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The Latest: Trump administration rejects the UN’s 2030 sustainability goals

The Latest: Trump administration rejects the UN’s 2030 sustainability goals

In a speech before the United Nation’s General Assembly, a representative of President Donald Trump ’s administration rejected the U.N.’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Edward Heartney, a minister-counselor at the U.S.
Alberta keeping sanctions in place until threat of U.S. tariffs ends: Smith

Alberta keeping sanctions in place until threat of U.S. tariffs ends: Smith

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta’s trade sanctions on the United States will stay in place until U.S. President Donald Trump drops the threat of tariffs.
Trump Organization sues Capital One for closing bank accounts after Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol

Trump Organization sues Capital One for closing bank accounts after Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol

MIAMI (AP) — A company owned by President Donald Trump sued Capital One on Friday, claiming the bank unjustifiably terminated over 300 of the Trump Organization's accounts without cause in 2021, shortly after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
B.C. shipyard awarded $3.15 billion government contract to build icebreaker

B.C. shipyard awarded $3.15 billion government contract to build icebreaker

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia company has been given a $3.15 billion contract to build one of two icebreaker ships for the Canadian Coast Guard.
Feds refuse protection order for southern resident orcas, rejecting ministers' advice

Feds refuse protection order for southern resident orcas, rejecting ministers' advice

OTTAWA — The federal government is rejecting the recommendations of two of its own ministers and refusing to issue an emergency order protecting southern resident killer whales from "imminent threats" to their survival.
Republican lawmakers hold telephone town halls as protesters demand more

Republican lawmakers hold telephone town halls as protesters demand more

HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) — Protesters demanding an in-person town hall from their western Michigan GOP congressman chanted loudly Friday as honking drivers signaled support, disrupting the usual calm of a conservative family vacation town.
Here's the latest in the ongoing trade dispute with the U.S.

Here's the latest in the ongoing trade dispute with the U.S.

OTTAWA — The U.S. paused tariffs Thursday on goods that meet the rules of origin requirements under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement, and lowered levies on potash to 10 per cent until April 2.
Trump administration throws hundreds of affordable housing projects into limbo after contract cuts

Trump administration throws hundreds of affordable housing projects into limbo after contract cuts

The Trump administration has stalled at least $60 million in funding intended largely for affordable housing developments nationwide, throwing hundreds of projects into a precarious limbo, according to information and documents obtained by The Associ
George Santos’ ex-fundraiser is sentenced to a year in prison for wire fraud

George Santos’ ex-fundraiser is sentenced to a year in prison for wire fraud

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A former campaign fundraiser for ex- U.S. Rep.
Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firing

Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firing

NEW YORK (AP) — Scrambling to replace their health insurance and to find new work , some laid-off federal workers are running into another unexpected unpleasantry: Relatives cheering their firing.