Politics

Anxiety about Trump tariffs runs deep in Quebec industrial cities

TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Que. — Quebec cities that are particularly vulnerable to U.S. tariffs are struggling to keep up with the twists and turns of President Donald Trump's erratic trade policies. In Trois-Rivières and nearby Bécancour, Que.

Mar 7, 2025 1:43 PM Read more >

Wisconsin Democrats vent, cry and issue call to action to counter Musk and Trump

SAUK CITY, Wis. (AP) — They came to vent and to cry and to exhort.

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States sue President Trump’s administration over mass firings of probationary federal workers

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland and 19 other states are suing multiple federal agencies, contending President Donald Trump's administration has illegally fired thousands of federal probationary workers.

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Service Canada says you'll soon get your passport processed in 30 days, or it's free

OTTAWA — The federal government says it's going to implement a new 30-business-day guarantee for passports. That means Ottawa promises to either process a passport application within 30 business days or refund the fee.

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Flabbergasted Wisconsin elections officials to depose Madison workers over uncounted ballots

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin election officials voted Friday to force Madison city workers to sit for depositions as they try to learn more about how nearly 200 absentee ballots in November's election went uncounted .

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Ottawa Police working on dedicated unit for Parliament Hill area

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Police Service is establishing a dedicated policing presence around Parliament Hill. The federal government is making $50 million available over five years for the Parliament district policing program.

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Ontario lawmakers to be called back to Queen's Park in mid-April after snap election

TORONTO — Ontario's legislature will be called back on April 14 to begin its 44th session of parliament after Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives won a late February vote.

Mar 7, 2025 11:31 AM Read more >

US employers add a solid 151,000 jobs last month though unemployment up to 4.1%

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added solid 151,000 jobs last month, but the outlook is cloudy as President Donald Trump threatens a trade war , purges the federal workforce and promises to deport millions of immigrants .

Mar 7, 2025 10:18 AM Read more >

A staff office for the US nuclear waste repository will no longer face DOGE cuts

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal officials have backtracked on plans to cancel a lease for office space in New Mexico where dozens of U.S. Department of Energy employees who oversee the nation’s only underground nuclear waste repository are based.

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Elon Musk tells Republican lawmakers he's not to blame for federal firings

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not his fault. Billionaire Elon Musk is telling Republican lawmakers that he is not to blame for the firings of thousands of federal workers , including veterans , as pushes to downsize the government.

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