Politics

'Your priorities are backwards,' Bell tells CRTC during Online Streaming Act hearing

Bell Media-owner BCE Inc. wants the federal broadcasting regulator to create a news fund that would provide money to broadcasters and require foreign streamers to contribute to the subsidy through their Canadian content spending.

Nov 21, 2023 12:40 PM Read more >

Democratic Rep. Anna Eshoo announces retirement after three decades in Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Anna Eshoo , a Democrat representing parts of California's Silicon Valley , announced Tuesday that she will not run for reelection next year, marking the end of her more than three decades in Congress .

Nov 21, 2023 12:12 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia to add 270 student housing beds on four community college campuses

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government announced on Tuesday plans to build housing on four community college campuses as the province grapples with a crisis that has left students struggling to find apartments.

Nov 21, 2023 11:54 AM Read more >

Ontario elementary teachers reach contract deal with province

TORONTO — Ontario's public elementary teachers announced Tuesday they have reached a tentative contract with the provincial government, averting central strikes for the next three years, if the deal is ratified.

Nov 21, 2023 11:38 AM Read more >

Democrats urge Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn Republican-drawn legislative maps

MADISON, Wis.

Nov 21, 2023 11:29 AM Read more >

In wake of Voting Rights Act ruling, North Dakota to appeal decision that protected tribes' rights

BISMARCK, N.D.

Nov 21, 2023 10:59 AM Read more >

Donald Trump will be in South Carolina for the Palmetto Bowl football matchup after Thanksgiving

COLUMBIA, S.C.

Nov 21, 2023 10:55 AM Read more >

In tears, ex-Trump exec testifies he gave up company job because he was tired of legal woes

NEW YORK (AP) — Tearing up as he testified, Donald Trump's former corporate controller said he “gave up” on his longtime job because he was worn out by the company's legal woes.

Nov 21, 2023 10:55 AM Read more >

As 2023 draws to close, Biden's promised visit to Africa shows no signs of happening yet

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden promised to visit Africa this year, but 2023 is drawing to a close with no trip in sight yet. Nor has Biden given any public indication he plans to attend the U.N.

Nov 21, 2023 10:49 AM Read more >

Labrador Inuit quit meetings with N.L. premier amid tensions about unrecognized group

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Inuit Nunatsiavut government has pulled out of meetings with Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, citing concerns about the inclusion of an unrecognized group self-identifying as Indigenous.

Nov 21, 2023 10:30 AM Read more >