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Highlights from Newfoundland and Labrador's 2025-26 budget

Highlights from Newfoundland and Labrador's 2025-26 budget

ST. JOHN'S — Newfoundland and Labrador's budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, introduced on Wednesday, is in deficit and includes money to help the economy weather the potential economic storm resulting from U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods.
The Alien Enemies Act: What to know about a 1798 law that Trump has invoked for deportations

The Alien Enemies Act: What to know about a 1798 law that Trump has invoked for deportations

The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to use a 1798 wartime law, the Alien Enemies Act, to deport Venezuelan migrants it accuses of being gang members, ending the temporary halt on deportations ordered by a federal district judge.
Ontario open to compromise with Toronto on bike lane removals

Ontario open to compromise with Toronto on bike lane removals

TORONTO — Ontario is open to a compromise with the City of Toronto on plans to remove three bicycle lanes, the transportation minister's office said.
A pipeline company filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners. Now its project is threatened

A pipeline company filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners. Now its project is threatened

MANSFIELD, S.D. (AP) — Jared Bossly was planting soybeans one spring night in 2023 on his 2,000-acre farm in South Dakota when he spotted a sheriff’s vehicle parked at the corner of his property. He had a hunch it wasn’t a social visit.
Takeaways from AP and Lee's report on a pipeline company's lawsuits against Midwest farmers

Takeaways from AP and Lee's report on a pipeline company's lawsuits against Midwest farmers

MANSFIELD, S.D.
Treasury Department hits Iran with new sanctions targeting its nuclear program ahead of Oman talks

Treasury Department hits Iran with new sanctions targeting its nuclear program ahead of Oman talks

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S Treasury Department on Wednesday issued new sanctions targeting Iran's nuclear program, just days before senior American and Iranian officials are expected to hold talks in the Middle East sultanate of Oman.
Ontario plans to apply 'strong mayor' powers in 169 more communities

Ontario plans to apply 'strong mayor' powers in 169 more communities

TORONTO — Ontario is proposing to more than triple the number of mayors who have so-called strong mayor powers, looking to add 169 municipalities to the list.
A pipeline company filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners. Now its project is threatened

A pipeline company filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners. Now its project is threatened

MANSFIELD, S.D. (AP) — Jared Bossly was planting soybeans one spring night in 2023 on his 2,000-acre farm in South Dakota when he spotted a sheriff’s vehicle parked at the corner of his property. He had a hunch it wasn’t a social visit.
Trump disrupts global economic order even though the US is dominant

Trump disrupts global economic order even though the US is dominant

WASHINGTON (AP) — By declaring a trade war on the rest of the world, President Donald Trump has panicked global financial markets , raised the risk of a recession and broken the political and economic alliances that made much of the world stable for
Many older AAPI adults are foreign-born. They're tough on immigration too, a new poll finds

Many older AAPI adults are foreign-born. They're tough on immigration too, a new poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — There are sharp generational disagreements among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders when it comes to how the U.S.