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Portugal's election brings another minority government and a far-right rise

Portugal's election brings another minority government and a far-right rise

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s president was due to convene the country’s political parties for consultations on Monday, after a general election delivered another minority government as well as an unprecedented showing by populist party Chega (E
Portugal's election brings another minority government and a far-right rise

Portugal's election brings another minority government and a far-right rise

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s president was due to convene the country’s political parties for consultations on Monday, after a general election delivered another minority government as well as a strong showing by populist party Chega (Enough) t
Pro-EU centrist wins Romania’s tense presidential race over hard-right nationalist

Pro-EU centrist wins Romania’s tense presidential race over hard-right nationalist

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Pro-European Union candidate Nicusor Dan on Sunday won Romania’s closely watched presidential runoff against a hard-right nationalist who modeled his campaign after U.S. President Donald Trump.
Trump's big bill advances in rare weekend vote as House conservatives negotiate changes

Trump's big bill advances in rare weekend vote as House conservatives negotiate changes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans advanced their massive tax cut and border security package out of a key House committee during a rare Sunday night vote as deficit hawks who had blocked the measure two days earlier allowed it to move forward, citing wha
New Jersey Transit train engineers reach tentative deal to end strike that halted NYC routes

New Jersey Transit train engineers reach tentative deal to end strike that halted NYC routes

NEWARK, N.J.
CN investigates after trains 'sideswiped' each other in northern Alberta

CN investigates after trains 'sideswiped' each other in northern Alberta

EDSON — Canadian National Railway says it's investigating after two trains appear to have "sideswiped" each other in northern Alberta.
Why Canada hosts more old passenger jets than any other country — by far

Why Canada hosts more old passenger jets than any other country — by far

MONTREAL — Each morning, travellers and cargo take off from Montreal’s Trudeau airport for a 1,600-kilometre flight to Puvirnituq in northern Quebec aboard a nearly 50-year-old Air Inuit plane.
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Inflation Statistics Canada will put out its latest reading for inflation on Tuesday when it publishes its consumer price index for April.
Economists expect end of consumer carbon price pulled down April inflation to 1.6%

Economists expect end of consumer carbon price pulled down April inflation to 1.6%

OTTAWA — Canadian motorists were paying less at the pump in April after the Liberals nixed the consumer carbon price — a move economists expect will help keep inflation around the Bank of Canada's two per cent target as tariff woes percolate.
A deadly E. coli outbreak in Walkerton, Ont., changed everything 25 years ago

A deadly E. coli outbreak in Walkerton, Ont., changed everything 25 years ago

Bruce Davidson remembers the E. coli outbreak that ravaged his hometown 25 years ago as a "strange dream.