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Judge blocks Trump administration from nixing collective bargaining for most federal employees

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from implementing an executive order that a labor union says would cancel collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal employees. U.S.

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ICE is reversing the termination of legal status for international students around the US

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students around the country after many filed court challenges against the Trump administration crackdown, federal officials said Friday.

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Metro Vancouver housing figures underscore massive gap in affordable units

VANCOUVER — The latest housing report from Metro Vancouver underscores the significant gap between current affordable rentals and the number of units required to prevent more people from falling into homelessness, the head of the BC Non-Profit Housin

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Justice Department says it will resume practice of obtaining reporters' records in leak inquiries

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is cracking down on leaks of information to the news media, with Attorney General Pam Bondi saying prosecutors will once again have authority to use subpoenas, court orders and search warrants to hunt for gove

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Leaders echo messages in final push to election day

OTTAWA — Federal party leaders hit the hustings Friday with election day fast approaching, as Mark Carney of the Liberals focused on U.S.

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FACT FOCUS: Trump credited with rising military recruitment. Growth started before his reelection

U.S. military recruitment has made a comeback following a downturn caused primarily by the COVID-19 pandemic, low unemployment and stiff competition from the private sector.

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Iowa governor sues the Des Moines Register to stop request of emails she claims are protected

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa's governor on Friday sued the Des Moines Register over the newspaper's open records request, asking the court to validate her office's withholding of certain emails she claims are protected.

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Trump administration opens investigation on UC Berkeley over foreign funding

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The Trump administration launched an investigation into the University of California, Berkeley, on Friday centered on foreign funding, making it the latest university to be targeted by the federal government.

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Donald Trump's trip to Pope Francis' funeral puts a sharper focus on their clashes over the years

WASHINGTON (AP) — The day before he died, in his final public address, Pope Francis expressed an Easter Sunday message of unity and an appeal for the marginalized and migrants.

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Higher taxes on millionaires? Trump says he's open, but many in his party are not

WASHINGTON (AP) — Why not tax the millionaires? As Congress begins drafting a massive package for President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” with trillions of dollars in tax breaks and federal program cuts, it’s a question that won’t seem to go a

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