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Senate GOP budget bill back on track hours after Trump threw it into turmoil

Senate GOP budget bill back on track hours after Trump threw it into turmoil

WASHINGTON (AP) — Back on track, Senate Republicans pushed ahead Wednesday with their $340 billion budget bill focused on funding the White House's mass deportations and border security agenda after Vice President JD Vance gave a green light to proce
Poilievre calls Carney's fiscal plan a 'sneaky accounting trick'

Poilievre calls Carney's fiscal plan a 'sneaky accounting trick'

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is slamming Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney's plan to split the federal budget, calling it a "sneaky accounting trick" to avoid balancing the books.
Saskatchewan Premier Moe says Trump 'may not be entirely accurate' with facts

Saskatchewan Premier Moe says Trump 'may not be entirely accurate' with facts

SASKATOON, Sask. — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says U.S. President Donald Trump "may not be entirely accurate with perceived facts" but is someone Canada must work with. Moe said Wednesday the U.S.
Lack of new money in N.S. budget for domestic abuse fails survivors, say advocates

Lack of new money in N.S. budget for domestic abuse fails survivors, say advocates

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s new budget fails to adequately address the crisis of gender-based violence, advocates and opposition parties say. The Progressive Conservatives introduced a $17.
Former BC Liberal MLA Abbott named to province's First Nations treaty commission

Former BC Liberal MLA Abbott named to province's First Nations treaty commission

VICTORIA — A former longtime British Columbia legislator has been appointed to the province's independent facilitating body for treaty negotiations on First Nations rights and title.
The Latest: Tensions rise between Trump and Zelenskyy over the Russia-Ukraine war

The Latest: Tensions rise between Trump and Zelenskyy over the Russia-Ukraine war

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator without elections,” lashing out after the Ukrainian president said Trump was being influenced by Russian disinformation as he moves to end the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine on
B.C. tree fruit growers get new $10M fund from the province

B.C. tree fruit growers get new $10M fund from the province

VANCOUVER — British Columbia has launched a new $10 million fund to help tree fruit farmers facing proposed U.S. tariffs on the heels of years of devastatingly low crop yields.
Federal government moving ahead with high-speed rail in Toronto-Quebec City corridor

Federal government moving ahead with high-speed rail in Toronto-Quebec City corridor

MONTREAL — The federal government is moving ahead with the next phase of a high-speed rail network between Quebec City and Toronto, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday.
Trump seeks greater control of independent regulators with his new executive order

Trump seeks greater control of independent regulators with his new executive order

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is moving to give the White House direct control of independent federal regulators such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission.
Senators ask Trump's Labor Department nominee where her allegiance would lie

Senators ask Trump's Labor Department nominee where her allegiance would lie

NEW YORK (AP) — Members of a Senate committee grilled Labor Secretary-designate Lori Chavez-DeRemer on Wednesday about her past support of pro-union legislation, her position on raising the federal minimum wage and her willingness to disagree with Pr
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