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Drug body members quit, B.C. minister apologizes to family of girl with rare disease
VICTORIA - Four members of British Columbia's Expensive Drugs for Rare Diseases Committee have resigned after the government went against its recommendation and reinstated medication funding for a 10-...
Jul 18, 2025
Canada, New Zealand settle trade dispute regarding supply management of dairy sector
OTTAWA - Canada and New Zealand have settled a trade dispute over Ottawa's dairy-sector protections that regulate the cost and supply of products such as milk and cheese. The Comprehensive and Progres...
Jul 18, 2025
Education Department will release some frozen grants supporting after-school and summer programs
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Education Department will release some previously withheld grant money for after-school programs, days after 10 Republican senators sent a letter imploring the Office of Manageme...
Jul 18, 2025
Carney to hold talks with Inuit leaders on major projects bill in N.W.T. next week
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Inuvik, N.W.T. on July 24 to continue talks with Indigenous groups on the government's major projects bill. Carney will co-host the Inuit-Crown Partnersh...
Jul 18, 2025
Alberta Premier Smith demands apology from fire-stricken Jasper for critical report
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith demanded Friday the fire-stricken town of Jasper apologize and retract a report criticizing her government for its role in last summer's devastating blaze. Sm...
Jul 18, 2025
Quebec Senator Pierre Moreau named new government leader in upper chamber
OTTAWA - Quebec Senator Pierre Moreau is now the government's representative in the Senate, replacing Marc Gold who retired last month. Moreau will be tasked with guiding government legislation throug...
Jul 18, 2025
Trump appointees pushed more marble in Fed building renovation White House now attacks
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has looked to the marble finishes and hefty price tag of the Federal Reserve headquarters to claim grounds to fire Chair Jerome Powell, with whom he has tussle...
Jul 18, 2025
Understanding Canada's moves to block cheap steel imports
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced tighter rules around steel imports this week. The move is an effort to protect Canada's domestic industry from "dumping" as the global trade of the metal undergoes...
Jul 18, 2025
Canadian Union of Postal Workers urges workers to reject contract offer
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is urging workers to reject Canada Post's latest contract offer, saying a government-imposed vote on the Crown corporation's "best and final" offer sets a dangerou...
Jul 18, 2025
Most US adults think the GOP tax bill will help the wealthy and harm the poor, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican elected officials are promoting their recently passed tax and spending bill as a win for working Americans, but a new survey shows that Americans broadly see it as a win f...
Jul 18, 2025
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