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Ottawa shows no signs of limiting MAID after UN panel calls for reversal

Ottawa shows no signs of limiting MAID after UN panel calls for reversal

OTTAWA — Ottawa is giving no sign that it intends to amend existing legislation on medical assistance in dying — something a UN committee called for earlier this spring.
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Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time, without clear legal basis

Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time, without clear legal basis

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 90 days to give his administration more time to broker a deal to bring the social media platform under American ownership.
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Party like it's 2018: Democrats look to 1st Trump midterms for 2025 races and 2026 momentum

Party like it's 2018: Democrats look to 1st Trump midterms for 2025 races and 2026 momentum

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (AP) — Abigail Spanberger opened her general election bid for Virginia governor Wednesday using her high school alma mater near Richmond.
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ICE raids and their uncertainty scare off workers and baffle businesses

ICE raids and their uncertainty scare off workers and baffle businesses

WASHINGTON (AP) — Farmers, cattle ranchers and hotel and restaurant managers breathed a sigh of relief last week when President Donald Trump ordered a pause to immigration raids that were disrupting those industries and scaring foreign-born workers o
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Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time

Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 90 days to give his administration more time to broker a deal to bring the social media platform under American ownership.
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Federal Court of Appeal overturns decision requiring action on judicial vacancies

Federal Court of Appeal overturns decision requiring action on judicial vacancies

OTTAWA — A panel of judges has overturned a court ruling that directed the federal government to step up the pace of judicial appointments to address an "untenable" number of vacancies.
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Some US restaurants and servers oppose Republicans' 'no tax on tips' budget proposal

Some US restaurants and servers oppose Republicans' 'no tax on tips' budget proposal

Some segments of the U.S. restaurant industry don't support President Donald Trump’s proposal to eliminate federal taxes on tips , saying it would help too few people and obscure bigger issues in the way tipped workers are paid.
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Budget officer says he expects ramped-up defence spending to deepen deficit

Budget officer says he expects ramped-up defence spending to deepen deficit

OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer said Thursday he expects the federal government's deficit will balloon this year thanks to ramped-up defence spending — but without a spring budget or more clarity from Ottawa, he can't say for sure.
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Canada's EV market was already in trouble. Tariffs made it worse, Ontario workers say

Canada's EV market was already in trouble. Tariffs made it worse, Ontario workers say

INGERSOLL — Bob Pulham recalls the optimism in the air when General Motors began producing electric vans in Ingersoll, Ont., in late 2022.
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President Donald Trump's latest judicial pick is someone that Joe Biden almost nominated

President Donald Trump's latest judicial pick is someone that Joe Biden almost nominated

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he plans to tap Chad Meredith, a former state solicitor general in Kentucky, for a federal judgeship in the state — and this time, he is facing no objections from Sen.
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