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B.C. family doctors call for sick days, pensions ahead of October election

B.C. family doctors call for sick days, pensions ahead of October election

VANCOUVER — Representatives of family doctors in British Columbia say giving physicians paid sick days, vacation coverage, extended health and dental benefits and a pension plan is one way to help attract more doctors to work in the province.

Election Day is less than 2 months away. The first mail ballots have already gone out to voters

It might feel like the presidential election is still a long way off. It’s not. Election Day on Nov. 5 is less than two months away, and major dates, events and political developments will make it fly by.
Laura Loomer, who promoted a 9/11 conspiracy theory, joins Trump for ceremonies marking the attacks

Laura Loomer, who promoted a 9/11 conspiracy theory, joins Trump for ceremonies marking the attacks

Laura Loomer, a right-wing activist who posted last year that 9/11 was an "inside job," joined Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in New York and Pennsylvania on Wednesday as he commemorated the anniversary of the attacks .
Trump falsely accuses immigrants in Ohio of abducting and eating pets

Trump falsely accuses immigrants in Ohio of abducting and eating pets

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday amplified false rumors that Haitian immigrants in Ohio were abducting and eating pets, repeating during a televised debate the type of inflammatory and anti-immigrant rhetoric he has prom
Speaker Johnson postpones vote on a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown

Speaker Johnson postpones vote on a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson postponed a vote Wednesday on a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies and programs funded for six months as opposition from both parties thwarted his first attempt at avoiding a partial govern

Federal judge temporarily blocks Utah social media law aimed at protecting children

A federal judge in Utah has temporarily blocked a social media access law that leaders said was meant to protect the personal privacy of children and limit their use of such platforms, saying it is unconstitutional. U.S.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a case on the future of the state's elections leader

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a case on the future of the state's elections leader

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PM, senior security officials slated to return to foreign interference inquiry

PM, senior security officials slated to return to foreign interference inquiry

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of his inner circle are slated to return to a federal inquiry into foreign interference in coming weeks.
'I'm not going to listen to you': Singh claps back at Poilievre ahead of House return

'I'm not going to listen to you': Singh claps back at Poilievre ahead of House return

MONTREAL — A battle is heating up between Pierre Poilievre and Jagmeet Singh ahead of the return of the House of Commons next week, as the Conservatives challenge the NDP to help them bring down the government.
Kamala Harris, gun owner, talks firearms at debate

Kamala Harris, gun owner, talks firearms at debate

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris surprised some viewers during her debate with Donald Trump when she said that she's a gun owner, raising the fact to counter her Republican opponent's accusation that she wants to confiscate firearms.
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