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House’s Ukraine, Israel aid package gains Biden's support as Speaker Johnson fights to keep his job
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he strongly supports a proposal from House Speaker Mike Johnson to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Republican Speaker Johnson, faci...
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Veteran skip Brad Jacobs announces departure from Team Carruthers
WINNIPEG - Veteran skip Brad Jacobs is a free agent after announcing Wednesday that he is parting ways with Reid Carruthers and his Manitoba-based curling team. Jacobs joined the team based near Winni...
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Moe cautions Saskatchewan Party members over texts to legislature Speaker
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he has cautioned his caucus about texting the Speaker after his finance minister landed in hot water for doing so.Moe said Tuesday he told Saskatchewan Party member...
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Too early for conclusions on integrity of last two elections, MP Chong tells inquiry
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Michael Chong is urging a federal inquiry to refrain from making final conclusions about the integrity of the last two general elections, saying it is too early to do so. The ...
59m ago
All federal ministers will participate in process to find 5,000 jobs to cut: Anand
OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Anita Anand says no government ministry and agency will be left out of the process of cutting 5,000 public-service positions. Anand, who is responsible for much of th...
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Battlefords and Meadow Lake MPs weigh in on new federal budget
Battlefords and Meadow Lake area MPs are raising their frustrations about the new federal budget released this week.Battlefords-Lloydminster MP Rosemarie Falk and Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River MP...
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Capital gains are going to be taxed more, and these economists say it's a good thing
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is going to change how capital gains are taxed in Canada, which will affect corporations and the country's wealthiest individuals. The federal budget presented Tuesday ...
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Ottawa must revisit assisted dying for Alzheimer's, dementia patients: advocates
OTTAWA - Now is the time to urge Ottawa that people with disorders such as Alzheimer's and dementia should be able to request medical assistance in dying before their cognitive decline, says the CEO o...
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Schumer says he'll move to end Mayorkas' impeachment trial in the Senate as soon as it begins
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that he will move to dismiss impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, a move that would end the...
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Raptors backup centre Jontay Porter gets lifetime ban from NBA
TORONTO - The NBA has banned Jontay Porter for life games after completing an investigation into gambling allegations against the former Toronto Raptors' two-way player. A league investigation found t...
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