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Supreme Court allows Trump to lay off nearly 1,400 Education Department employees
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the Education Department back on track and go through with laying off nearly 1,400 employees. With t...
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Federal Court of Appeal to hear arguments in B.C. ostrich farm avian flu case
OTTAWA - The B.C. ostrich farmers who lost dozens of birds in an outbreak of avian flu last winter will be heading to the Federal Court of Appeal on Tuesday as they try to stop the remainder of their ...
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Cuomo staying in NYC mayor’s race as independent after losing Democratic primary to Mamdani
NEW YORK (AP) - Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he will campaign for mayor of New York City as an independent candidate, staying in a crowded field running against surging left-wing Democratic ...
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Firefighters union says inadequate staffing hindered response to blaze at assisted-living facility
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts firefighters union says inadequate staffing hindered the response to a fire at an assisted-living facility that killed nine people. The firefighters in Fall Ri...
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Poilievre wants Carney to cash out blind trust, says ethics screens insufficient
OTTAWA - The Conservatives want Prime Minister Mark Carney to sell all the assets in his blind trust to avoid any possible conflicts of interest. Carney set up a blind trust after he was sworn in as p...
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NFL legend John Elway won't be charged in golf cart accident that killed former agent Jeff Sperbeck
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) - NFL Hall of Famer John Elway won't be charged after his business partner Jeffrey Sperbeck was fatally injured falling out of his golf cart at a Southern California golf resort...
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Cabinet to meet Tuesday as Trump says 35% tariff letter is 'the deal'
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with his cabinet tomorrow, as President Donald Trump says his letters threatening upwards of 35 per cent tariffs to Carney, and other leaders are "the deals."...
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CP NewsAlert: Alberta surpasses U.S. in confirmed measles cases with more than 1,300
EDMONTON - Alberta has surpassed the United States in confirmed measles cases, after 30 new cases were diagnosed over the weekend. The province has now seen 1,314 cases since the beginning of March. T...
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Federal envoy urges Ontario to act on antisemitism in its public schools
OTTAWA - Canada's special envoy on antisemitism says Ontario needs to take seriously incidents of anti-Jewish bigotry targeted at students in public schools. Deborah Lyons commissioned a survey of nea...
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Woman severely burned by substance in 'intentional act' in Langley, B.C., police say
LANGLEY - Police in Metro Vancouver say a woman was taken to hospital suffering from "severe burns" after being exposed to an "unknown substance" in a targeted assault. A statement issued by Langley R...
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