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Film industry calls on minister to reject key Senate amendments, as Bill C-11 clears Red Chamber
Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez prepares to appear before the Senate Committee on Transport and Communications on Bill C-11, in the Senate of Canada Building in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
opinion
The Trudeau government’s hiring sprees need to end
The Editorial Board
opinion
In vilifying safe supply, Pierre Poilievre has picked the wrong target
Vernon White
u.s. politics
Joe Biden plans to renominate stalled picks for key federal posts
U.S. President Joe Biden gestures as he arrives with his family following a holiday visit to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. January 2, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
u.s. politics
U.S. Senate passes $1.7-trillion bill to fund government, aid Ukraine
The Senate side of the Capitol is seen in Washington, early Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, as lawmakers rush to complete passage of a bill to fund the government before a midnight Friday deadline, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
politics
No ‘rubber stamp’ for online news bill, says Senate
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez responds to a question during question period, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, in Ottawa. Rodriguez accused Facebook on Thursday of trying to intimidate Canadians with threats of pulling news content from its platform, following the adoption of Bill C-18 in the House of Commons. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
world
U.S. Senate passes record $858 billion defense act, sending bill to Biden
President Joe Biden speaks during the closing session at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit on promoting food security and food systems resilience in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
analysis
Kyrsten Sinema withdrawing from the Democratic Party could mean everything for U.S. politics – or nothing
David Shribman
u.s. politics
Kyrsten Sinema leaves Democratic Party, adding drama to tight U.S. Senate margin
FILE - Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee hearing to examine social media's impact on homeland security, Sept. 14, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. In 2024 Sinema will be up for reelection. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
world
Chuck Schumer re-elected Senate leader after Democrats expand majority
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 08: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) arrives at an event in front of the U.S. Capitol December 8, 2022 in Washington, DC. Airport service workers organizing with SEIU including baggage handlers, cabin cleaners, janitors, security guards, and wheelchair attendants joined lawmakers to urge Congress to pass the Good Jobs for Good Airport Act. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
u.s. politics
U.S. Congress passes landmark bill protecting same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 08: The rising sun creeps across the US Capitol dome on November 8, 2022 in Washington, DC. After months of campaigning, Americans across the nation are heading to the polls to cast their votes in the midterm elections. Republicans are favored to take back control of the US House of Representatives and if they can do the same in the US Senate it would mean a divided government in Washington for the next two years. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
analysis
The implications of Raphael Warnock’s victory spill far beyond the borders of Georgia
David Shribman
u.s. business
Biden signs bill to block U.S. railroad strike
US President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 1, 2022. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)
world
Congress votes to avert rail strike amid dire warnings
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., updates reporters as Congress moves urgently to head off a looming U.S. rail strike, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
canada
Senate motion to strip ‘Honourable’ title could affect at least two former senators
Embattled Sen. Don Meredith is seen in his Toronto lawyer's office in downtown Toronto on Thursday, March 16, 2017.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
u.s. business
U.S. Congress votes to avert rail strike, impose deal on unions
FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of gantry cranes, shipping containers, and freight railway trains ahead of a possible strike if there is no deal with the rail worker unions, at the Union Pacific Los Angeles (UPLA) Intermodal Facility rail yard in Commerce, California, U.S., September 15, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
canada
Senators ask Governor General to strip Don Meredith of ‘Honourable’ title
Sen. Don Meredith is seen during an interview in Toronto on March 16, 2017. Senators have voted to ask Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to have their former colleague Don Meredith stripped of his "Honourable" title. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
world
Landmark same-sex marriage bill wins Senate passage
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 29: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speak to the media following a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House on November 29, 2022 in Washington, DC. Biden met with Senate and House leaders to discuss the legislative agenda for the remainder of the year. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
u.s. politics
McConnell re-elected Senate Republican leader, Rick Scott’s bid rejected
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., gestures after being reelected as Republican leader, quashing a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., in the Senate Republican leadership elections on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
u.s. politics
Democrats retain control of U.S. Senate, allowing Biden to push ahead with agenda
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 08: U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) listens as Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak delivers remarks at an election night party hosted by Nevada Democratic Victory at The Encore on November 08, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) is facing Republican challenger Adam Laxalt, while Gov. Steve Sisolak is facing Republican Joe Lombardo. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
u.s. politics
Mark Kelly wins in Arizona, putting Democrats one seat away from keeping control of Senate
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., addresses supporters at an election night event in Tucson, Ariz., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Alberto Mariani)
canada
Evening Update: The difficult road to assisted dying for mental illness
Dr. Madeline Li poses for a portrait at Princess Margaret Hospital, in Toronto ON, November 9th, 2022. Dr. Li has told a parliamentary committee that she has “significant concerns” about the upcoming expansion of Medical Assistance In Dying (MAID) requirements in March, 2023.
u.s. politics
U.S. election workers toil to count thousands of votes in Senate races
Ballots are processed at the Maricopa County Elections Center in Phoenix, Nov. 9, 2022. All four of the state’s top races were uncalled as of midday Friday. (Alisha Jucevic/The New York Times)
canada
B.C. Indigenous scholar Margo Greenwood appointed as senator
The Senate of Canada building and Senate Chamber are pictured in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of a new senator, Margo Greenwood, who will represent British Columbia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
u.s. politics
U.S. Senate up for grabs as Republicans move toward House majority
The sun rises on the U.S. Capitol building the morning after Election Day, in Washington on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. Many key races remain too close to call, and control of Congress is still unclear. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The New York Times)
world
Georgia Senate race between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker advances to Dec. 6 runoff
Democratic candidate U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker attend midterm election campaign events in Atlanta and Hiram, Georgia, U.S., November 8, 2022 and November 6, 2022 in a combination of file photos REUTERS/Bob Strong/Jonathan Ernst
opinion
The U.S. midterm elections could be a death knell for Trump
Lawrence Martin
world
Highlights from key races in the 2022 U.S. midterm elections
MADISON, WI - NOVEMBER 08: A voter casts their ballot at the Hillel Foundation on November 8, 2022 in Madison, Wisconsin. After months of candidates campaigning, Americans are voting in the midterm elections to decide close races across the nation. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
investment ideas
Surprisingly close U.S. midterms keep investors on edge: What market observers are saying
The sun rises over the U.S. Capitol, as control of Congress remained unclear following the 2022 U.S. midterm elections in Washington on Nov. 9.
report on business
Canopy Growth CEO says he is hopeful for cannabis reforms after U.S. midterm elections
FILE PHOTO: A sign featuring Canopy Growth Corporation's logo is pictured at their facility in Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada, January 4, 2018 .Picture taken January 4, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo
investment ideas
Investors face unclear outcome in U.S. midterms, with questions over spending, regulation
Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is showered with confetti as he celebrates onstage with his wife Casey and family during his 2022 U.S. midterm elections night party in Tampa on Nov. 8.
u.s. politics
U.S. midterm election updates: With polls closed across the country, Republicans favoured to narrowly win control of U.S. House, Senate still undecided
People gather at the 2022 U.S. midterm election night party for New York congressman and Republican New York gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 8, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
u.s. politics
Georgia’s high-stakes race has controversial Republican Herschel Walker in a dead heat with incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock
Reverend Raphael Warnock is preaching to the faithful. On this weekday evening, the location is not his usual pulpit at Ebenezer Baptist, the downtown Atlanta church once led by Martin Luther King, Jr., but Cascade Skating, a roller rink on the city’s blue-collar southwest side.
investment ideas
How the U.S. midterms could ripple through the stock market
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a rally for Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) at the Miami-Dade Country Fair and Exposition on Nov. 6 in Miami.