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Maine clinics denied Medicaid funds during lawsuit after Trump cuts to abortion providers
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A network of clinics in Maine will not resume getting Medicaid funds to treat thousands of low-income patients during its lawsuit over Trump administration cuts to abortion prov...
Aug 25, 2025

Asked about Chinese ferry deal, Gregor Robertson says 'buy Canada' policy needs work
COQUITLAM - Gregor Robertson, the minister responsible for the federal agency that helped fund a BC Ferries contract to buy ships from China, says Canada needs to "catch up" with the United States whe...
Aug 25, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Following destructive wildfires, New Brunswick reopens forest access
New Brunswick is lifting most of the restrictions it had imposed on access to Crown land. The provincial government had banned public access to forests to reduce the risk of more wildfires erupting. O...
Aug 25, 2025

Auditor general to study the modernization of the federal pay system
OTTAWA - The federal government's troubled attempt to modernize its pay system will be probed by the federal auditor general as the government begins its move to another new payroll program. Ottawa an...
Aug 25, 2025

Two gold medal winners lead Team Sask into Summer Games closing ceremonies
The Canada Summer Games held closing ceremonies on Sunday evening, with diver Lila Stewart and Para Athletic Sprinter Brendan Cote-Williamson serving as flag bearers to lead Team Sask into the ceremon...
Aug 25, 2025

Long-elusive Mexican drug lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada pleads guilty in US
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges related to his role in the violent drug trade that for years flooded the U.S. with cocai...
Aug 25, 2025

Integrated Youth Services hub opens in Sturgeon Lake
A First Nation located 30 minutes northwest of Prince Albert is the fourth community in the province to launch an integrated youth services( IYS) hub - delivering supports to people between the ages o...
Aug 25, 2025
‘Most costly’ storm of 2025: Sask. hail insurance company flooded with claims
While lightning was streaking across the prairie skies on Wednesday night, hail was pounding Saskatchewan crops.For the Municipal Hail Insurance, that means the phones have been ringing all day."Thing...
Aug 25, 2025

Montreal mayor hopefuls promise to dump plan for biweekly garbage pickup in borough
MONTREAL - A controversial switch to biweekly trash pickup in a Montreal borough could be coming to an end, at least during summertime. Two of the leading contenders for mayor have pledged to reverse ...
Aug 25, 2025

Ottawa slams Israel after official finding of famine, urges halt to escalating war
OTTAWA - The Carney government is endorsing a UN-backed finding that famine is occurring in Gaza, and is urging Israel to stop ramping up its campaign in the Palestinian territory. The global standard...
Aug 25, 2025