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Ottawa's operating spending - not capital - driving deeper deficits: PBO
The parliamentary budget officer projects Ottawa will blow past the new fiscal anchors set out in last week's 2025 federal budget. Interim budget officer Jason Jacques says in a new analysis of the bu...
Nov 14, 2025 Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques waits to appear before the Senate Banking, Commerce and the Economy committee in Ottawa, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Doritos and Cheetos dial back the bright orange in new versions without artificial ingredients
Doritos and Cheetos are getting a makeover. PepsiCo said Thursday it's launching toned-down versions of its bright orange snacks that won't have any artificial colors or flavors. Doritos and Cheetos S...
Nov 13, 2025 This image provided by PepsiCo shows from left, shows original Doritos Nacho cheese chips next to new Doritos without artificial colors or flavors. (PepsiCo via AP)
'I can't take any more of this,' then-Prince Andrew wrote as he was engulfed in Epstein scandal
LONDON (AP) - As the man formerly known as Prince Andrew was drawn into the news surrounding sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, he sought to distance himself from the scandal. "I can't take any more of thi...
Nov 13, 2025
Ukraine's army chief visits besieged city as Zelenskyy confronts graft scandal
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine's top military commander said Thursday he visited troops holding the front line in a key eastern city besieged by Russian forces, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelen...
Nov 13, 2025 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a news conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrea Rosa)
Premiers lay out priorities for meeting with Carney next week
Canada's premiers say infrastructure investments and the state of U.S.-Canada trade negotiations are high on their agenda for an upcoming meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney. Carney will host a vi...
Nov 12, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses the premiers during 2025 summer meetings at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ont., on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Solution goes on auction for CIA HQ's 'Kryptos' sculpture that has stumped code breakers for decades
BOSTON (AP) - When Jim Sanborn was commissioned to create a sculpture at CIA headquarters, he wanted to do something that spoke to its world of spies and secret codes. The result was a 10-foot-tall, S...
Nov 12, 2025 This updated photo provided by the Central Intelligence Agency shows the 1988 sculpture "Kryptos" by James Sanborn at the Central Intelligence Agency in McLean, Va. ("Kryptos" © Copyright 1988 James Sanborn, All rights reserved/Photo Courtesy of CIA via AP)
Epstein emails released by Democrats say Trump 'knew about the girls' and spent time with a victim
WASHINGTON (AP) - Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2011 email that Donald Trump had "spent hours" at Epstein's house with a victim of sex trafficking and said in a separate message years...
Nov 12, 2025 This photo provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein, March 28, 2017. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)
Online gambling is everywhere. So are the risks
NEW YORK (AP) - Online betting is more accessible than ever, with 14% of U.S. adults saying they bet on professional or college sports online either frequently or occasionally, according to a February...
Nov 12, 2025 FanDuel, DraftKings and other online gambling apps are displayed on a phone in San Francisco, Sept. 26, 2022. Online sports gambling apps are facing tax hikes in some states this year. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Canada Post submits overhaul plan to the federal government
Canada Post says it has submitted a plan to the federal government to transform its struggling business model into a financially sustainable postal service. Procurement Minister Jol Lightbound unveile...
Nov 10, 2025 A woman checks for mail at her community mailbox in the Pointe-Claire neighbourhood of Montreal on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Former French President Sarkozy released from prison pending appeal in conspiracy case
PARIS (AP) - France's former President Nicolas Sarkozy was freed from prison Monday after a Paris appeals court granted him release under judicial supervision, less than three weeks after he began ser...
Nov 10, 2025 Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his home Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025 in Paris as he heads to prison to serve time for a criminal conspiracy to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
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