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'Of course' Trump lost the 2020 election, DeSantis says after years of hedging

'Of course' Trump lost the 2020 election, DeSantis says after years of hedging

NEW YORK (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis said definitively that rival Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, an acknowledgment the Florida governor made after years of equivocating answers.

Judge tosses Trump's defamation suit against writer who won sexual abuse lawsuit against him

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge tossed out former President Donald Trump's countersuit against the writer who won a sex abuse lawsuit against him, ruling Monday that Trump can’t claim she defamed him by continuing to say she was not only sexually abu
Canadian Armed Forces to phase out old housing benefit over three years

Canadian Armed Forces to phase out old housing benefit over three years

OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces has created a new program to gradually phase out its old housing benefit after hearing feedback from military members who were set to lose the payments.
MCU star Ryan Reynolds among 14 new appointees to the Order of British Columbia

MCU star Ryan Reynolds among 14 new appointees to the Order of British Columbia

VANCOUVER — Ryan Reynolds has received his home province's top honour after being named to the Order of British Columbia.
Québec solidaire members pick byelection candidate, ignore calls to nominate a woman

Québec solidaire members pick byelection candidate, ignore calls to nominate a woman

QUEBEC — Members of the left-wing party Québec solidaire have chosenOlivier Bolduc to run in an upcoming provincial byelection, rebuffing suggestions from party leadership that a woman should be nominated.
Democrats see Michigan and Minnesota as guides for what to do with majority power

Democrats see Michigan and Minnesota as guides for what to do with majority power

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Indictment ignored and Trump barely mentioned as GOP candidates pitch Iowa voters to challenge him

Indictment ignored and Trump barely mentioned as GOP candidates pitch Iowa voters to challenge him

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Few even mentioned his name, and the new federal indictment he faces was completely ignored, as Republican candidates for president tried in Iowa Sunday to present themselves as Donald Trump alternatives.
B.C.'s low-income renters thought they'd get free AC units, but some face hurdles

B.C.'s low-income renters thought they'd get free AC units, but some face hurdles

VANCOUVER — Summer isn't fun for Surrey, B.C., renter Inderjit Singh Ghuman. It means restless nights with his wife and son in an overheating ground-floor basement suite that lacks air conditioning. “It was really uncomfortable here in my unit.
As ambassadors seek answers from Poilievre, Tory caucus offers foreign policy hints

As ambassadors seek answers from Poilievre, Tory caucus offers foreign policy hints

OTTAWA — Ambassadors around Ottawa are looking for clues to decipher the Conservative Party's foreign policy, as leader Pierre Poilievre offers few hints of how he'd approach the world stage as prime minister.
Byelection vote set for Tuesday in Nova Scotia riding of Preston

Byelection vote set for Tuesday in Nova Scotia riding of Preston

HALIFAX — A byelection set for Tuesday in the Nova Scotia riding of Preston will see the province’s Opposition Liberals try to retain a seat they’ve held for most of the last 20 years.
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