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Extreme weather remains the wild card as Alberta aims to fix auto insurance system

Extreme weather remains the wild card as Alberta aims to fix auto insurance system

CALGARY — A global credit rating agency says Alberta's sweeping changes to its auto insurance system are a step in the right direction, but rising claims from hailstorms remain the wild card.
Trump gave Interior nominee one directive for a half-billion acres of US land: 'Drill.'

Trump gave Interior nominee one directive for a half-billion acres of US land: 'Drill.'

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Donald Trump assigned Doug Burgum a singular mission in nominating the governor of oil-rich North Dakota to lead an agency that oversees a half-billion acres of federal land and vast areas offshore: “Drill baby drill.
Trump gave Interior nominee one directive for a half-billion acres of US land: 'Drill.'

Trump gave Interior nominee one directive for a half-billion acres of US land: 'Drill.'

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Donald Trump assigned Doug Burgum a singular mission in nominating the governor of oil-rich North Dakota to lead an agency that oversees a half-billion acres of federal land and vast areas offshore: “Drill baby drill.
Trump-backed Derek Merrin concedes to Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur in Ohio

Trump-backed Derek Merrin concedes to Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Her Trump-endorsed Republican rival said Friday that he had called Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur to concede defeat in the 2024 election . In a video posted to X, formerly Twitter, fourth-term state Rep.
Judge delays Trump hush money sentencing in order to decide where case should go now

Judge delays Trump hush money sentencing in order to decide where case should go now

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge confirmed Friday that President-elect Donald Trump won't be sentenced this month in his hush money case , instead setting a schedule for prosecutors and his lawyers to expand on their ideas about what to do next.
Cape Breton councillor wins election after her name is picked from a box

Cape Breton councillor wins election after her name is picked from a box

HALIFAX — Wanda Hennick is the lucky winner of a council seat in northern Cape Breton after her name was picked out of a box this morning. The winner was chosen by random draw after both Hennick and Amy MacKinnon received 145 votes in the Oct.
Here are the people Trump has picked for key positions so far

Here are the people Trump has picked for key positions so far

President-elect Donald Trump is filling key posts in his second administration, and it's shaping up much differently than his first. He's prioritizing loyalists for top jobs.
Supreme Court allows multibillion-dollar class action to proceed against Meta

Supreme Court allows multibillion-dollar class action to proceed against Meta

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta , stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm.
New Brunswick oysters test positive for dermo disease, first confirmed case in Canada

New Brunswick oysters test positive for dermo disease, first confirmed case in Canada

FREDERICTON — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says oyster samples from New Brunswick's east coast have tested positive for two diseases, one of which has been found for the first time in Canada.
Supreme Court allows multibillion-dollar class action to proceed against Meta

Supreme Court allows multibillion-dollar class action to proceed against Meta

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta , stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm.
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