Politics

Canada calls for unity, pushes back on U.S. tariffs as G7 ministers gather in Quebec

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The Latest: Education Department guts its civil rights office

The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs, effectively gutting an office that already faced a backlog of thousands of complaints from students and families across the nation.

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Manitoba election disinformation bill goes into 'uncharted waters,' analyst says

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is entering new territory with a plan to crack down on election disinformation and fine people up to $20,000 a day if offending material is not removed, a veteran political analyst said Wednesday.

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North Dakota Legislature close to asking US Supreme Court to undo landmark same-sex marriage ruling

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers are on the verge of making their state the first to tell the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its decade-old ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

Mar 12, 2025 5:46 PM Read more >

Tariff war forcing N.B. to cut trade barriers, go into deficit in next week's budget

FREDERICTON — Nearly seven years after the New Brunswick government went to the Supreme Court to prevent the free movement of alcohol across the country, Premier Susan Holt says the tariff war with the United States is forcing the province to rethink

Mar 12, 2025 5:34 PM Read more >

State attorneys general are grabbing headlines with lawsuits. Missouri's Andrew Bailey stands out

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — When Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey says he’ll seize assets to force China to pay a $24.

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'In DOGE we trust': House GOP governs by embracing Trump's effort to cut government

WASHINGTON (AP) — A familiar scene has played out over and over in the U.S.

Mar 12, 2025 4:27 PM Read more >

Algoma Steel reports $66.5-million loss in last quarter of 2024

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — Algoma Steel Group Inc. reported a net loss of $66.5 million in its third and final quarter last year, compared with a loss of $84.8 million a year earlier. The Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

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Trump vows to take back 'stolen' wealth as tariffs on steel and aluminum imports go into effect

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump openly challenged U.S.

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EPA head says he'll roll back dozens of environmental regulations, including rules on climate change

WASHINGTON (AP) — In what he called the “most consequential day of deregulation in American history,” the head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced a series of actions Wednesday to roll back landmark environmental regulations, including r

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