3 d. ago Ottawa Senators get good news for once after injury concerns on defence

Not all the news was bad for the Ottawa Senators’ banged-up blueline. After leaving the Senators’ big 5-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night at the Canadian Tire Centre late in the second period with an upper-body injury, Nick Jensen was among a handful of skaters taking part in an optional skate on […]

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6 d. ago Ottawa Senators defenceman Thomas Chabot leaves early against Dallas

The Ottawa Senators' Thomas Chabot left following the first period with an upper-body injury

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9 d. ago Washington’s struggling economy takes another hit from the government shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the combination of the longest government shutdown, the mass firings of government workers and a fresh cut in federal food aid, the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington is bracing for the swell of people who will need its help before the holiday season. The food bank, which serves 400 pantries […]

Politics

1 week ago Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order

BOSTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration asked a federal appeals court Friday to block a judge's order that it distribute November's full monthly SNAP benefits amid a U.S. government shutdown, even as at least some states said they were moving quickly to get the money to people.

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1 week ago Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after court order

U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. had given Trump's administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

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1 week ago Vote to reopen U.S. government on Friday, amid longest shutdown in American history

The shutdown dragging on has threatened food aid, deprived federal workers of paychecks and created staffing shortages at airports

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2 w. ago Uncertainty over federal food aid deepens as the shutdown fight reaches a crisis point

WASHINGTON (AP) — The crises at the heart of the government shutdown fight in Washington were coming to a head Saturday as the federal food assistance program faced delays and millions of Americans were set to see a dramatic rise in their health insurance bills. The impacts on basic needs — food and medical care […]

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2 w. ago Instacart, DoorDash among companies offering discounts to SNAP recipients

Instacart said Friday it will offer customers who receive SNAP benefits 50% on their next grocery order to ease strain as the government prepares to cut off food aid payments. Instacart said any customer who placed an order in October using a SNAP/EBT card will be eligible for the discount, which will be available even […]

Economics

2 w. ago Judge to consider demand to force the government to keep funding SNAP food aid despite the shutdown

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge in Boston on Thursday will consider a motion that would require the Trump administration to continue funding the SNAP food aid program despite the government shutdown.

Politics

2 w. ago Food Aid for Millions at Risk as Senators Leave for Long Weekend

Senators failed this week to resolve a standoff over funding food aid during the government shutdown and plan to head home Thursday for a long weekend, leaving millions of low-income Americans struggling to purchase groceries starting Saturday.

Economics

2 w. ago Food aid at risk of expiring as effort to fund SNAP benefits fails in Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders in Congress said it's all or nothing on Wednesday as they rejected a Democratic push to carve out funding to continue food aid for more than 40 million Americans who stand to lose it as part of the government shutdown.

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3 w. ago Federal food benefits and preschool aid to run dry starting Saturday if shutdown continues

Federal funds could begin running dry Saturday that help tens of millions of Americans to buy food for their families and send their toddlers to preschool if Congress doesn't reach a deal by then to end the U.S. government shutdown.

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3 w. ago Former SNC Lavalin exec granted full parole while he appeals court order that could send him back to prison

Sami Bebawi was ordered to pay a $24-million fine by Feb. 14, 2025 or risk having to serve another 10 years in prison.

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