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Trudeau to cut sales tax and send checks to millions of Canadians as election looms

Nov. 21, 2024 22:19 PM EST

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 's government announced plans Thursday to temporarily lift the federal sales tax off a number of items and send checks to millions of Canadians who are dealing with rising costs and as a federal election looms. The...

Boston's Raphy Gil, Cleveland's Abrahan Tejada suspended 56 games each following positive drug tests

Nov. 21, 2024 20:51 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Boston's Raphy Gil and Cleveland's Abrahan Tejada, a pair of 19-year-old right-handers in the Dominican Summer League, were suspended for 56 games each by Major League Baseball on Thursday following positive tests for the performance-enhancing substance stanozolol. ...

Mexico acknowledges Canada's concerns about a Chinese auto plant, but says none exists

Nov. 21, 2024 19:51 PM EST

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president acknowledged Thursday that Canada is concerned about reports of a Chinese company’s plan to build an auto plant in Mexico, but she said it does not currently exist. President Claudia Sheinbaum said she talked recently to Canadian Prime...

Reuters hires former Post and AP executive editor Sally Buzbee to lead US, Canada news operation

Nov. 21, 2024 11:58 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Sally Buzbee, the former executive editor of The Washington Post and The Associated Press, is joining Reuters as the news agency's top editor for the United States and Canada, the company said Tuesday. As news editor for the U.S. and Canada, Buzbee will replace...

Canada's provincial leaders want a free trade deal with the US that excludes Mexico

Nov. 20, 2024 21:04 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — The leader of Canada's most populous province said Wednesday that all of the country's provincial and territorial governments want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's federal government to negotiate a bilateral trade deal with the United States that excludes Mexico. ...

Trump chooses former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker as NATO ambassador

Nov. 20, 2024 20:28 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has chosen former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to serve as U.S. ambassador to NATO, the bedrock Western alliance that the president-elect has expressed skepticism about for years. Trump, in a statement, said Whitaker...

Human smuggling trial witness says he was separated from a family hours before they froze to death

Nov. 20, 2024 19:03 PM EST

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — An Indian national who survived a treacherous trek across the U.S.-Canada border in blizzard conditions testified Wednesday that he got separated from a family of four shortly before they froze to death. Yash Patel took the stand on the third day of the...

Argentina beats Peru to close in on World Cup spot; Brazil and Uruguay draw

Nov. 19, 2024 22:32 PM EST

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Lautaro Martínez's goal gave Argentina a 1-0 win over Peru on Tuesday in a South American qualifying match in Buenos Aires and left the hosts close to a spot in the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Its main continental rivals Brazil drew...

Human smuggling trial witness says he shuttled over 500 Indian migrants into the US

Nov. 19, 2024 21:04 PM EST

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A man convicted of human smuggling testified Tuesday that he shuttled more than 500 Indian migrants across the U.S.-Canada border over four years as part of an international smuggling ring that prosecutors said led to the deaths of a family of four. ...

Canada shares U.S. concerns about Mexican trade with China as possible trade talks loom

Nov. 19, 2024 17:14 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Canada's point person for U.S-Canada relations said Tuesday she shares U.S. concerns about Mexico serving as a back door for China to import cheaper goods into the North American market as a review of the trade pact known as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement looms. ...