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Trump's pick for commerce says president's tariff threat could be just the beginning

Trump's pick for commerce says president's tariff threat could be just the beginning

WASHINGTON — The man U.S.
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Former US Sen. Bob Menendez gets 11 years in prison for taking bribes and acting as agent of Egypt

Former US Sen. Bob Menendez gets 11 years in prison for taking bribes and acting as agent of Egypt

NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison for accepting bribes of gold and cash and acting as an agent of Egypt — crimes his lawyer said he’s been mocked for as “Gold Bar Bob.
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Alberta holds auction, bidder ponies up US$400K to hunt one bighorn sheep

Alberta holds auction, bidder ponies up US$400K to hunt one bighorn sheep

EDMONTON — The right to hunt a single bighorn sheep, Alberta's official mammal, has netted the province US$400,000 at auction.
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Privy Council had diplomats urge Denmark to expedite Carolyn Bennett's ambassadorship

Privy Council had diplomats urge Denmark to expedite Carolyn Bennett's ambassadorship

OTTAWA — Bureaucrats working for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had diplomats push Denmark to speed up the appointment of former cabinet minister Carolyn Bennett as ambassador to that country — a change most embassy staff learned of through a media le
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B.C. assembles 'war room' as U.S. tariff threat looms on Saturday

B.C. assembles 'war room' as U.S. tariff threat looms on Saturday

VANCOUVER — The relationship between the U.S. and Canada has "fundamentally changed," regardless of whether U.S. President Donald Trump's promised tariffs on Canadian goods materialize on Saturday, according to the chair of a new B.C.
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Alberta premier defends COVID-19 report, unsure which recommendations to take

Alberta premier defends COVID-19 report, unsure which recommendations to take

CALGARY — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's not sure which recommendations from a controversial COVID-19 report her government will implement.
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Manitoba government orders health authority to cut its use of private nurses

Manitoba government orders health authority to cut its use of private nurses

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has ordered a regional health authority to cut the amount of money its spends on private-agency nurses by 15 per cent by March of next year.
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Meta agrees to pay $25 million to settle lawsuit from Trump after Jan. 6 suspension

Meta agrees to pay $25 million to settle lawsuit from Trump after Jan. 6 suspension

WASHINGTON (AP) — Meta has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against the company after it suspended his accounts following the Jan.
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Abdelrazik's lawyer cites 'serial hypocrisies' in final detention case arguments

Abdelrazik's lawyer cites 'serial hypocrisies' in final detention case arguments

OTTAWA — A lawyer for Abousfian Abdelrazik accused the federal government of "serial hypocrisies" as closing arguments began on his client's lawsuit over his prolonged detention in Sudan.
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FACT FOCUS: No evidence that $50 million was designated by the US to buy condoms for Hamas

FACT FOCUS: No evidence that $50 million was designated by the US to buy condoms for Hamas

During a signing ceremony Wednesday for the Laken Riley Act, President Donald Trump claimed that his administration had “identified and stopped $50 million being sent to Gaza to buy condoms for Hamas.
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