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Polish leader vows to use EU presidency to push forward with Ukraine’s membership quest
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk vowed on Wednesday to use his country's presidency of the European Union to push forward with Ukraine's membership quest. "We will break the sta...
Jan 15, 2025
Few US adults confident Justice Department and FBI will act fairly under Trump, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - As President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, prepares for questioning from senators on Wednesday, only about 2 in 10 U.S. adults are "extremely" or "very" ...
Jan 15, 2025
Toronto FC continues search for new striker with Giovinco helping in the hunt
TORONTO - As Toronto FC prepares to shift its pre-season base to Spain at the end of the week, the search for a new forward continues. And former star striker Sebastian Giovinco, who returned to the c...
Jan 15, 2025
Few US adults confident Justice Department and FBI will act fairly under Trump, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - As President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, prepares for questioning from senators on Wednesday, only about 2 in 10 U.S. adults are "extremely" or "very" ...
Jan 15, 2025
In the news today: An early election, the Liberal leadership race and Trump's tariffs
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Early election looms over Liberal race The next Liberal leader will need to turn their attention quickly to en...
Jan 15, 2025
Liberals trail Tories in nominations ahead of expected early election
OTTAWA - The next Liberal leader will need to turn their attention quickly to ensuring the party is ready for an early election once the short leadership race ends in March. Multiple Liberal cabinet m...
Jan 15, 2025
Trudeau and the premiers meet to discuss a response to Trump's threatened tariffs
OTTAWA - Canada's premiers are set to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of his cabinet today to talk about U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's vow to impose steep tariffs. Trump has ...
Jan 15, 2025
Lion Electric's customers worried about what comes next amid company's struggles
MONTREAL - Andrew Brooks ordered three school buses from Lion Electric Co. on Nov. 20, just before American Thanksgiving. As superintendent of a school district in Illinois, Brooks had been working wi...
Jan 15, 2025
As fruit buds swell, B.C. farmers hit by 2024 deep freeze hope for better harvest
Peter Simonsen says buds on the peach trees at his farm in Naramata, B.C., are already starting to swell early. But that makes him nervous. "They seem healthy and good, but I'm a little worried, becau...
Jan 15, 2025
Canada carbon rebate goes out today as future of carbon tax remains unclear
OTTAWA - The first carbon rebate of 2025 is being paid out today to households in provinces that use the federal carbon pricing system - even as the future of the rebate program itself remains uncerta...
Jan 15, 2025