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Federal NDP launches leadership race
OTTAWA - The federal NDP today officially launched the race to find its next leader. In a news release, the party says there has been strong interest in the contest since Aug. 20, when the application...
Sep 02, 2025

EPA should not have been blocked from terminating green bank funds, appeals court says
A federal judge was wrong to block the Trump administration from freezing billions of dollars and terminating contracts for nonprofits to run a "green bank" aimed at financing climate-friendly project...
Sep 02, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney huddles with cabinet in Toronto ahead of fall sitting
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney headed to Toronto on Tuesday for two days of private meetings with his cabinet ahead of the fall legislative sitting. It's Carney's second cabinet retreat since win...
Sep 02, 2025

Legault tells auto board scandal inquiry he only learned of cost overruns in February
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says he only learned about cost overruns at the province's auto insurance board in February 2025. Legault is testifying at a public inquiry examining how the ...
Sep 02, 2025

Trump will announce Space Command will move from Colorado to Alabama, AP source says
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's administration will announce Tuesday that U.S. Space Command will be located in Alabama, reversing a Biden-era decision to keep it at its temporary headquart...
Sep 02, 2025

Trump’s use of National Guard during Los Angeles immigration protests is illegal, a judge rules
WASHINGTON (AP) - A judge has ruled the Trump administration's use of National Guard troops during Southern California immigration enforcement protests is illegal. Judge Charles Breyer ruled Tuesday t...
Sep 02, 2025

RCMP investigating death related to assault report in Valemount
VALEMOUNT, B.C. - The BC RCMP North District Major Crime Unit is investigating a death in Valemount. On Tuesday, Aug. 26, Valemount RCMP say officers responded to an assault report at a home on Pine R...
Sep 02, 2025

Verdict and sentencing phase of 'historic' election conspiracy trial of Brazil’s Bolsonaro begins
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The verdict and sentencing phase of the trial of Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro in which is he is accused of allegedly leading a conspiracy to stay in power began on Tu...
Sep 02, 2025

North Korea's Kim Jong Un in Beijing for military parade alongside Putin and Xi Jinping
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Beijing, the official Korean Central News Agency said Tuesday. Kim arrived at the Beijing railway station and was greeted by s...
Sep 02, 2025

Ottawa sets 100-day timeline to fix CRA delays, service issues
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne says he wants to address headaches at the Canada Revenue Agency in 100 days. Champagne says in a letter to the chair of Parliament's finance commit...
Sep 02, 2025