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Who’s who in the Manhattan DA’s Donald Trump investigation
As Donald Trump fought his way to victory in the 2016 presidential campaign, key allies tried to smooth his bumpy path by paying off two women who had been thinking of going public with allegations of...
Mar 30, 2023
U.K. to join Pacific trade bloc after Canadian help, clearing path for bilateral deal
OTTAWA - Britain is set to join a massive trade bloc that will likely speed up negotiations on a bilateral deal between Ottawa and London. The countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement ...
Mar 30, 2023
Freeland says budget lacked housing measures because 2022 funds still being spent
SURREY, B.C. - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says this week's federal budget lacked new measures to address Canada's housing crisis because last year's budget already included a $10-billion plan ...
Mar 30, 2023
Trump denounces 'unthinkable' indictment as evidence of 'political persecution'
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump has become the first former U.S. president to face a criminal indictment - and he's wasting no time trying to turn it to his advantage. Multiple media reports, citing anonymo...
Mar 30, 2023
Trump indictment live updates: Latest news, developments
WASHINGTON (AP) - In the first ever criminal case against a former president, Donald Trump has been indicted on charges involving payments made during his 2016 campaign to quash claims of two extramar...
Mar 30, 2023
Turpel-Lafond returns honorary degree granted by Simon Fraser University in B.C.
Officials at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C., have accepted the return of an honorary degree awarded to Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, the former judge and law professor whose claims of Indigenous...
Mar 30, 2023
Non-profit organizations call on government to protect Muslim charities
OTTAWA - Several members of the non-profit sector, including the United Way and Imagine Canada, are calling on the federal government to take immediate steps to shield Muslim-led charities from potent...
Mar 30, 2023
Donald Trump indicted; 1st ex-president charged with crime
NEW YORK (AP) - A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter, ...
Mar 30, 2023
Turkey's parliament ratifies Finland's membership in NATO
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's parliament on Thursday ratified Finland's application to join NATO, lifting the last hurdle in the way of the Nordic country's long-delayed accession into the Western mi...
Mar 30, 2023
Canada Soccer, CONCACAF officials defend controversial Canadian Soccer Business deal
OTTAWA - CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani and former Canada Soccer president Nick Bontis have defended Canada Soccer's controversial deal with Canadian Soccer Business, telling a parliamentary co...
Mar 30, 2023