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Champagne vows to take action if telecoms don't reach deal for TTC cell service

Champagne vows to take action if telecoms don't reach deal for TTC cell service

Canada's industry minister vowed to step in if Canada's major telecom providers don't reach an agreement to ensure wireless service is available for all riders on Toronto's subway system.
N.S. mass shooting: Ottawa and province announce $18-million mental health plan

N.S. mass shooting: Ottawa and province announce $18-million mental health plan

HALIFAX — The federal and Nova Scotia governments rolled out an $18-million plan Friday aimed at helping people still suffering from mental health, grief and bereavement challenges three years after the worst mass shooting in Canadian history.
Former Trudeau Foundation CEO says she resigned after pushback on donation audit

Former Trudeau Foundation CEO says she resigned after pushback on donation audit

OTTAWA — The former CEO of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation told a parliamentary committee Friday that she resigned from that position earlier this month because of a breakdown in trust on the organization's board of directors.
Federal government has tabled new offer on tenth day of strike, PSAC says

Federal government has tabled new offer on tenth day of strike, PSAC says

OTTAWA — The federal government tabled a new contract offer to the Public Service Alliance of Canada Friday, as thousands of federal workers remained on strike for the tenth straight day.
Conrad Black says he's regained the Canadian citizenship he renounced in 2001

Conrad Black says he's regained the Canadian citizenship he renounced in 2001

Conrad Black says he has regained his Canadian citizenship, more than 20 years after he renounced it following a well-publicized fight with then-prime minister Jean Chrétien over accepting a British peerage.
Ontario hospital nurses awarded additional pay after Bill 124 struck down

Ontario hospital nurses awarded additional pay after Bill 124 struck down

TORONTO — Ontario hospital nurses should get retroactive pay for three years during which they were subject to a wage restraint law that has since been ruled unconstitutional, arbitrators have ruled.
Bill allows DeSantis to run for president while governor

Bill allows DeSantis to run for president while governor

Republican Ron DeSantis would not have to resign as Florida governor in order to run for president if he chooses under a bill given final approval Friday in by the GOP-dominated state Legislature.
Heads of state, top diplomats visit Ukraine to show support

Heads of state, top diplomats visit Ukraine to show support

ODESA, Ukraine (AP) — Two heads of state and seven foreign ministers from a group of Ukraine's European backers visited the war-torn country Friday to express support for Kyiv in its defense against Russia's invasion .
Tech-rooted groups seek to shake up San Francisco politics

Tech-rooted groups seek to shake up San Francisco politics

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The tech entrepreneurs who flocked to San Francisco two decades ago bringing jobs and wealth, and also soaring housing prices and gentrification, are becoming a rising political force in a city they say is woefully off track.

Gillum trial: Jurors deliberate after closing arguments

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jurors began deliberating Friday in the corruption case against former Florida Democratic candidate for governor Andrew Gillum, who came within a whisker of defeating Republican Ron DeSantis in 2018.