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Federal Reserve signals end to inflation fight with a sizable half-point rate cut

Federal Reserve signals end to inflation fight with a sizable half-point rate cut

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates that helped tame inflation but also made borrowing painfully expensive for A
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Canada's physicians formally apologize for harm to Indigenous communities

Canada's physicians formally apologize for harm to Indigenous communities

In a haunting message from beyond the grave, Métis Elder Sonny James MacDonald recounted being incarcerated for more than two years at an Indian Hospital in Edmonton in the 1940s for tuberculosis treatment, suffering abuse and isolation as a child.
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Alberta Premier Smith aims to help fund private school construction

Alberta Premier Smith aims to help fund private school construction

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government’s $8.6-billion plan to fast-track building new schools will include a pilot project to incentivize private ones.
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LaMonica McIver wins special House election in New Jersey

LaMonica McIver wins special House election in New Jersey

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democratic Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver has defeated Republican small businessman Carmen Bucco in a contest in New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District that opened up because of the death of Rep. Donald Payne Jr.
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Amid resident concerns, Bradford nixes plans for massive Muslim conference

Amid resident concerns, Bradford nixes plans for massive Muslim conference

'The community needs to know how we voted when we were pushing millions of dollars away,' said deputy mayor, one of four who wanted event to return to Bradford
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Oman holds on to edge Nepal with one ball to spare in cricket thriller

Oman holds on to edge Nepal with one ball to spare in cricket thriller

KING CITY, Ont. — Oman scored 10 runs in the final over to edge Nepal by one wicket with just one ball remaining in ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 play Wednesday. Kaleemullah, the No.
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Health Minister Mark Holland appeals to Senate not to amend pharmacare bill

Health Minister Mark Holland appeals to Senate not to amend pharmacare bill

OTTAWA — Health Minister Mark Holland urged a committee of senators Wednesday not to tweak the pharmacare bill he carefully negotiated with the NDP earlier this year.
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Flames re-sign defenceman Ilya Solovyov, centre Cole Schwindt

Flames re-sign defenceman Ilya Solovyov, centre Cole Schwindt

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have re-signed defenceman Ilya Solovyov and centre Cole Schwindt, the NHL club announced Wednesday.
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Construction wraps on indoor supervised site for people who inhale drugs in Vancouver

Construction wraps on indoor supervised site for people who inhale drugs in Vancouver

VANCOUVER — Supervised injection sites are saving the lives of drug users everyday, but the same support is not being offered to people who inhale illicit drugs, the head of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS says. Dr.
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Canada abstains from UN motion calling on Israel to end occupation of Gaza, West Bank

Canada abstains from UN motion calling on Israel to end occupation of Gaza, West Bank

OTTAWA — Canada abstained Wednesday from a high-profile United Nations vote demanding that Israel end its "unlawful presence" in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank within a year.
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