Politics

Biden: US looking to strengthen relationship with Ecuador

WASHINGTON (AP) — With Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso by his side, President Joe Biden said Monday the U.S. is looking to expand and strengthen the U.S.

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Judge allows Sandy Hook cases against Jones to proceed

HOUSTON (AP) — Cases can move forward against Alex Jones regarding the nearly $1.

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Panel warns FDA’s beleaguered tobacco unit lacks direction

WASHINGTON (AP) — The lack of clear direction and priorities at the U.S.

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Report shows B.C. has honoured pledge to deliver pandemic-postponed surgeries: Dix

VICTORIA — Almost every surgery postponed by multiple waves of COVID-19 in British Columbia has been completed, according to a report whose results Health Minister Adrian Dix described as "breathtaking." A mid-year report shows 99.

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Ex-attorney general acquitted in drunken driving case

Pennsylvania’s former top law enforcement officer, who once served jail time for leaking secret investigative files and lying about it, was acquitted Monday of drunken driving.

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Jan. 6 panel urges ethics review for McCarthy, GOP lawmakers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and three other GOP lawmakers should face ethics investigations for their refusal to comply with congressional subpoenas, the House Jan.

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Canadian Judicial Council recommends Quebec judge's removal from bench

OTTAWA — The Canadian Judicial Council recommended Monday that a Quebec Superior Court judge be removed from the bench for what it called serious misconduct.

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Ottawa hasn't been upfront in past about China risks for businesses: Joly

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Monday that Ottawa has not been clear with the Canadian business community about the risks they face operating in China.

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Jury selection begins in major 1/6 Proud Boys sedition trial

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jury selection in the seditious conspiracy case against former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and four others charged in the attack on the U.S.

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Navy finds no link in series of suicides by carrier crew

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three suicides by sailors assigned to a U.S.

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