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Liberal MP Gary Anandasangaree calls Sri Lanka a 'failed and bankrupt state'

Liberal MP Gary Anandasangaree calls Sri Lanka a 'failed and bankrupt state'

OTTAWA — A government MP and parliamentary secretary to a cabinet minister is calling Sri Lanka "a failed and bankrupt state" as the country receives another international bailout.
Canada extends emergency visa applications for Ukrainians fleeing war until July

Canada extends emergency visa applications for Ukrainians fleeing war until July

OTTAWA — Ukrainians seeking refuge in Canada from war will have another few months to apply for temporary safe haven, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced Wednesday.
Paying down debt, money for health care: Highlights from the Saskatchewan budget

Paying down debt, money for health care: Highlights from the Saskatchewan budget

REGINA — Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer tabled the province's 2023-24 budget on Wednesday. Here are some of the highlights: -- Forecast surplus of nearly $1 billion, with almost all going to pay down debt.
Macron wants French pension plan implemented by end of year

Macron wants French pension plan implemented by end of year

PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron is stubbornly resisting growing discontent on the streets of France, saying on Wednesday that the pension bill he pushed through without a vote in parliament to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 must be imp
Michigan GOP slammed for comparing gun reform to Holocaust

Michigan GOP slammed for comparing gun reform to Holocaust

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Republican Party has received backlash from political leaders on both sides of the aisle for posts on social media Wednesday that compared the Holocaust to gun safety measures being considered in the state.
Americans' faith in banks low after failures: AP-NORC poll

Americans' faith in banks low after failures: AP-NORC poll

WASHINGTON (AP) — Only 10% of U.S. adults say they have high confidence in the nation’s banks and other financial institutions, a new poll finds. That's down from the 22% who said they had high confidence in 2020.
Alberta teen's death inquiry to find solutions to protect children at risk: Judge

Alberta teen's death inquiry to find solutions to protect children at risk: Judge

CALGARY — An Alberta education official told a fatality inquiry Wednesday that different rules were in place in 2013 that allowed a malnourished 15-year-old Calgary boy who died of sepsis and untreated diabetes from being seen by school staff.
First presidential visit since 2016 brings heavy security presence to Ottawa

First presidential visit since 2016 brings heavy security presence to Ottawa

OTTAWA — U.S.
DeSantis to expand 'Don't Say Gay' law to all grades

DeSantis to expand 'Don't Say Gay' law to all grades

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov.
Former Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart wins $100,000 costs in NPA defamation case

Former Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart wins $100,000 costs in NPA defamation case

VANCOUVER — Former Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart can recover more than $100,000 in legal costs related to a failed defamation case launched by his political rivals in the Non-Partisan Association, a British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled.
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