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Canada asking weapons-makers for plans to ramp up ammunition production
OTTAWA - Canada is giving two weapons manufacturers millions of dollars to come up with a plan to make more 155 mm ammunition as the war in Ukraine drags on. Defence Minister Bill Blair made the annou...
Mar 07, 2024
More Black women say abortion is their top issue in the 2024 election, a survey finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than a quarter of female Black voters describe abortion as their top issue in this year's presidential election, a poll out Thursday from health policy research firm KFF reveals...
Mar 07, 2024
Biden to call in State of the Union for business tax hikes, middle class tax cuts and lower deficits
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is going into Thursday's State of the Union address with an expanded plan to raise corporate taxes and use the proceeds to trim budget deficits and cut taxes for ...
Mar 07, 2024
State of the Union guests spotlight divide on abortion and immigration but offer some rare unity
The invitation list for President Joe Biden's State of the Union address on Thursday speaks volumes about what Democrats and Republicans want to focus on as the 2024 election season heats up. Biden an...
Mar 07, 2024
MPs to move on AI bill without testimony from Canadian companies: business group
OTTAWA - The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says it is seriously concerned Canadian businesses weren't able to testify on proposed federal artificial intelligence legislation. While the House of Commons...
Mar 07, 2024
Seven states and events miles apart: How the Trump and Biden campaigns approach a rematch
ATLANTA (AP) - Joe Biden and Donald Trump each won the White House by razor-thin margins in key states. Now, with a reprise of their bitter 2020 campaign all but officially set after Super Tuesday, th...
Mar 06, 2024
Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden delivered a defiant argument for a second term in his State of the Union speech Thursday night, lacing into GOP front-runner Donald Trump for espousing "resentmen...
Mar 06, 2024
Top Virginia Senate negotiator vows to keep Alexandria arena out of the budget
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A top Democratic Virginia lawmaker vowed Wednesday to keep language enabling a proposed relocation by the NBA's Washington Wizards and NHL's Washington Capitals to Alexandria out ...
Mar 06, 2024
Michael Spavor reaches settlement with federal government over China detention
OTTAWA - The lawyer for Michael Spavor says his client has reached a settlement with the federal government over his three-year detention in China. John Phillips says in an email that the matter betwe...
Mar 06, 2024
Caucus chaos makes Utah last state to report Super Tuesday results
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - For the second time in a decade, a decision by the Utah Republican Party to select its presidential nominee through community caucus meetings instead of a traditional primary lef...
Mar 06, 2024
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Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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8:30 - Canada's industrial carbon tax is set to rise again, and it's sparking a lot of debate about what that means for ...