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N.B. election debate: Higgs defends major tax cut promise as services struggle

N.B. election debate: Higgs defends major tax cut promise as services struggle

MONCTON, N.B.
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10th death reported in Boar's Head deli meat listeria outbreak

10th death reported in Boar's Head deli meat listeria outbreak

A 10th person has died in the listeria outbreak that shuttered a Boar's Head deli meat plant, federal health officials said Wednesday.
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Judge approves $600 million settlement for residents near fiery Ohio derailment

Judge approves $600 million settlement for residents near fiery Ohio derailment

A federal judge on Wednesday approved a $600 million class-action settlement Wednesday that Norfolk Southern railroad offered to everyone who lived within 20 miles (32 kilometers) of last year's disastrous derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
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Meta unveils cheaper VR headset, AI updates and shows off prototype for holographic AR glasses

Meta unveils cheaper VR headset, AI updates and shows off prototype for holographic AR glasses

MENLO PARK, California (AP) — Meta unveiled updates to the company's virtual reality headset and Ray Ban smart glasses on Wednesday as it tries to demonstrate its artificial intelligence prowess and the next generation of computing platforms beyond s
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Saskatchewan education minister facing second conflict of interest investigation

Saskatchewan education minister facing second conflict of interest investigation

REGINA — Saskatchewan's education minister is facing a second investigation by the conflict of interest commissioner, this time surrounding investments into two helium companies.
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Aging and ailing, 'Message Tree' at Woodstock concert site is reluctantly cut down

Aging and ailing, 'Message Tree' at Woodstock concert site is reluctantly cut down

Masses of people at the 1969 Woodstock festival stopped by the towering red maple tree a little ways off from the main stage. Many scrawled messages on paper scraps or cardboard and attached them to the old tree's trunk.
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Congress passes temporary bill to avoid shutdown as lawmakers punt spending decisions to December

Congress passes temporary bill to avoid shutdown as lawmakers punt spending decisions to December

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress on Wednesday passed a temporary measure that keeps government agencies funded into December, avoiding a shutdown for now while punting final spending decisions until after the Nov. 5 election.
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B.C. NDP pledges to help middle-income homebuyers with 40% of financing

B.C. NDP pledges to help middle-income homebuyers with 40% of financing

SURREY, B.C. — New Democrat Leader David Eby says he will help more middle-class, first-time buyers into the housing market in British Columbia with a plan to finance 40 per cent of the price.
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Balmain's whimsical show meets Courrèges' minimalism in Paris

Balmain's whimsical show meets Courrèges' minimalism in Paris

PARIS (AP) — Olivier Rousteing opened Balmain’s Wednesday show at Paris Fashion Week with an audacious angular micro-gown — a glittering number featuring peaked shoulders, humped hips and a massive clasping hand motif.
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Sound decision: Montreal to protect music venues from noise complaints

Sound decision: Montreal to protect music venues from noise complaints

MONTREAL — Montreal's administration announced on Wednesday it is going to immediately modify a borough's noise bylaw to protect entertainment venues and bars from noise complaints, after a court this week ordered a historic music hall in the city's
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