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Neskantaga First Nation works to uplift community since suicide crisis 10 years ago

Neskantaga First Nation works to uplift community since suicide crisis 10 years ago

NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION, ONT. — Small, white crosses dot a graveyard just outside Neskantaga First Nation in northern Ontario. Some graves are marked with white picket fences, flowers have been placed at others.
China sees two 'bowls of poison' in Biden and Trump and ponders who is the lesser of two evils

China sees two 'bowls of poison' in Biden and Trump and ponders who is the lesser of two evils

BEIJING (AP) — As the U.S. presidential campaign moves closer to a Donald Trump-Joe Biden rematch, China is watching uneasily. First, there are concerns about the campaign itself, where candidates are likely to talk tough on China.
2 Democratic-leaning Michigan House districts to hold special election primaries

2 Democratic-leaning Michigan House districts to hold special election primaries

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two Michigan House districts will hold special election primaries on Tuesday to fill seats that were held by Democrats whose departures have left the legislative chamber in an even split since November.
Nikki Haley's dilemma in South Carolina: winning over voters who like her, but love Trump

Nikki Haley's dilemma in South Carolina: winning over voters who like her, but love Trump

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — For South Carolina's conservatives, deciding whether Nikki Haley ’s record warrants a promotion to the Oval Office seems less about her experience and abilities and more about the man standing in her way: Donald Trump . “Ms.
Ceremony honours memory of men killed at Quebec City mosque, warns of rising hate

Ceremony honours memory of men killed at Quebec City mosque, warns of rising hate

QUEBEC — Seven years after the deadly attack on a Quebec City mosque, Boufeldja Benabdallah's voice broke as he spoke about the killing of six men who had come there just to pray.
Dissolving Trump's business empire would stand apart in history of NY fraud law

Dissolving Trump's business empire would stand apart in history of NY fraud law

NEW YORK (AP) — Within days, Donald Trump could potentially have his sprawling real estate business empire ordered “dissolved” for repeated misrepresentations on financial statements to lenders, adding him to a short list of scam marketers, con artis
Provinces knew the deal when they signed on to $10-a-day child care: Liberal minister

Provinces knew the deal when they signed on to $10-a-day child care: Liberal minister

OTTAWA — Provinces and territories had their "eyes wide open" when they signed on to the federal $10-a-day child-care program, says Families Minister Jenna Sudds.
Tories seek to reject Senate amendments on carbon pricing, but Bloc not on board

Tories seek to reject Senate amendments on carbon pricing, but Bloc not on board

OTTAWA — The housing crisis, clean-tech tax credits and carbon pricing were front and centre in the House of Commons on Monday, as MPs picked up where they left off — both in substance and in tone — when they rose for the Christmas break in December.
As deadline looms, Liberals say Canada not ready to expand assisted dying eligibility

As deadline looms, Liberals say Canada not ready to expand assisted dying eligibility

OTTAWA — The federal government is hitting pause on its plans to make medical assistance in dying available to people whose only medical condition is a mental illness — and Health Minister Mark Holland is offering no clues about a new timeline.
In Newfoundland and Labrador, Liberal politicians back away from Trudeau

In Newfoundland and Labrador, Liberal politicians back away from Trudeau

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — With a provincial byelection set for Tuesday in a long-held Progressive Conservative riding in Newfoundland, there's something conspicuously hard to find on the Liberal candidate's campaign signs: the name of his party.