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Victims and families react as Biden spares the lives of 37 federal death row inmates

Victims and families react as Biden spares the lives of 37 federal death row inmates

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) — Victims' families and others affected by crimes that resulted in federal death row convictions shared a range of emotions on Monday, from relief to anger, after President Joe Biden commuted dozens of the sentences .
Trudeau to chair Canada-U.S. relations cabinet committee amid calls to resign

Trudeau to chair Canada-U.S. relations cabinet committee amid calls to resign

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will chair a meeting of the cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations today, amid increasing calls for his resignation.
Trump again calls to buy Greenland after eyeing Canada and the Panama Canal

Trump again calls to buy Greenland after eyeing Canada and the Panama Canal

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — First it was Canada , then the Panama Canal . Now, Donald Trump again wants Greenland . The president-elect is renewing unsuccessful calls he made during his first term for the U.S.
Revised airline compensation rules will only preserve status quo: consumer advocate

Revised airline compensation rules will only preserve status quo: consumer advocate

Consumer advocates say proposed changes to Canada's passenger rights charter will perpetuate loopholes that allow airlines to forego compensating travellers whose flights are disrupted.
Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump can resume executions

Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump can resume executions

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday announced that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump , an outspoken

Ottawa names new president and CEO of Export Development Canada

OTTAWA — The federal government has named Alison Nankivell the new president and chief executive officer of Export Development Canada, succeeding Mairead Lavery who helmed the Crown corporation for the past six years.
Poet, former chief justice among five new members appointed to Order of Nova Scotia

Poet, former chief justice among five new members appointed to Order of Nova Scotia

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Lt.-Gov. Mike Savage has released the names of the five people appointed to the Order of Nova Scotia for 2024.
Manitoba government to reinstate fuel tax, but at a reduced rate

Manitoba government to reinstate fuel tax, but at a reduced rate

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is ending its yearlong fuel tax holiday but bringing back the levy at a lower rate.
Trump again calls to buy Greenland after eyeing Canada and the Panama Canal

Trump again calls to buy Greenland after eyeing Canada and the Panama Canal

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — First it was Canada , then the Panama Canal . Now, Donald Trump again wants Greenland . The president-elect is renewing unsuccessful calls he made during his first term for the U.S.
The new right gathers to celebrate Trump and the splintering of the Republican Party

The new right gathers to celebrate Trump and the splintering of the Republican Party

PHOENIX (AP) — As Washington heaved over the possibility of a partial government shutdown, leading far-right figures gathered with thousands of Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters and, for the most part, gloried in splintering the president-elect’s