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Safety report expected after 11 killed in vehicle ramming at Vancouver festival
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is expected to release a report today on ways to improve safety and security at events two months after 11 people were killed in a vehicle ramming at a Vancouver festival. Premier David Eby asked retired B.
Jul 9, 2025 2:00 AM
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Envoy says Canada is coming closer to recognizing Palestinian statehood
OTTAWA — The Palestinian ambassador to Canada says she feels Ottawa is on the brink of officially recognizing statehood for her people, as she also takes note of tougher language from Canada on Israel's actions in Gaza.
Jul 9, 2025 2:00 AM
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Ottawa set to miss 2026 deadline for establishing $10-a-day child care: report
OTTAWA — Ottawa is expected to miss its 2026 deadline to implement $10-a-day child care services across the country, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives said in a new report published on Wednesday.
Jul 9, 2025 1:00 AM
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Protesters rally against closure of largest gender-affirming care center for kids in the US
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Growing up, Sage Sol Pitchenik wanted to hide. “I hated my body," the nonbinary 16-year-old said. “I hated looking at it.
Jul 8, 2025 11:09 PM
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What Trump's big tax law could mean for the youngest Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) — The impact of the massive spending bill that President Donald Trump signed into law on Independence Day is expected to filter down to infants and toddlers — a segment of the population that is particularly vulnerable to cuts to the
Jul 8, 2025 10:10 PM
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How the Know-Nothings, Free Soilers and other third parties shaped US politics
Elon Musk’s plan to create a new political party puts him in the company of a long line of business and political titans looking to upend the two-party system that has dominated U.S. politics since almost the beginning.
Jul 8, 2025 10:07 PM
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Texas flooding, and politics around it, underscore the challenges Trump faces in replacing FEMA
Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this hurricane season to “wean off of FEMA” and “bring it down to the state level.
Jul 8, 2025 10:03 PM
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Trump comes to Bondi's defense amid uproar from his base over Jeffrey Epstein files flop
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump leaped to the defense of Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday in the face of mounting criticism from far-right influencers and conservative internet personalities over the Justice Department's abrupt refusal
Jul 8, 2025 7:34 PM
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The Latest: Supreme Court will allow Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce to go ahead
The Supreme Court cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s plans to cut down on the size of the federal workforce, despite warnings from experts that vital government services will be lost and hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be ou
Jul 8, 2025 6:52 PM
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Explosive at B.C. minister's office 'homemade,' not intended to hurt anyone: RCMP
NORTH VANCOUVER — An "unsophisticated, homemade" bomb blew open the door at a British Columbia cabinet minister's constituency office in North Vancouver last month, RCMP said Tuesday. Cpl.
Jul 8, 2025 6:25 PM
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