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Bloc Québécois as official Opposition? Leader says Canadians 'don't have to fear us'
OTTAWA — Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says he's staying modest about the prospect of his party forming official Opposition in the next federal election, though it would be a "spectacular" result.
Dec 27, 2024 5:00 AM
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Manitoba government questioned over push for rate freeze on electricity
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says a rate freeze on electricity in 2025 is achievable, despite another forecasted financial loss at Crown-owned Manitoba Hydro.
Dec 27, 2024 2:00 AM
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'Now's the time': As Canada ramps up housing, advocates urge more accessible builds
Five-year-old Beau starts each day being carried by one of his parents to the family's living room, where his wheelchair awaits in their Beamsville, Ont., home.
Dec 27, 2024 2:00 AM
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Trump's return: What Canada can learn from the 2024 presidential campaign
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump smiled wide in front of cheering supporters after millions of Americans went to the polls, choosing the divisive Republican leader as the next president of the United States in an astonishing comeback that signalled an Ameri
Dec 27, 2024 2:00 AM
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New 2025 laws hit hot topics from AI in movies to rapid-fire guns
Artificial intelligence. Abortion. Guns. Marijuana. Minimum wages. Name a hot topic, and chances are good there's a new law about it taking effect in 2025 in one state or another.
Dec 26, 2024 10:14 PM
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India alleges widespread trafficking of international students through Canada to U.S.
OTTAWA — Indian law enforcement agencies say they are investigating alleged links between dozens of colleges in Canada and two "entities" in Mumbai accused of illegally ferrying students across the Canada-United States border.
Dec 26, 2024 8:27 PM
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The US says it pushed retraction of a famine warning for north Gaza. Aid groups express concern
WASHINGTON (AP) — A lead organization monitoring for food crises around the world withdrew a new report this week warning of imminent famine in north Gaza under what it called Israel's “near-total blockade,” after the U.S.
Dec 26, 2024 7:34 PM
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Boxing Day shoppers take advantage of tax holiday amid cost of living crisis
TORONTO — Shoppers flocked to malls on Thursday to take advantage of Boxing Day deals made more enticing by the federal government’s GST holiday, but some say the lower prices aren’t enough to keep up with the country’s cost of living.
Dec 26, 2024 1:08 PM
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The US says it pushed retraction of a famine warning for north Gaza. Aid groups express concern.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A lead organization monitoring for food crises around the world withdrew a new report this week warning of imminent famine in north Gaza under what it called Israel's “near-total blockade,” after the U.S.
Dec 26, 2024 10:36 AM
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Americans are exhausted by political news. TV ratings and a new AP-NORC poll show they're tuning out
NEW YORK (AP) — As a Democrat who immersed himself in political news during the presidential campaign, Ziad Aunallah has much in common with many Americans since the election. He's tuned out.
Dec 26, 2024 7:01 AM
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