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Federal Liberals looking to provide 'certainty' to investors in fall budget

Federal Liberals looking to provide 'certainty' to investors in fall budget

OTTAWA — Major institutional investors are asking the federal government to give them a reason to invest more at home in the upcoming fall budget, say the Liberal MPs leading budget consultations across Canada.
US and China extend trade truce another 90 days, easing tension between world's largest economies

US and China extend trade truce another 90 days, easing tension between world's largest economies

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump extended a trade truce with China for another 90 days Monday, at least delaying once again a dangerous showdown between the world’s two biggest economies.
Petition revives campaign to award Victoria Cross to Afghan war veterans

Petition revives campaign to award Victoria Cross to Afghan war veterans

OTTAWA — A petition sponsored by a Liberal MP is reviving calls for a fresh look at whether veterans of the Afghanistan conflict should be reconsidered for Canada's top military honour.
Trump backs Burt Jones in Republican race for Georgia governor in 2026

Trump backs Burt Jones in Republican race for Georgia governor in 2026

ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump has endorsed Burt Jones' Republican bid for governor in Georgia, a boost to the incumbent lieutenant governor's effort to set himself up as the 2026 frontrunner for the GOP nomination.
Parti Québécois rise continues with win in Quebec byelection in Arthabaska

Parti Québécois rise continues with win in Quebec byelection in Arthabaska

The Parti Québécois sailed to a third-straight Quebec byelection win on Monday, cementing the sovereigntist party's momentum ahead of the 2026 provincial election and dealing a crushing blow to Premier François Legault's governing party.
Trump's tax law will mostly benefit the rich, while leaving poorer Americans with less, CBO says

Trump's tax law will mostly benefit the rich, while leaving poorer Americans with less, CBO says

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's tax and spending law will result in less income for the poorest Americans while sending money to the richest, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reported Monday.
The Latest: Mayor Bowser calls Trump's plan to take over DC police ‘unsettling’

The Latest: Mayor Bowser calls Trump's plan to take over DC police ‘unsettling’

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B.C. to appeal landmark Aboriginal title ruling over land in Metro Vancouver

B.C. to appeal landmark Aboriginal title ruling over land in Metro Vancouver

VANCOUVER — On Monday, members of the Cowichan Nation praised elders and those who have gone before them as they celebrated victory in a years-long legal fight to reclaim land on the Fraser River used by their ancestors as a summer home in what is no
FACT FOCUS: Trump exaggerates, misstates facts on Washington crime

FACT FOCUS: Trump exaggerates, misstates facts on Washington crime

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that his administration will take over policing the nation's capital city in what the Republican said is an effort to bring down rising crime rates in Washington, D.C.
B.C. court squelches Vancouver bylaw that forced ride-hailing firms to pay fees

B.C. court squelches Vancouver bylaw that forced ride-hailing firms to pay fees

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court has invalidated a bylaw passed by the City of Vancouver that imposed a fee on ride-hailing companies working on city streets during peak hours.