up face-to-face in Calgary today. Smith's office says the two will meet in the morning, and Smith will head to Edmo...
Mar 13, 2024

Politicians want more competition but supply management still a 'sacred cow'
OTTAWA - There aren't many issues that garner support across party lines in Ottawa these days. But when it comes to the supply management system for egg, poultry and dairy products - the mechanism tha...
Mar 13, 2024

Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if threatened, Putin tells state media
President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if there is a threat to Russian statehood, sovereignty, or independence. Speaking in an interview with Russian state televisio...
Mar 13, 2024

An explosion in a building outside Beijing kills 1 person and injures 22
BEIJING (AP) - Rescuers were responding to a suspected gas leak explosion Wednesday in a building in northern China that has killed one person and injured 22, authorities said. The explosion came earl...
Mar 12, 2024

Geekie powers Broncos past Raiders
Future NHLer Conor Geekie had two goals and two assists Tuesday night as he lead the Swift Current Broncos past the Prince Albert Raiders 4-2 at the Art Hauser Centre.After a Niall Crocker goal in the...
Mar 12, 2024

Mikko Rantanen's four-point night lifts Avalanche over Flames 6-2
CALGARY - Mikko Rantanen had two goals and two assists on Tuesday night to extend his point streak to 10 games and lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 6-2 NHL victory over the Calgary Flames. Fourteen of...
Mar 12, 2024