N.B. minister says threat to dissolve school districts extends to francophone boards
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's education minister says his threat to dissolve school districts that don't adhere to the province's policy change affecting LGBTQ students also extends to francophone school boards. Bill Hogan was asked in the legislature ...
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Maryland governor signs bill to rebuild Pimlico, home of the Preakness Stakes
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a measure on Thursday to rebuild Baltimore's historic but antiquated Pimlico Race Course and transfer the track to state control. Under the new law, Maryland can use $400 million in sta...
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House Speaker Mike Johnson survived a motion to vacate. Here's why his job is far from safe.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Mike Johnson's job isn't safe yet. In a stunning show of unity in the often divided House, Democrats joined a majority of Republicans on Wednesday to save the GOP speaker from an attempt by fellow Republican Rep. Marjor...
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Competition Bureau to launch market study into airline sector
OTTAWA - Canada's Competition Bureau says it will begin a market study focused on the Canadian airline sector. It will look into the state of competition in the airline industry and how governments can make improvements. In a market study, the bureau e...
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Advocates, executives gather for summit on airline accessibility
OTTAWA - Canada's airline industry will work to create a streamlined intake form for travellers with disabilities, the federal government says. Disability advocates, government officials and representatives of the airline industry are talking about how...
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London Drugs president doesn't know why cyber attackers struck
RICHMOND, B.C. - The president of London Drugs says he doesn't know why the company was targeted in a cyber attack that forced it to close its stores for more than week, but hackers with sophisticated methods are "constantly probing for weaknesses" in ...
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Man accused of killing two children at Quebec daycare to stand trial in April 2025
LAVAL, Que. - The man accused of murdering two children and injuring six others after a city bus crashed into a Montreal-area daycare is scheduled to stand trial over five weeks beginning in April 2025. Superior Court Justice Lyne Décarie today set Pie...
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Haley will meet with donors to her shuttered presidential campaign. No Trump endorsement is expected
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Nikki Haley is meeting next week with donors who supported her now-abandoned Republican presidential campaign, a reentry into public life that comes as the former South Carolina governor keeps drawing notable support in some state...
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Breast cancer screening should start at age 40, Canadian Cancer Society says
The current guideline says screening for people at average risk for breast cancer should start at age 50.
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New Brunswick says bill to force people into drug care shelved until after election
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative government says a bill to force treatment for drug users that was to be introduced this spring has now been shelved until after the fall election. Sherry Wilson, minister responsible for addictions...
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