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Biden, McCarthy meeting to stake out positions as clash looms over debt ceiling
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden is sitting down with his new Republican nemesis for the first time to talk about how to ensure the federal government can continue to pay its bills. House Speaker...
Feb 01, 2023

Nikki Haley planning Feb. 15 launch for 2024 White House bid
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Nikki Haley is moving closer to making her presidential campaign official. On Wednesday, supporters of the former South Carolina governor will get an email invitation to a Feb. 1...
Jan 31, 2023

Tkachuk's late goal lifts Senators over Canadiens 5-4
MONTREAL - Brady Tkachuk scored at 18:41 of the third period to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 5-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night. The surging Senators (24-23-3) will head into the NH...
Jan 31, 2023

Canadian Championship draw sets up possible Vancouver FC-Whitecaps quarterfinal
Expansion CPL side Vancouver FC has been drawn to visit York United in the preliminary round of the 2023 Canadian Championship and could host the Vancouver Whitecaps in the quarterfinal if it advances...
Jan 31, 2023

A real zoodunit: Monkeys found but mystery deepens in Dallas
DALLAS (AP) - Two monkeys taken from the Dallas Zoo were found Tuesday in an abandoned home after going missing the day before from their enclosure, which had been cut. But no arrests have been made, ...
Jan 31, 2023

Kamloops advocate doesn't see decriminalization making a significant impact on toxic death crisis
KAMLOOPS - The decision to decriminalize small amounts of drugs for personal use took effect Tuesday (Jan. 31) across the province. This measure was enacted to help reduce barriers and stigma that pre...
Jan 31, 2023

First Nations women overrepresented among B.C. toxic drug deaths: doctor
VICTORIA - The top doctor at British Columbia's First Nations Health Authority says Indigenous people, especially women, are dying from toxic drugs at disproportionately high rates as the overdose cri...
Jan 31, 2023

First Nations women overrepresented among B.C. toxic drug deaths: doctor
VICTORIA - The top doctor at British Columbia's First Nations Health Authority says Indigenous people, especially women, are dying from toxic drugs at disproportionately high rates as the overdose cri...
Jan 31, 2023

Week in Review: Week of Jan. 23, 2023
Welcome to Week in Review.This week, 66 new reflections. The Williams Lake First Nation announces the finding from its second ground-penetrating radar search.A funding announcement on the horizon. The...
Jan 31, 2023

Poilievre bringing in record fundraising dollars, more than previous Tory leaders
OTTAWA - The Conservative party has set a fundraising record for a non-election year under the new leadership of Pierre Poilievre, and it is outpacing other federal parties. Elections Canada data show...
Jan 31, 2023

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