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House rejects effort to censure New Jersey congresswoman
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House has rejected a resolution to censure Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., and remove her from a committee as she faces federal charges stemming from a visit to an immigration dete...
Sep 03, 2025
City gets update on public art project from well-known Sask. artist
A piece of fine art will grace Scarrow Plaza in downtown Prince Albert by spring, city council heard on Tuesday. Dr. Mary Longman is an associate professor in art and art history at the University of ...
Sep 03, 2025
Integrity commissioner's office struggling to keep up with complaints, disclosures
OTTAWA - The office of the public sector integrity commissioner says it's being overwhelmed by its workload and that eliminating the backlog of files would require more analysts and lawyers. Commissio...
Sep 03, 2025
Five things to know about public service job action in British Columbia
VICTORIA - Job action affecting public service workers in British Columbia got underway this week, after a strike notice issued by the B.C. General Employees' Union expired on Tuesday. Here are five t...
Sep 03, 2025
Florida will work to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, officials say
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, building on the effort by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to curb vaccine requirements and other he...
Sep 03, 2025
Quebec wants court to declare branch of Swedish battery developer Northvolt insolvent
MONTREAL - The Quebec government wants a judge to declare insolvent the North American branch of Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt. Quebec filed the court application in an attempt to recoup some...
Sep 03, 2025
They had to navigate the health-care system growing up. Now they're students at Canada's newest med school
TORONTO - Toronto Metropolitan University opened Canada's newest medical school this week, with 94 students who administrators believe reflect the diversity needed among this country's future doctors....
Sep 03, 2025
Train cars leave the tracks in B.C.'s Kootenay region near Alberta's boundary
CALGARY - Federal investigators are looking into a train derailment in British Columbia's Kootenay region near the Alberta boundary. The Transportation Safety Board says in a statement that a team is ...
Sep 03, 2025
Montreal transit constables should be better armed, says workplace safety board
MONTREAL - Quebec's workplace safety board says Montreal's transit constables fear for their security and should be better armed. Its recommendation is included in a report the board produced for the ...
Sep 03, 2025
System failed Quebec girl whose 2019 killing led to youth protection reforms: coroner
MONTREAL - A coroner says Quebec's child protection services failed a young girl from Granby, Que., whose death in 2019 galvanized the province into reforming the system. Ghane Kamel's report says ins...
Sep 03, 2025
