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Trump's target letter suggests the sprawling US probe into the 2020 election is zeroing in on him

Trump's target letter suggests the sprawling US probe into the 2020 election is zeroing in on him

WASHINGTON (AP) — A target letter sent to Donald Trump suggests that a sprawling Justice Department investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election is zeroing in on him after more than a year of interviews with top aides to the former presid
CAQ member Joëlle Boutin quits politics, setting stage for byelection faceoff with PQ

CAQ member Joëlle Boutin quits politics, setting stage for byelection faceoff with PQ

QUEBEC — A member of the governing Coalition Avenir Québec party is quitting politics to take on a job in the private sector. The departure of Joëlle Boutin sets the stage for a byelection in Quebec City, where the Parti Québécois is newly resurgent.
Ontario boosts pediatric health-care funding by $330M a year

Ontario boosts pediatric health-care funding by $330M a year

Ontario is boosting pediatric health-care funding by $330 million a year, in part to ease system pressures that saw children's hospitals strained last fall by a respiratory virus surge.
Israeli president tells Congress his country is committed to democracy but concedes 'painful debate'

Israeli president tells Congress his country is committed to democracy but concedes 'painful debate'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli President Isaac Herzog sought to reassure Congress on Wednesday about the state of Israel's democracy and the strength of the U.S.
Top progressives are backing Joe Biden's 2024 campaign. But some activists have reservations

Top progressives are backing Joe Biden's 2024 campaign. But some activists have reservations

CHICAGO (AP) — President Joe Biden would seem an unnatural fit for the activists at Netroots Nation, an annual gathering of progressives that was created to harness online rage over George W. Bush's administration.
Liquor store workers in Manitoba launch one-day strike to protest contract talks

Liquor store workers in Manitoba launch one-day strike to protest contract talks

WINNIPEG — Many of Manitoba's Crown-owned liquor stores are closed and others are scaling back their operations as unionized workers launch a one-day strike to protest contract talks.
Israeli president seeks to reassure Congress on his country's democracy, U.S. ties

Israeli president seeks to reassure Congress on his country's democracy, U.S. ties

WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli President Isaac Herzog sought to reassure U.S. allies Wednesday on the state of Israel's democracy and the strength of the U.S.
Judge upholds the $5 million jury verdict against Trump in a writer's sex abuse and defamation case

Judge upholds the $5 million jury verdict against Trump in a writer's sex abuse and defamation case

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday upheld a $5 million jury verdict against Donald Trump, rejecting the former president’s claims that the award was excessive and that the jury vindicated him by failing to conclude he raped a columnist in a
Kentucky Republican Daniel Cameron picks conservative senator as running mate in race for governor

Kentucky Republican Daniel Cameron picks conservative senator as running mate in race for governor

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Five European countries will extend ban on Ukraine's grain but let it head to other places

Five European countries will extend ban on Ukraine's grain but let it head to other places

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Five European Union countries will extend their ban on Ukrainian grain imports to protect their farmers’ interests, their agriculture ministers said Wednesday, but food can still move through their land to parts of the world in