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Trudeau to attend 'Three Amigos' summit as U.S. expands challenge under trade deal

Trudeau to attend 'Three Amigos' summit as U.S. expands challenge under trade deal

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to travel to Mexico City for a North American Leaders' Summit taking place Jan. 10, his office announced Tuesday.
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Russian crackdown targeting human rights group and maps

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian government intensified its crackdown on critics and what it sees as harmful information about its “special military operation” in Ukraine on Tuesday with moves to ban a human rights group and publication of maps that omit an
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Air Force reinstates officers disciplined for 'egregious' fighter pilot call sign

Air Force reinstates officers disciplined for 'egregious' fighter pilot call sign

OTTAWA — The Royal Canadian Air Force announced on Tuesday that it would reinstate two officers recently disciplined over a homophobic nickname given to a fighter pilot. Maj.-Gen.
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Congress moves to ban TikTok from US government devices

Congress moves to ban TikTok from US government devices

WASHINGTON (AP) — TikTok would be banned from most U.S. government devices under a spending bill Congress unveiled early Tuesday, the latest push by American lawmakers against the Chinese-owned social media app. The $1.
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Canada, China set aside differences to help COP15 nature talks succeed: Guilbeault

Canada, China set aside differences to help COP15 nature talks succeed: Guilbeault

OTTAWA — The international biodiversity framework reached Monday in Montreal was possible because Canada and China were able to set aside their diplomatic differences to co-lead the negotiations, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said as the sum
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Analysis: Musk and Trump, 2 disrupters face reckoning

Analysis: Musk and Trump, 2 disrupters face reckoning

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk and Donald Trump share bestride-the-colossus egos, an incessant desire to be the center of attention and a platform to showcase their eccentricities and erraticism.
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Quebec premier 'more optimistic' on health-funding deal after meeting with Trudeau

Quebec premier 'more optimistic' on health-funding deal after meeting with Trudeau

MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault says he is "more optimistic" about reaching a health-care funding deal with Ottawa after his meeting Tuesday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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Manitoba Labour Board rejects complaints against unions on COVID rules

Manitoba Labour Board rejects complaints against unions on COVID rules

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba Labour Board has dismissed several complaints in recent months from workers who wanted their unions to fight COVID-19 requirements.
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Italy: Parliamentary inquest eyed for missing 'Vatican Girl'

Italy: Parliamentary inquest eyed for missing 'Vatican Girl'

ROME (AP) — Opposition lawmakers in Italy are seeking a parliamentary commission of inquiry into three cold cases that have consumed the Italian public's imagination for decades, including the 1983 disappearance of a 15-year-old that was highlighted
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US starts grappling with 'travesty' of untreated hepatitis C

US starts grappling with 'travesty' of untreated hepatitis C

WASHINGTON (AP) — Too many Americans are missing out on a cure for hepatitis C, and a study underway in a hard-hit corner of Kentucky is exploring a simple way to start changing that.
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