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Alcohol excise tax capped at 2 per cent for two more years, Freeland announces

Alcohol excise tax capped at 2 per cent for two more years, Freeland announces

TORONTO — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government will cap the annual alcohol excise tax increase on beer, spirits and wine at two per cent for an additional two years.
Biden leans into his age and effectiveness in his first post-Super Tuesday ad in battleground states

Biden leans into his age and effectiveness in his first post-Super Tuesday ad in battleground states

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is making no excuses for his age in the first campaign ad of a $30 million buy across battleground states after Super Tuesday, casting himself as more effective than his predecessor, Donald Trump.
Officers weren't told of threats to harm police, says RCMP 'Freedom Convoy' report

Officers weren't told of threats to harm police, says RCMP 'Freedom Convoy' report

OTTAWA — An internal RCMP review of the force's response to "Freedom Convoy" protests found that some officers at the scene of an Alberta blockade were unaware of threats to harm police until after the episode ended.
With AI, workplace surveillance has ‘skyrocketed’—leaving Canadian laws behind

With AI, workplace surveillance has ‘skyrocketed’—leaving Canadian laws behind

OTTAWA — Technology that tracks your location at work and the time you're spending in the bathroom. A program that takes random screenshots of your laptop screen. A monitoring system that detects your mood during your shift.
Biden visiting battleground states and expanding staff as his campaign tries to seize the offensive

Biden visiting battleground states and expanding staff as his campaign tries to seize the offensive

ROSE VALLEY, Pennsylvania (AP) — Fresh off his defiant State of the Union address , President Joe Biden on Friday laced into former President Donald Trump — by name this time — as he and his senior aides began barnstorming the country to aggressively

How the US military is scrambling to build a floating dock for urgently needed aid to Gaza

WASHINGTON (AP) — Even before President Joe Biden announced in his State of the Union address the plans for providing aid to Gaza by sea, the Army’s 7th Transportation Brigade and other units were scrambling to pull equipment together.
Trump meets with Hungary's leader, Viktor Orbán, continuing his embrace of autocrats

Trump meets with Hungary's leader, Viktor Orbán, continuing his embrace of autocrats

Former President Donald Trump met Friday with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, as the likely Republican presidential nominee continued his embrace of autocratic leaders who are part of a global pushback against democratic traditions .
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Mississippi's presidential and state primaries

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Mississippi's presidential and state primaries

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has his hopes set that Republican voters in Mississippi and three other states will push him over the top Tuesday night in his quest to clinch his party’s presidential nomination for the third election
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Washington state's presidential primaries

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Washington state's presidential primaries

WASHINGTON (AP) — If former President Donald Trump clinches the Republican nomination on Tuesday for a second term in the White House, it may be primary voters in Washington state who put him over the top.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia's presidential primaries

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia's presidential primaries

WASHINGTON (AP) — Emerging from their near-clean sweeps of Super Tuesday contests, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump head to Georgia, where they’ll campaign for votes in Tuesday’s presidential primary in a state that will play a p
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