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B.C. health minister apologizes to family of 10-year-old girl with rare disease
VICTORIA — British Columbia Health Minister Josie Osborne is "sincerely apologizing" to the family of a 10-year-old girl on Vancouver Island with a rare disease after a public fight over the province's decision to cut off funding for her medication.
Jul 18, 2025 3:00 PM
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Billy Long sworn in as IRS commissioner, taking over an agency he once sought to close
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Missouri congressman Billy Long was ceremonially sworn in as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service on Friday in the Oval Office, taking over a beleaguered agency that he once sought to abolish and that has since been b
Jul 18, 2025 2:40 PM
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Did money or politics cause Colbert cancellation? Either way, the economics are tough for TV
CBS says its decision to end Stephen Colbert’s late-night comedy show is financial, not political. Yet even with the ample skepticism about that explanation, there's no denying the economics were not working in Colbert's favor.
Jul 18, 2025 2:33 PM
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B.C.'s public service union prepares for strike vote after talks reach impasse
VICTORIA — British Columbia's public service union representing 34,000 members says it's preparing for a strike vote after months-long negotiations fell apart. Paul Finch, president of the B.C.
Jul 18, 2025 2:29 PM
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Alberta rainy day Heritage Fund hits $30B after injection of $2.8B from surplus
EDMONTON — Alberta’s rainy-day Heritage Fund is getting an extra $2.8 billion, hitting a record high of $30 billion, which is almost double what it was five years ago.
Jul 18, 2025 2:22 PM
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Trump's attacks on Powell threaten the Fed's independence. Here's why it matters
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has opened up a new front in his attack on the Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome Powell: He says the alledged mismanagement of a building renovation project could be grounds for firing Powell.
Jul 18, 2025 1:50 PM
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Yukon prepares for vote on possible switch to ranked-ballot elections
The last time Yukon residents voted in a territorial plebiscite it was about allowing the sale of alcohol, this time the vote will be on the equally dizzying question of electoral reform.
Jul 18, 2025 12:34 PM
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For Sale: Trump is leveraging power of his office to reap profits for family businesses
WASHINGTON (AP) — If one theme has emerged in President Donald Trump’s second term, it's this: He's leveraged the power of his office for personal gain unlike anyone before in history.
Jul 18, 2025 12:30 PM
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In American life, a growing and forbidding visual rises: The law-enforcement officer in a mask
NEW YORK (AP) — In a matter of months, it has become a regular sight around the country — immigration enforcement agents detaining people and taking them into custody, often as public anger and outcry unfold around them.
Jul 18, 2025 12:23 PM
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Canada, New Zealand settle trade dispute regarding supply management of dairy sector
OTTAWA — Canada and New Zealand have settled a trade dispute over Ottawa's dairy-sector protections that regulate the cost and supply of products such as milk and cheese.
Jul 18, 2025 12:20 PM
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