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B.C. invests $200 million toward boosting food banks, producers and supply chain

B.C. invests $200 million toward boosting food banks, producers and supply chain

VANCOUVER — British Columbia is dedicating $200 million toward boosting both the province's food bank system and overall agricultural production and resiliency.
France on strike: Unions say 'non' to higher pension age

France on strike: Unions say 'non' to higher pension age

PARIS (AP) — More than a million demonstrators marched in cities and towns across France on Tuesday, in a new round of protests and strikes against the government's plan to raise the retirement age to 64.
Texas, feds settle probe over $9B Houston highway project

Texas, feds settle probe over $9B Houston highway project

HOUSTON (AP) — Federal authorities announced Tuesday they have lifted their hold of a more than $9 billion Houston area highway-widening project that has come under intense criticism from residents and activists who have argued the proposal would cau
Powell signals increased rate hikes if economy stays strong

Powell signals increased rate hikes if economy stays strong

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve could increase the size of its interest rate hikes and raise borrowing costs to higher levels than previously projected if evidence continues to point to a robust economy and persistently high inflation, Chair Je
A look at Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Leader Dennis King

A look at Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Leader Dennis King

CHARLOTTETOWN — A look at Dennis King, leader of Prince Edward Island’s Progressive Conservative party. Age: 51 Early years: King was born Nov. 1, 1971, in Georgetown, P.E.I.
Nova Scotia to invest $59 million for new medical school at Cape Breton University

Nova Scotia to invest $59 million for new medical school at Cape Breton University

SYDNEY, N.S. — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says his government will invest $58.9 million to develop a new medical school at Cape Breton University by fall 2025.
Judicial council reviewing complaint against Supreme Court of Canada's Russell Brown

Judicial council reviewing complaint against Supreme Court of Canada's Russell Brown

OTTAWA — The Canadian Judicial Council is reviewing a complaint about the alleged conduct of Supreme Court of Canada Justice Russell Brown. In a statement Tuesday, the council said the complaint against Brown, received Jan.
B.C.'s overdose death rate double what it was when health emergency declared in 2016

B.C.'s overdose death rate double what it was when health emergency declared in 2016

VICTORIA — The overdose death toll has surpassed 200 for another month in British Columbia.
Don't let public health fall victim to boom and bust cycles: Ontario's top doctor

Don't let public health fall victim to boom and bust cycles: Ontario's top doctor

TORONTO — Ontario can't let public health preparedness fall by the wayside again once COVID-19 fades from memory because the arrival of the next pandemic is not a question of if, but when, the chief medical officer of health said in his annual report
Biden to host April state visit for South Korean leader Yoon

Biden to host April state visit for South Korean leader Yoon

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will crank up the pomp and pageantry for South Korea's president. The White House on Tuesday announced its second state visit, an April 26 affair for President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife, Kim Keon Hee.