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Mexico suggests it would impose its own tariffs to retaliate against any Trump tariffs
MEXICO CITY (AP) - President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested Tuesday that Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own, after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% tariffs on Mexica...
Nov 26, 2024
Fundraising campaign to help feed area school children underway
The Kalamalka Starfish Society has launched its fundraising campaign to ensure local students are well fed.The organization that provides bags filled with enough nutritious meals and snacks for area y...
Nov 26, 2024
Israel bombards central Beirut as its leadership prepares to vote on ceasefire with Hezbollah
BEIRUT (AP) - Israeli jets struck a residential building in central Beirut on Tuesday and issued new evacuation orders for 20 buildings in the Lebanese capital's southern suburbs. The strike leveled t...
Nov 26, 2024
Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) - Millions of Americans with obesity would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic covered by Medicare or Medicaid under a new rule the Biden administratio...
Nov 26, 2024
Trump's 25 per cent tariff equals pain on both sides of border, Canadian leaders say
Business and political leaders in Canada say there will be pain if Donald Trump follows through on his pledge to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods, but they note the hurt will happen i...
Nov 26, 2024
Trump's 25 per cent tariff equals pain on both sides of border, Canadian leaders say
Business and political leaders in Canada say there will be pain if Donald Trump follows through on his pledge to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods, but they note the hurt will happen i...
Nov 26, 2024
In the news today: Tariffs mean pain for U.S. and Canada, leaders say
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Tariffs mean pain for U.S. and Canada, leaders say Business and political leaders in Canada say there will be ...
Nov 26, 2024
Notorious killer Paul Bernardo set to appear before Parole Board of Canada
Notorious killer Paul Bernardo is scheduled to appear before the Parole Board of Canada today for a hearing. Bernardo, who was denied parole twice in the past, is serving an indeterminate life sentenc...
Nov 26, 2024
It's election day in N.S. following a campaign on housing, affordability, health care
HALIFAX - It's election day in Nova Scotia, and the Progressive Conservatives are seeking a second consecutive majority mandate. Tory Leader Tim Houston called the snap election on Oct. 27, ignoring h...
Nov 26, 2024
At the U.S-Mexico border, residents want Donald Trump to fulfill his promises
GRANJENO - When Elizabeth Olivarez goes to the gym in the morning, she has her guard up. The yards and fields of her small Texas town are a well-trodden path for people who illegally crossed the borde...
Nov 26, 2024
