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Government shutdown takes hold with mass layoffs looming and no end in sight
WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal government was thrown into a shutdown Wednesday with no easy endgame in sight, as Democrats held firm to their demands to salvage health care subsidies that President Don...
Sep 30, 2025
Trump pulls nomination of E.J. Antoni to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics, AP source says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is withdrawing the nomination of E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, according to a White House official and an AP source who spoke on the condition o...
Sep 30, 2025
Democrats vote down GOP funding bill, putting government on path to shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certain path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday for the first time in almo...
Sep 30, 2025
Anand taking two different approaches to building 'bridges' with China, India
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is off to India and China in the coming weeks, where she plans to take two distinct approaches to mending frayed ties with the world's two most populous c...
Sep 30, 2025
Ottawa says it will 'keep working' with Ontario paper mill to resume its operations
Ottawa says it will keep working to help save a northern Ontario paper mill that cited a lack of immediate federal support as it announced this week it was forced to idle operations. Industry Minister...
Sep 30, 2025
Canada Post strike prompts Elections Yukon to make changes ahead of vote
Elections Yukon is making changes to how some people can vote in the upcoming territorial election in response to the ongoing Canada Post strike. Chief electoral officer Maxwell Harvey said he expects...
Sep 30, 2025
Smith defends not increasing Alberta's minimum wage, set to be lowest in Canada
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending her province's minimum wage as it is once again set to become the lowest in Canada. Minimum wage hikes will kick in Wednesday in Ontario, Manitoba...
Sep 30, 2025
Quebec premier outlines new economic vision in speech to legislature
QUBEC - In an attempt to revive his party's political fortunes, Quebec Premier Franois Legault has outlined what he calls a "new economic vision" for the province. During an inaugural speech Tuesday i...
Sep 30, 2025
B.C. public service workers to rally in Vancouver after contract talks break down
VANCOUVER - The union representing 34,000 public sector workers in British Columbia says members of other unions will join a rally in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday to show they are "not backing down...
Sep 30, 2025
Ontario weakens recycling rules, though by less than originally proposed
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is weakening recycling rules that are set to kick in next year, though not by quite as much as it initially proposed. It's part of a transition the pro...
Sep 30, 2025
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