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Cape Breton-based employment organization mismanaged $1 million: auditor general

Cape Breton-based employment organization mismanaged $1 million: auditor general

HALIFAX — A Cape Breton-based employment services organization mismanaged more than $1 million in government funds in what Nova Scotia's auditor general says was a "perfect storm" of deliberate, systemic actions that benefited select managers and sta
IMF applauds Canada's climate action, warns of 'race to the bottom' with subsidies

IMF applauds Canada's climate action, warns of 'race to the bottom' with subsidies

OTTAWA — The International Monetary Fund warns that Canada's green subsidies could stoke an international race to the bottom, even as it credits the country for a "multipronged" approach to addressing climate change.
Call public inquiry first, then Tories will suggest who can lead it: Poilievre

Call public inquiry first, then Tories will suggest who can lead it: Poilievre

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should make the first move and call a public inquiry before the Conservatives suggest people who could lead it, Pierre Poilievre says.
Billions at stake as Ontario takes public sector workers to Court of Appeal

Billions at stake as Ontario takes public sector workers to Court of Appeal

TORONTO — Billions of dollars are at stake in a three-day hearing at Ontario's highest court that got underway Tuesday over the province's controversial wage-limiting law for public sector workers.
Ukraine downs Russian drones but some get through due to gaps in air protection

Ukraine downs Russian drones but some get through due to gaps in air protection

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian air defenses downed 32 of 35 Shahed exploding drones Russia launched early Tuesday, most of them in the Kyiv region, officials said, in a bombardment that exposed gaps in the country’s air protection after almost 16 mon

Former North Carolina Congress candidate Bennett gets probation, fine for campaign violation

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge gave a former North Carolina congressional candidate 12 months of probation Tuesday and ordered her to pay a fine and fee totaling $7,600 for a campaign finance violation related to a loan from a family member.
Florida official who criticized DeSantis reaches settlement with education department

Florida official who criticized DeSantis reaches settlement with education department

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A school superintendent who was criticized by Florida Gov.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford to vote for Mark Saunders in Toronto mayoral byelection

Ontario Premier Doug Ford to vote for Mark Saunders in Toronto mayoral byelection

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he will vote for Mark Saunders in Toronto's upcoming mayoral byelection, but maintains he is staying out of the race. Ford recently put up a sign for Saunders, the city's former police chief, on his lawn.
New NATO member Finland swears in government regarded as country's most right-wing in decades

New NATO member Finland swears in government regarded as country's most right-wing in decades

HELSINKI (AP) — Finland, which recently became NATO's 31st member , swore in a new coalition government Tuesday that is considered the most right-wing one in the Nordic country’s modern history.
Monument to residential school survivors, victims to be built on Parliament Hill

Monument to residential school survivors, victims to be built on Parliament Hill

OTTAWA — A survivor-led steering committee announced Tuesday that a tribute to survivors and victims of residential schools will be built on the west side of Parliament Hill.