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Trump turns America 250 kickoff into a campaign-style rally on the National Mall
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump formally kicked off celebrations for America's 250th anniversary on Wednesday night by working to get the country excited again - about himself. The president ...
Jun 24, 2026
B.C.'s newest municipality of Okanagan Falls to be incorporated in November
VICTORIA - Residents of British Columbia's first new municipality in 16 years will soon be voting for a mayor and council. The B.C. government says Okanagan Falls residents will vote for a mayor and f...
Jun 24, 2026
Democrat blames Trump for delayed bridge opening in new political ad
WASHINGTON - The delayed opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge is now an issue in a closely watched Michigan Senate race as a Democrat hopeful blames the pause on U.S. President Donald Trump...
Jun 24, 2026
Carney's office offers few details on call with Trump before NATO summit
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke Wednesday with U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the NATO summit next month. Carney's office issued a one-sentence statement about Wednesday's call that do...
Jun 24, 2026
N.B. social services minister vows change after scathing youth advocate report
FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick official has promised changes to the way the province helps vulnerable youth as lawmakers started hearings Wednesday into an advocate's report detailing failures within t...
Jun 24, 2026
Conservative MPs launch fundraiser for LGBTQ+ refugees
OTTAWA - Two Conservative MPs say leading a fundraising cruise for LGBTQ+ refugees is a tangible way for the party to advance the rights of gender and sexual minorities. "We're all God's creatures and...
Jun 24, 2026
Nova Scotia launches three-year plan to expand its $2.2-billion seafood industry
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government has announced a three-year strategy aimed at growing the province's $2.2-billion seafood industry as it tries to cope with with rising costs, labour shortages and ...
Jun 24, 2026
Senate Republicans hold new vote on war powers after Trump berated them at Capitol meeting
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans who were berated by President Donald Trump on Wednesday over opposition to his war in Iran held a late-night vote to try to appease him, voting down a war powers r...
Jun 24, 2026
Indigenous communities in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia to receive smoke detectors
FREDERICTON - Tammy Nash says a smoke detector likely saved her son's life when their family home caught fire in 2010 on the Sitansisk First Nation in central New Brunswick. Nash, director of the loca...
Jun 24, 2026
Bank of Canada officials seemed unfazed by the surprise economic decline in Q1
OTTAWA - Officials at the Bank of Canada were seemingly unfazed by economic weakness to start the year as they debated where to take the policy interest rate earlier this month. The central bank today...
Jun 24, 2026
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