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Uncertainty looms in Metro Vancouver bus dispute as 48-hour strike set to end

Uncertainty looms in Metro Vancouver bus dispute as 48-hour strike set to end

VANCOUVER — Metro Vancouver bus and SeaBus services are set to resume in time for Wednesday morning's commute but the dispute that triggered a 48-hour strike by transit supervisors appears no closer to resolution.
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N.L. halts first ride-share permit within days, cites 'new information' about owner

N.L. halts first ride-share permit within days, cites 'new information' about owner

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Just days after celebrating the issuing of the province's first ride-sharing licence, the Newfoundland and Labrador government has suspended it, citing possible "new information" about the successful company.
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Feds to launch Canada-U.S. engagement strategy as presidential election looms

Feds to launch Canada-U.S. engagement strategy as presidential election looms

MONTREAL — Canada survived the unpredictable nature of the first Trump administration by promoting shared interests on both sides of the border, and that approach won't change no matter who wins the next presidential election, Prime Minister Justin T
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Suspect in killing of 8 people in suburban Chicago has fatally shot himself in Texas, police say

Suspect in killing of 8 people in suburban Chicago has fatally shot himself in Texas, police say

CHICAGO (AP) — A man suspected of shooting and killing eight people in suburban Chicago fatally shot himself after a confrontation with law enforcement officials in Texas, police said.
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California State University faculty reach tentative contract agreement and will end strike

California State University faculty reach tentative contract agreement and will end strike

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California State university faculty members reached a tentative contract agreement Monday, the same day that nearly 30,000 professors, librarians, coaches and other workers struck at the nation's largest public university system,
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Japanese carmaker that faked safety tests sees long wait to reopen factories

Japanese carmaker that faked safety tests sees long wait to reopen factories

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese automaker that cheated on safety tests for decades said Monday it doesn't expect to resume shipping cars any time soon.
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Memphis residents endure day 4 of water problems as freezing weather bursts pipes across the South

Memphis residents endure day 4 of water problems as freezing weather bursts pipes across the South

MEMPHIS, Tenn.
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Federal government announces two-year cap on international student admissions

Federal government announces two-year cap on international student admissions

MONTREAL — New visas for international students will be slashed by more than one-third this year as the federal government tries to slow a rapid increase in temporary residents that has put immense pressure on Canada's housing system.
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Criminals are extorting money from taxi drivers in Mexico's Cancun, as they have done in Acapulco

Criminal gangs are trying to extort ‘protection’ payments from taxi drivers in Mexico’s Caribbean coast resort of Cancun, prosecutors said Monday.
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11 charged in alleged car theft ring operating in GTA, southwest Ontario, police say

11 charged in alleged car theft ring operating in GTA, southwest Ontario, police say

Police say they have charged 11 people with close to 100 offences after a months-long investigation into an alleged car theft ring operating in the Toronto area and other parts of southwestern Ontario.
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