FDA to offer bonus payments to staffers who complete speedy drug reviews

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Food and Drug Administration plans to start offering bonus payments to agency drug reviewers who complete their work ahead of schedule, the latest…

Big spending, big deficit and fee hikes: Highlights from the Alberta budget

EDMONTON — Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner tabled the province’s latest budget on Thursday. Here are some of the highlights: — The government expects to take in $74.6 billion while…

NTSB chair slams House aviation bill as ‘watered-down’ after 67 deaths near Washington

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday it’s misleading for members of the House to say their package of aviation safety reforms would address the recommendations that…

Trump’s State of the Union address seen by 32.6 million people, down 4 million from 2025 speech

An estimated 32.6 million people watched President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address this week, down four million from his speech to Congress last year and the smallest audience…

Senate introduced ‘very complex and intricate dialogue’ in ending second-generation cutoff: Gull-Masty

Speaking to reporters on Thursday, she said it was important for the government to move ahead with consultations with First Nations on the issue but refused to disclose if the…

Life…A Small Spark Between Two Eternities 2026-02-26 19:27:00

The Timekeeper(Facebook) In May 1944, a train arrived at Auschwitz-Birkenau carrying Jewish families from the Subcarpathian region of Czechoslovakia.Among them was a 14-year-old girl named Irene Fogel. She was holding her…

Canadian father enduring cold, poor food and water in Texas ICE detention centre

A Canadian arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Texas has been stuck in a detention facility since November, enduring cold and crowded conditions, poor food and water, and…

Senators amend Bill C-4 to include sunset clause on privacy changes

In a close vote on Thursday night, senators approved an amendment from Senator Pierre J. Dalphond that would automatically repeal the privacy changes three years after Bill C-4 becomes law.…

Life…A Small Spark Between Two Eternities

Ontario’s Paranormal Investigators. From O’Neill House to Oxford Hotel: A Legacy of History, Baseball, and Hauntings (Facebook) By Don Riffel Nestled in the heart of Woodstock, Ontario, at the corner…

Manitoba Tories used legislature room for campaign: elections commissioner

WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s election commissioner says the Progressive Conservatives didn’t follow provincial laws when they campaigned at the legislature building ahead of the 2023 provincial election. A former provincial secretary…