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Canada's top public servant says budget will result in 40,000 job cuts, programs terminated

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The head of the federal public service says the budget commitment to spend less and invest more will result in the loss of 40,000 jobs as programs are scaled back or eliminated.

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Democrat Zohran Mamdani elected mayor of New York City

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Democrat Zohran Mamdani made history in New York Tuesday, elected as the city's first Muslim mayor, defeating former governor Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an Independent, and Repubican Curtis Sliwa.

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U.S. government begins prosecuting case against man who threw sandwich at federal agent

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A pink banner depicting a masked man throwing a sandwich is unfurled by people at an outdoor demonstration.

Opening arguments began Tuesday in the trial of Washington, D.C., resident Sean Charles Dunn, a U.S. Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent in August and was subsequently fired by President Donald Trump's administration.

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Trump says U.S. will start testing nuclear weapons again

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U.S. President Donald Trump, ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, said he has instructed the Department of Defence to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons on an "equal basis" with other nuclear powers.

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Food bank usage in B.C. has increased nearly 80% since 2019, report finds

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The Food Banks Canada report found a growing number of people with paying jobs are using food banks in B.C.

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AI 'hallucinations' could prove real problem for controversial owner of fire-ravaged property

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As the owner of a fire-ravaged Vancouver property he's been accused of neglecting, Fu De Ren has defended himself in civil proceedings and bylaw trials. But his inclusion of alleged AI "hallucinations" as part of a self-represented bid to cut his property's assessed value in half may end up costing him money.

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