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President Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19 while campaigning in Las Vegas, has 'mild symptoms'
LAS VEGAS (AP) - President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 while traveling Wednesday in Las Vegas and is experiencing "mild symptoms" including "general malaise" from the infection, the White H...
Jul 17, 2024
AFN head meets with Manitoba's viceregal to seek independent inquiry into killings
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is urging Manitoba's lieutenant-governor to establish an independent inquiry into the killings of four Indigenous women in the province. Ci...
Jul 17, 2024
Report reveals low-income Albertans falling through cracks of health benefits program
EDMONTON - Alberta's ombudsman says thousands of low-income residents seeking benefits to cover off health-care costs face unfair barriers. Kevin Brezinski, in a report issued Wednesday, said these pr...
Jul 17, 2024
Republican National Convention focuses on foreign policy
MILWAUKEE - Republicans criticized U.S. President Joe Biden's record on foreign policy at the national convention in Milwaukee, as many party faithful called for America to step back from its contribu...
Jul 17, 2024
Manitoba, N.L., only provinces to offer publicly to take asylum seekers from Quebec
HALIFAX - The premiers of Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador are so far the only leaders to publicly volunteer to take in asylum seekers to ease pressure on Quebec, despite a joint call from all p...
Jul 17, 2024
In ethics hearing about Liberal minister, business exec admits he lied to a reporter
OTTAWA - The chief witness in a parliamentary probe said Wednesday that he lied to a reporter when asked about ethics allegations against a federal minister. MPs have been demanding clarity for weeks ...
Jul 17, 2024
B.C. pledges support for court challenge over equalization, mulls its own claim
HALIFAX - British Columbia is providing "full support" to Newfoundland and Labrador's court challenge over federal equalization payments, while it considers its own claim to ensure fair treatment from...
Jul 17, 2024
Group in charge of Google's $100M for news outlets lays out its governance model
OTTAWA - The group Google asked to distribute $100 million to news outlets in Canada has publicly released its governance model, which it says focuses on sustainability, equity and innovation within t...
Jul 17, 2024
Observers warn of 'glass cliff', Canada's 1st female defence chief
OTTAWA - Canada will make history Thursday when Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan takes over command of the Armed Forces as chief of the defence staff. Carignan, who replaces retiring Gen. Wayne Eyre, is the f...
Jul 17, 2024 Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan has spent the last three years leading the military's efforts to change the toxic culture that allowed the 2021 sexual misconduct crisis to occur. (The Canadian Press)
Trudeau outlines details of $30B, 10-year fund for public transit
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says applications are now open for a national transit fund that will include money for existing transit systems so they can expand, improve and modernize. The $3...
Jul 17, 2024 The money for the $30-billion, 10-year Canada Public Transit Fund will be divided into three categories: baseline funding for existing systems, metro-region agreements for Canada's biggest cities, and funding for specific things like rural communities, Indigenous communities and active transportation. (The Canadian Press)
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