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Consumers could pay price if railroads, unions can't agree

Consumers could pay price if railroads, unions can't agree

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Jan. 6 sedition trial of Oath Keepers founder goes to jury

Jan. 6 sedition trial of Oath Keepers founder goes to jury

WASHINGTON (AP) — As angry supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S.
RCMP monitored hostility from anti-vaccine movement against Trudeau since election

RCMP monitored hostility from anti-vaccine movement against Trudeau since election

OTTAWA — The RCMP worried that after arriving in Ottawa, participants in the "Freedom Convoy" would try to pinpoint Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's location, documents suggest — just as demonstrators had tried to do during last year's election campai
Elon Musk's Twitter reinstates Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

Elon Musk's Twitter reinstates Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

Elon Musk’s Twitter has reinstated the personal account of far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, which was banned in January for violating the platform’s COVID misinformation policies.
Prosecution rests in Trump Organization tax fraud case

Prosecution rests in Trump Organization tax fraud case

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in the Trump Organization's criminal tax fraud trial rested their case Monday earlier than expected, pinning hopes for convicting Donald Trump’s company largely on the word of two top executives who cut deals before testif
Critics say red-flag provision in federal firearms bill could weaken public safety

Critics say red-flag provision in federal firearms bill could weaken public safety

OTTAWA — Critics of a planned new measure to remove guns from the wrong hands say it could actually undermine efforts to make people safer.
Oregon's governor pardons thousands for pot convictions

Oregon's governor pardons thousands for pot convictions

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday she is pardoning an estimated 45,000 people convicted of simple possession of marijuana, a month after President Joe Biden did the same under federal law.
Woman convicted of storming Pelosi's office in Jan. 6 attack

Woman convicted of storming Pelosi's office in Jan. 6 attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman linked to the far-right “Groyper” extremist movement was convicted Monday of several federal charges after prosecutors said she was part of a group that stormed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the Jan
Case managers warn veterans' lives at stake as Ottawa presses ahead on rehab contract

Case managers warn veterans' lives at stake as Ottawa presses ahead on rehab contract

OTTAWA — Case managers at Veterans Affairs Canada are warning that lives could be at stake as the government presses ahead with plans to change the way physical and mental rehabilitation services are provided to ill and injured ex-soldiers.
P.E.I. potato farmers still hurting by last year's export ban to the United States

P.E.I. potato farmers still hurting by last year's export ban to the United States

CHARLOTTETOWN — Potato farmers in Prince Edward Island are feeling the impact of lost customers one year after a four-month ban of table potato shipments to the United States began. Canada stopped sending the Island's best-known export to the U.S.
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