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Defence Department receives approval to spend $7B on 16 F-35s: sources

Defence Department receives approval to spend $7B on 16 F-35s: sources

OTTAWA — The Department of National Defence recently received quiet approval to spend $7 billion on 16 F-35 fighter jets and related gear.
Historic biodiversity pact inspires, but past failures loom

Historic biodiversity pact inspires, but past failures loom

MONTREAL (AP) — A day after negotiators reached a landmark biodiversity agreement , the pressure was already growing on countries, business leaders and the environmental community to deliver on its ambitious promises to protect the planet — and not r
US: Taliban release 2 Americans in 'goodwill gesture'

US: Taliban release 2 Americans in 'goodwill gesture'

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Taliban have released two Americans held in Afghanistan in what appeared to be a “goodwill gesture," State Department spokesman Ned Price said Tuesday.

Court upholds ban on contractor vaccine mandate in 3 states

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court panel has upheld a decision blocking President Joe Biden's administration from requiring COVID-19 vaccinations as part of federal contracts with three states.

Ethics board dismisses Noem plane case, says law is unclear

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota's ethics board on Tuesday dismissed a complaint against Gov.
Nova Scotia's robust economy and growing population help boost government revenue

Nova Scotia's robust economy and growing population help boost government revenue

HALIFAX — For the second time in three months, Nova Scotia's finance minister has reported $1.3 billion in additional provincial revenue, thanks mainly to a surging economy.
Cuban artists blocked from once-promising NFT trading sites

Cuban artists blocked from once-promising NFT trading sites

HAVANA (AP) — When everything seemed to be going wrong, Cuban multimedia artist Alejandro Pablo García Alarcón found a solution in what some might consider an unusual place: NFTs.
Lawmakers using spending bill to delay lobster restrictions

Lawmakers using spending bill to delay lobster restrictions

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s congressional delegation is using the $1.7 trillion federal spending bill to try to delay for six years new protections for endangered whales to protect Maine’s lobster industry.
Trudeau to attend 'Three Amigos' summit as U.S. expands challenge under trade deal

Trudeau to attend 'Three Amigos' summit as U.S. expands challenge under trade deal

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to travel to Mexico City for a North American Leaders' Summit taking place Jan. 10, his office announced Tuesday.

Russian crackdown targeting human rights group and maps

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian government intensified its crackdown on critics and what it sees as harmful information about its “special military operation” in Ukraine on Tuesday with moves to ban a human rights group and publication of maps that omit an
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