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Texas Democrats who left state prevent vote, for now, on Trump's efforts to add GOP House seats
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Democrats on Monday prevented their state's House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn congressional map sought by President Donald Trump...
Aug 04, 2025
Rat complaints on the rise in Montreal as critics demand city take action
MONTREAL - The rats took over James Klein's backyard this spring. He'd never had a rat problem in the more than two decades he's lived in Montreal's Snowdon neighbourhood. But now, when he watches TV ...
Aug 04, 2025
As premiers push for more immigration power, experts call for a fact-based debate
OTTAWA - Some premiers say they want to have more local control over the immigration system - but experts say what the system really needs is a national conversation on immigration reform that shores ...
Aug 04, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney attends Vancouver Pride parade after meeting with premier
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Mark Carney surprised attendees at Vancouver's Pride parade Sunday after meeting with Premier David Eby and officials from the Vancouver port. Carney met with Vancouver Fras...
Aug 03, 2025
Texas Democrats arrive in Illinois to block vote back home on redrawn House maps sought by Trump
A standoff in Texas over redrawn U.S. House maps sought by President Donald Trump sharply escalated Sunday when dozens of Democratic legislators left the state to block a vote, followed by Republican ...
Aug 03, 2025
Advance voting begins in the provincial constituency of Arthabaska
MONTRAL - Electors in the provincial riding of Arthabaska are taking part in advance polling starting today ahead of a byelection on Aug. 11. Voters will be able to cast a ballot today and Monday and ...
Aug 03, 2025
Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu eyes new markets, smaller trade delegations
OTTAWA - Ottawa's new trade minister says he's looking to sign deals in South America, Southeast Asia, Africa and beyond - and to convince businesses to actually use the trade agreements Canada has al...
Aug 03, 2025
B.C.'s Jobs Minister Kahlon urges Canada to 'negotiate hard' over U.S. tariff raises
VICTORIA - British Columbia's minister of jobs and economic growth is urging the federal government to stand firm and "negotiate hard" when trying to find a solution to 35 per cent tariffs imposed by ...
Aug 01, 2025
Canadian charity close to getting aid trucks into Gaza for first time since March
OTTAWA - Two months after announcing it had truckloads of food waiting to enter Gaza, a Canadian charity says it's finally about to get its first shipment of aid to desperate Palestinians since March....
Aug 01, 2025
Canadian aid agency workers call for action saying starvation is rampant in Gaza
TORONTO - Canadian aid agencies say malnutrition and starvation is rampant among children in Gaza, as well as among the aid workers trying to help them. The Toronto-based president and CEO at Save the...
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