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Sweden getting closer to NATO membership is 'pretty exciting' for Canada: Blair

Sweden getting closer to NATO membership is 'pretty exciting' for Canada: Blair

OTTAWA — Sweden is inching closer to joining NATO, and Defence Minister Bill Blair says that's "pretty exciting" for Canada.
Trump's live appearances pose a riddle that news executives still haven't solved

Trump's live appearances pose a riddle that news executives still haven't solved

NEW YORK (AP) — Even as Donald Trump seeks his third straight Republican presidential nomination, his live appearances still present an unsolved riddle for many news outlets: How do you cover him? The question hung in the air as CNN, MSNBC and some s
The primaries have just begun. But Trump and Biden are already shifting to a November mindset

The primaries have just begun. But Trump and Biden are already shifting to a November mindset

NEW YORK (AP) — Barely 400,000 votes have been cast in two rural Republican primaries over the span of eight days. But both Donald Trump and Joe Biden are behaving like their parties' nominees already.
Wisconsin's Democratic governor promises to veto last-ditch Republican redistricting effort

Wisconsin's Democratic governor promises to veto last-ditch Republican redistricting effort

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic Gov.
'It's like a jail': Halifax encampment residents choose tents over new $3M shelter

'It's like a jail': Halifax encampment residents choose tents over new $3M shelter

HALIFAX — People living in a downtown Halifax encampment say they feel safer sleeping in tents rather than in a newly opened $3-million shelter that one unhoused resident says is “like a jail.
Ontario public servants awarded additional pay in wake of Bill 124 ruling

Ontario public servants awarded additional pay in wake of Bill 124 ruling

TORONTO — Ontario public servants have won additional pay increases of 6.5 per cent - the latest in a series of retroactive pay decisions for workers affected by a wage restraint law that was found unconstitutional.
Universities say calling for genocide against Jews violates rules, silent on Israel

Universities say calling for genocide against Jews violates rules, silent on Israel

OTTAWA — Calling for the genocide of the Jewish people would violate school policies on antisemitism, Canada's major universities say — but they are largely quiet on whether urging the eradication of the state of Israel would meet the same standard.
Conservative South Carolina Senate debates a gun bill with an uncertain future

Conservative South Carolina Senate debates a gun bill with an uncertain future

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate started Wednesday a debate on whether anyone who can legally own a gun can carry their weapon in public. But whether the bill has enough votes to pass in this conservative state is uncertain.
Judge in a bribery case against Honolulu's former top prosecutor is suddenly recusing himself

Judge in a bribery case against Honolulu's former top prosecutor is suddenly recusing himself

HONOLULU (AP) — A month before the start of a bribery trial against Honolulu’s former top prosecutor, the judge who has been presiding over the case since 2022 unexpectedly recused himself. U.S. District Judge J.
Trump leans into voter fraud playbook, preparing to cry foul if he loses expected Biden rematch

Trump leans into voter fraud playbook, preparing to cry foul if he loses expected Biden rematch

NEW YORK (AP) — After he won the New Hampshire Republican primary Tuesday night, former President Donald Trump complained about his main GOP rival, former South Carolina Gov.