Politics

Finance minister suggests budget deficits on way for B.C. after surplus

LANGFORD, B.C. — British Columbia's financial status will not be as rosy as it has been over the past year, says Finance Minister Katrine Conroy, who will table the New Democrat government's budget on Tuesday.

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Nunavut awaiting updated offer before signing onto federal health-care deal

YELLOWKNIFE — As provinces begin signing health-care funding agreements with the federal government, territories say further negotiations are needed to address challenges in the North. The federal government announced Feb. 7 that it would spend $198.

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Trudeau defends MP's loyalty to Canada after reports of alleged Chinese interference

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Liberal MP Han Dong is loyal to Canada, defending him Monday in response to a media report that said he was helped by the Chinese consulate while running to be the party's candidate in a Toronto-area riding

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Prosecution rests in ex-Ohio House speaker's bribery trial

CINCINNATI (AP) — The federal government rested its case Monday in former Republican Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder's racketeering trial after presenting jurors with reams of financial documents, emails, texts, wire-tap audio and firsthand acco

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Canada banning video app TikTok on government-issued mobile devices

OTTAWA — The federal government is banning TikTok from government-issued mobile devices days after federal and provincial privacy commissioners began investigating the social media platform.

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AP WAS THERE: The occupation at Wounded Knee

WOUNDED KNEE, S.D. — EDITOR’S NOTE — On Feb. 27, 1973, members of the American Indian Movement took over the town of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, starting a 71-day occupation on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

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Legacy of Wounded Knee occupation lives on 50 years later

WOUNDED KNEE, S.D. (AP) — Madonna Thunder Hawk remembers the firefights.

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Indigenous chiefs across Canada laud the pending approval of $2.8B settlement deal

VANCOUVER — First Nations leaders are voicing their formal support in Federal Court for a $2.8-billion settlement agreement to a class-action residential schools lawsuit.

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Fox's Kurtz says he's disallowed from covering Dominion case

NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News media reporter Howard Kurtz says he's been barred by his company from covering Dominion Voting System's $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox and he “strongly disagrees” with the decision.

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Nigeria opposition rejects early vote lead for ruling party

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Tensions rose Monday during the counting of Nigeria's hotly contested presidential election when representatives from the parties of the two main opposition candidates walked out in anger from the center where state-by-state res

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