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Dozens are injured in a stampede at India's massive Hindu festival
NEW DELHI (AP) - Tens of thousands of people at a massive religious gathering in India rushed to take a holy bath in the country's northern Prayagraj city, setting off a stampede early Wednesday that ...
Jan 28, 2025
Randy Fine, conservative DeSantis critic, wins Republican primary to replace Mike Waltz in US House
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida state Sen. Randy Fine, a self-described "conservative firebrand," won the Republican primary in the special election to replace former Rep. Mike Waltz in Florida's 6th...
Jan 28, 2025
Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with 7 months' pay in effort to shrink size of government
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House on Tuesday began offering buyouts worth seven months of salary to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by Feb. 6 - part of President Donald Trump's unpre...
Jan 28, 2025
Donald Trump's press secretary says Feb. 1 deadline for tariffs 'still on the books'
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's press secretary says the plan to slap Canada with tariffs on Saturday is still in play, as NDP leader Jagmeet Singh leaves the door open to supporting the Li...
Jan 28, 2025
VIDEO: Clippers Lavery plays hits major milestone in second stint with team
NANAIMO - The BCHL journey of Luke Lavery began with his hometown Clippers on Apr. 3, 2021 and reached the 200 game mark this past weekend.Lavery, who is now in his second go around with the Clippers,...
Jan 28, 2025
Who's in and who's out of the Liberal leadership race
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are running their first leadership race in more than a decade to replace the departing Justin Trudeau. The deadline for registering to vote in the leadership contest pass...
Jan 28, 2025
Who's in and who's out of the Liberal leadership race
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are running their first leadership race in more than a decade to replace the departing Justin Trudeau. The deadline for registering to vote in the leadership contest pass...
Jan 28, 2025
Ottawa's 'meh' budget drew skepticism from public, finance department was told
OTTAWA - Vague, mediocre, "smoke and mirrors" - even "meh." Those are all words Canadians used to describe the Liberal government's last budget in a series of focus groups, summarized in a report comp...
Jan 28, 2025
RCMP union recommends better staffing, procurement and collaboration on border
OTTAWA - The union representing RCMP members is calling on Canada and the U.S. to make it easier to buy new technology, boost staffing and improve collaboration to deal with security challenges at the...
Jan 28, 2025
Eby vows pandemic-style tariff relief in B.C., may include loans and unemployment aid
VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby says protecting British Columbians from the potential impact of U.S. tariffs will be taken as seriously as the relief response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He says every dec...
Jan 28, 2025