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New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is working to woo Black voters away from Adams and Cuomo

New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is working to woo Black voters away from Adams and Cuomo

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani seemed at ease as he made his way from a high-rise apartment building to a street festival in the historic Black neighborhood of Harlem on a recent Sunday.
Poilievre wants 'reasonable' self-defence defined in Criminal Code

Poilievre wants 'reasonable' self-defence defined in Criminal Code

OTTAWA — The federal government needs to amend the Criminal Code so the use of force is presumed to be reasonable to defend your home and family if someone breaks into it, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Friday.
Fed governor Cook to seek court order blocking her firing by Trump

Fed governor Cook to seek court order blocking her firing by Trump

A case that could provide the Trump administration with new and expansive power over the traditionally independent Federal Reserve will get its first court hearing Friday.
What to know about a Texas bill to let residents sue out-of-state abortion pill providers

What to know about a Texas bill to let residents sue out-of-state abortion pill providers

A measure that would allow nearly any private citizen to sue out-of-state prescribers and others who send abortion pills into Texas has won first-round approval in the state House.
Federal government posts $3.3 billion deficit from April to June

Federal government posts $3.3 billion deficit from April to June

OTTAWA — The federal government posted a $3.3 billion deficit in the first three months of its fiscal year. The result for the April-to-June period compared with a $2.9 billion deficit for the same stretch last year. Revenues increased $3.
Canada, India name new high commissioners as both countries restore relations

Canada, India name new high commissioners as both countries restore relations

OTTAWA — Canada and India named seasoned diplomats as their new high commissioners Thursday, as both gradually soothe diplomatic tensions over transnational repression and Sikh separatism 10 months after expelling each other's top envoys.
After Air Canada strike, Ottawa may need to change its intervention strategy: experts

After Air Canada strike, Ottawa may need to change its intervention strategy: experts

Flight attendants' defiance in the face of federal intervention meant to halt a recent strike at Air Canada could set a new precedent for work stoppages, some labour movement-watchers say.
Alabama town's first Black mayor, who had been locked out of office, wins election

Alabama town's first Black mayor, who had been locked out of office, wins election

NEWBERN, Ala. (AP) — The first Black mayor of a tiny Alabama town overwhelmingly won election this week, four years after white residents locked him out of the town hall and refused to let him serve.
US offers military funeral honors to Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt

US offers military funeral honors to Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is offering military funeral honors for Ashli Babbitt , the rioter who was killed at 35 by an officer in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol . Babbitt was a U.S.
DC man seen throwing sandwich at agent charged with misdemeanor after grand jury declines indictment

DC man seen throwing sandwich at agent charged with misdemeanor after grand jury declines indictment

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man captured on camera hurling a sandwich at a federal agent in D.C.