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Puerto Rico Republicans award Trump all 23 of their delegates
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Puerto Rico's Republican Party held a district assembly on Sunday and awarded former President Donald Trump all 23 of their national delegates. About 77% of the 1,340 memb...
Apr 21, 2024
Quebecers who were in youth protection less likely to graduate, be employed: study
MONTREAL - Young people who spent time in the care of Quebec's youth protection authorities are less likely to graduate from high school or to be employed than their peers, a government-commissioned s...
Apr 21, 2024
Byelection called for May 21 in Nova Scotia's Pictou West riding
HALIFAX - Residents of the central Nova Scotia riding of Pictou West will be heading to the polls in a byelection next month to fill the seat left vacant by the retiring Speaker of the House. Premier ...
Apr 21, 2024
When it comes to government planes and political trips, who pays for a president's campaign travel?
WASHINGTON (AP) - It's no simple matter to move the commander in chief from point A to B, and it's even more complicated when the president is seeking a second term. President Joe Biden recently spent...
Apr 21, 2024
'Dying for doctors': Report cites concerns with health care in rural Saskatchewan
REGINA - Suzanne Kuchinka, mayor of the village of Macoun in southeast Saskatchewan, says it's been a struggle for years to keep family doctors because they retire or move elsewhere. In Lloydminster, ...
Apr 21, 2024
Biden sees a $35 price cap for insulin as a pivotal campaign issue. It’s not that clear-cut
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rarely a day goes without President Joe Biden mentioning insulin prices. He promotes a $35 price cap for the medication for Americans on Medicare - in White House speeches, campaign ...
Apr 21, 2024
Crush of lawsuits over voting in multiple states creates a shadow war for the 2024 election
CHICAGO (AP) - As President Joe Biden and Donald Trump step up their campaigning in swing states, a quieter battle is taking place in the shadows of their White House rematch. The Republican National ...
Apr 21, 2024
Ottawa puts up $50M in federal budget to hedge against job-stealing AI
OTTAWA - Worried artificial intelligence is coming for your job? So is the federal government - enough, at least, to set aside $50 million for skills retraining for workers. One of the centrepiece pro...
Apr 21, 2024
Cap on plastic production remains contentious as Ottawa set to host treaty talks
OTTAWA - Negotiators from 176 countries will gather in downtown Ottawa this week for the fourth round of talks to create a global treaty to eliminate plastic waste in less than 20 years. Ottawa is hos...
Apr 21, 2024
Hawaii lawmakers take aim at vacation rentals after Lahaina wildfire amplifies Maui housing crisis
HONOLULU (AP) - Amy Chadwick spent years scrimping and saving as a single mother of two to buy a house in the town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui. But after a devastating fire leveled Lahai...
Apr 20, 2024
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