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'Good first step': N.B. mystery brain disease patients welcome new investigation

'Good first step': N.B. mystery brain disease patients welcome new investigation

FREDERICTON — Melissa Hawkes began to feel unwell during a visit to a friend's house in March 2021. All that she remembers before blacking out is that she went to the bathroom.
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Unity or 'American carnage': What tone will Trump take in second inaugural address?

Unity or 'American carnage': What tone will Trump take in second inaugural address?

WASHINGTON — John F. Kennedy inspired Americans with the words, "Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country." Franklin D. Roosevelt assured them there's "nothing to fear but fear itself.
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Ontario politicians, businesspeople to mark large presence in D.C. for inauguration

Ontario politicians, businesspeople to mark large presence in D.C. for inauguration

TORONTO — Ontario politicians, business leaders and union executives are set to descend on Washington, D.C., for president-elect Donald Trump's inauguration as part of a provincial pushback to the incoming administration's looming trade war.
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Civil rights leaders and King family mark MLK Day as a special call to action as Trump takes office

Civil rights leaders and King family mark MLK Day as a special call to action as Trump takes office

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as president of the United States inside the Capitol’s rotunda , he will do so facing a bust of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the federal holiday commemorating King’s legacy.
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Legacy news on its heels as second Trump era begins, but not abandoning mission

Legacy news on its heels as second Trump era begins, but not abandoning mission

NEW YORK (AP) — As Donald Trump prepares to assume the presidency for a second time, he faces a news establishment on its heels — but not flat on its back.
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TikTok goes dark in the US

TikTok goes dark in the US

NEW YORK (AP) — TikTok’s app was removed from prominent app stores on Saturday evening just before as a federal law that bans the popular social media platform went into effect.
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Trump returns to Washington for celebrations ahead of inauguration

Trump returns to Washington for celebrations ahead of inauguration

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump returned to Washington Saturday evening to celebrate with family, supporters and political allies ahead of his second inauguration, a triumphant return for the Republican four years after he departed the city under the
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Judge agrees to expedite legal challenge of Trudeau's move to prorogue Parliament

Judge agrees to expedite legal challenge of Trudeau's move to prorogue Parliament

OTTAWA — A court has agreed to expedite its hearing of a legal challenge of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's move to prorogue Parliament.
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Thousands march in Washington days before Trump takes office

Thousands march in Washington days before Trump takes office

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people from around the United States rallied in the nation's capital Saturday for women's reproductive rights and other causes they believe are under threat from the incoming Trump administration, reprising the original
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Liberal leadership race crystallizes as candidates make opening pitches

Liberal leadership race crystallizes as candidates make opening pitches

OTTAWA — The experienced hand who can fix the economy. The tough negotiator who can take on a Donald Trump White House. The millennial long-hauler who can rebuild the party.
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