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Former head of military HR sues Armed Forces, government after misconduct case
OTTAWA - A former military leader who was accused of sexual misconduct in 2021 is suing the federal government, the Armed Forces and his accuser, claiming he was maliciously prosecuted for political r...
May 22, 2024
Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy takes a 7.7% stake in Buzzfeed
Former Republican presidential candidate and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has purchased a minority stake in Buzzfeed, the digital publishing company that shut down its media outlet last year. ...
May 22, 2024
What you should know about North Carolina's race for governor
North Carolina has been an underappreciated political battleground recently and not gotten the same attention as nearby Georgia or Florida or the traditional campaign hotbeds of the Rust Belt. That is...
May 22, 2024
GOP candidate for NC governor blasts public spending as his family nonprofit rakes in taxpayer funds
WASHINGTON (AP) - In his bid to become North Carolina's first Black governor, Republican Mark Robinson assails government safety net spending as a "plantation of welfare and victimhood" that has mired...
May 22, 2024
CPP Investments earned 8% in latest fiscal year, net assets rose to $632 billion
TORONTO - Canada's biggest pension fund earned an eight per cent return last year, but significantly underperformed the 19.9 per cent return of its reference portfolio. The lower return for the Canada...
May 22, 2024
GOP candidate for NC governor blasts public spending as his family nonprofit rakes in taxpayer funds
WASHINGTON (AP) - In his bid to become North Carolina's first Black governor, Republican Mark Robinson assails government safety net spending as a "plantation of welfare and victimhood" that has mired...
May 22, 2024
Biden administration canceling student loans for another 160,000 borrowers
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is canceling student loans for another 160,000 borrowers through a combination of existing programs. The Education Department announced the latest round of c...
May 22, 2024
Senators pass new rules entrenching independent groups, angering Tories
OTTAWA - Canada's upper house has adopted a new set of rules that the Liberal government says will further entrench its independence, as the dominos from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Senate reforms...
May 22, 2024
Indigenous CBC employee's discrimination claims to be heard by human-rights tribunal
OTTAWA - An Indigenous employee with the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. is taking up the fight against what he describes as systemic racism by his employer. Richard Agecoutay, 61, has been granted a huma...
May 22, 2024
Judge in the Florida Trump classified documents case will hear more arguments on dismissing charges
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) - Prosecutors and defense lawyers in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump are due in court Wednesday for the first time since the judge indefinite...
May 21, 2024
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