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Government boosts money for athletes ahead of Paris Olympics, COC says more is needed

Government boosts money for athletes ahead of Paris Olympics, COC says more is needed

OTTAWA — The federal government announced in Tuesday's budget that it will increase funding for the Athlete Assistance Program, but the Canadian Olympic Committee says more is still needed.
Trump goes from court to campaign at a bodega in his heavily Democratic hometown

Trump goes from court to campaign at a bodega in his heavily Democratic hometown

NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh from a Manhattan courtroom, Donald Trump visited a New York bodega where a man was stabbed to death, a stark pivot for the former president as he juggles being a criminal defendant and the Republican challenger intent on blaming
Biden visits his Pennsylvania hometown to call for more taxes on the rich and cast Trump as elitist

Biden visits his Pennsylvania hometown to call for more taxes on the rich and cast Trump as elitist

SCRANTON, Pa.
Connecticut's top public defender denies misconduct claims as commission debates firing her

Connecticut's top public defender denies misconduct claims as commission debates firing her

HARTFORD, Conn.
Son of hostage taker tells B.C. coroner's inquest his dad was a 'loving' person

Son of hostage taker tells B.C. coroner's inquest his dad was a 'loving' person

BURNABY, B.C. — A British Columbia coroner's jury has heard that a man who held his partner hostage and died in a spray of RCMP gunfire was a loving man who didn't have the opportunity to "get clean" from his drug addictions.
The Latest | First 7 jurors seated at the end of the second day of Trump’s hush money trial

The Latest | First 7 jurors seated at the end of the second day of Trump’s hush money trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Following a protracted questionnaire phase and hours of questioning on Tuesday, seven jurors were seated by the time the court adjourned on the second day of Donald Trump ’s hush money trial.
Feds offer $5B in Indigenous loan guarantees, fall $420B short on infrastructure asks

Feds offer $5B in Indigenous loan guarantees, fall $420B short on infrastructure asks

OTTAWA — The federal government is providing up to $5 billion in loan guarantees to help Indigenous communities invest in natural resource and energy products.

The push for school choice in Nebraska is pitting lawmakers against their constituents

OMAHA, Neb.
Higher tobacco and vaping taxes offsets drug plan spending in federal budget

Higher tobacco and vaping taxes offsets drug plan spending in federal budget

OTTAWA — The federal government expects that its latest effort to discourage Canadians from smoking, contained in the federal budget tabled Tuesday, will generate $1.7 billion in new revenue.
Manitoba Progressive Conservatives to elect new leader in April 2025

Manitoba Progressive Conservatives to elect new leader in April 2025

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Progressive Conservatives will have to wait another year before electing a new leader to replace former premier Heather Stefanson.
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