Alberta moves to implement interprovincial pact to ease trade rules on consumer goods | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Alberta’s government has tabled legislation — Bill 21, the Interprovincial Trade Mutual Recognition Act — to ease regulations and barriers to more easily enable the sale of some goods from other provinces. It’s part of a commitment Alberta made with its provincial and federal counterparts in signing an interprovincial free trade pact in November. […]
Polls: Most Americans oppose strikes on Iran, but big gap between Democrats, Republicans
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Nearly a month since the U.S. and Israeli launched military attacks on Iran, a slew of new national polls indicate that most Americans give the military strikes a thumbs down. But the surveys point to a continued broad partisan divide between Democrats and Republicans over the […]
No bright idea! Lawmaker wants to force NYC to go dark after 11 p.m. — and critics say it’s a criminal’s dream bill
[ad_1] Critics say she’s not the brightest bulb! A state lawmaker has a dim-witted plan that would force the Empire State Building and nearly all of New York City to go dark after 11 p.m. — but detractors say the plan would let criminals run wild under the cloak of night. The “Dark Skies Protection […]
Trump pressures GOP to scrap filibuster, says ‘desperate’ Schumer ‘will make a deal’
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump pressured Senate Republicans to ditch the filibuster and claimed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., will strike a deal due to concern about the prospect of the GOP scrapping the procedural hurdle. “Chuck Schumer, a desperate, crippled politician, who has lost control of […]
Trump to Congress: End DHS shutdown or face ‘very drastic measures’
[ad_1] President Donald Trump at a cabinet meeting Thursday urged Congress to find a quick resolution to the Department of Homeland Security shutdown that’s leading to increasing headaches for air travelers. “They need to end the shutdown immediately, or we’ll have to take some very drastic measures,” Trump said from the White House. He didn’t […]
Watchdog finds little oversight over multi-billion-dollar Indigenous procurement program – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The federal government repeatedly ignored key safeguards meant to ensure that legitimate Indigenous businesses would benefit from a multi-billion-dollar procurement program, a watchdog’s investigation has shown. In a report made public Thursday, the Office of the Procurement Ombud said Indigenous Services Canada showed a “systemic disregard” for the principles behind the Procurement Strategy for […]
24 states back challenge to transgender inmate surgery ruling with nationwide stakes
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Idaho and Indiana filed an amicus brief challenging a federal ruling requiring Alaska to provide sex reassignment surgery for prison inmates in a case that could reshape policy nationwide. Alaska is appealing the decision to the Ninth Circuit, seeking to overturn a ruling […]
Prediction market bets on sports, election, war would be verboten under new legislation
[ad_1] Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) speaks at a news conference on his marathon overnight speech on the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol Building on Oct. 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images A group of congressional Democrats on Thursday introduced legislation that would ban prediction market bets on elections, government actions, […]
What comes next? Three attack scenarios as U.S. sends thousands more troops to Middle East
[ad_1] A satellite view of Qeshm Island in Hormozgan Province, Iran, within the Strait of Hormuz region on January 17, 2026. Gallo Images | Gallo Images | Getty Images The U.S. is preparing to send thousands more troops to the Middle East, prompting speculation about a ground attack on Iran amid conflicting accounts of peace […]
Key Trump agency unleashes probe on blue state over potential race-based mortgage aid: ‘DEI is dead’
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration’s Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced Tuesday that it launched an investigation into a Washington state housing program the agency accused of potentially providing subsidized mortgage assistance to people based on race. The Washington State Housing Finance Commission was alerted this […]