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Parti Québécois rise continues with win in Quebec byelection in Arthabaska

Parti Québécois rise continues with win in Quebec byelection in Arthabaska

The Parti Québécois sailed to a third-straight Quebec byelection win on Monday, cementing the sovereigntist party's momentum ahead of the 2026 provincial election and dealing a crushing blow to Premier François Legault's governing party.
Trump's tax law will mostly benefit the rich, while leaving poorer Americans with less, CBO says

Trump's tax law will mostly benefit the rich, while leaving poorer Americans with less, CBO says

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's tax and spending law will result in less income for the poorest Americans while sending money to the richest, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reported Monday.
The Latest: Mayor Bowser calls Trump's plan to take over DC police ‘unsettling’

The Latest: Mayor Bowser calls Trump's plan to take over DC police ‘unsettling’

Washington, D.C.
B.C. to appeal landmark Aboriginal title ruling over land in Metro Vancouver

B.C. to appeal landmark Aboriginal title ruling over land in Metro Vancouver

VANCOUVER — On Monday, members of the Cowichan Nation praised elders and those who have gone before them as they celebrated victory in a years-long legal fight to reclaim land on the Fraser River used by their ancestors as a summer home in what is no
FACT FOCUS: Trump exaggerates, misstates facts on Washington crime

FACT FOCUS: Trump exaggerates, misstates facts on Washington crime

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that his administration will take over policing the nation's capital city in what the Republican said is an effort to bring down rising crime rates in Washington, D.C.
B.C. court squelches Vancouver bylaw that forced ride-hailing firms to pay fees

B.C. court squelches Vancouver bylaw that forced ride-hailing firms to pay fees

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court has invalidated a bylaw passed by the City of Vancouver that imposed a fee on ride-hailing companies working on city streets during peak hours.
New federal entity to prioritize Canadian-made, affordable housing projects

New federal entity to prioritize Canadian-made, affordable housing projects

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney's promised new entity to spur massive amounts of housing construction will prioritize the building of affordable housing and the use of Canadian materials, says a consultation document published by the government o
Canada's federal voting system is constitutional, Ontario Court of Appeal rules

Canada's federal voting system is constitutional, Ontario Court of Appeal rules

OTTAWA — A panel of three Ontario Court of Appeal judges unanimously affirmed the constitutionality of Canada's first-past-the-post electoral system in a ruling released on Monday.
Three candidates on ballot for Manitoba byelection

Three candidates on ballot for Manitoba byelection

WINNIPEG — Three candidates are vying for a seat in Manitoba's legislature in the upcoming byelection in the Spruce Woods constituency.
Appeal Court says challenge of Saskatchewan pronoun law can continue

Appeal Court says challenge of Saskatchewan pronoun law can continue

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has ruled a challenge of the province's school pronoun law can continue. In the decision released Monday, the court granted, in part, the government's appeal of a decision that allowed the challenge.
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