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Tunisian president urged to resign after election debacle

Tunisian president urged to resign after election debacle

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian opposition figures called Sunday for the president’s resignation after disastrous parliamentary elections in which less than 9% of voters cast ballots.
ALS patients contend with $158K price tag on new drug

ALS patients contend with $158K price tag on new drug

WASHINGTON (AP) — For two years, Becky Mourey pushed the Food and Drug Administration to approve an experimental drug for her Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Pierre Poilievre thinks he can win over new Canadians. Here's how he plans to do it.

Pierre Poilievre thinks he can win over new Canadians. Here's how he plans to do it.

OTTAWA — A young Pierre Poilievre sits in front of a room of Conservative faithful and explains their party's strategy for winning a majority mandate. That hasn't happened yet.
Vote counting finishes in Fiji election with no clear winner

Vote counting finishes in Fiji election with no clear winner

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Vote counting finished in Fiji's general election Sunday but there was no clear winner, and various political parties are now negotiating to form a coalition government.
Greece passes 2023 budget, forecasts primary surplus

Greece passes 2023 budget, forecasts primary surplus

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek Parliament has approved the country’s first budget in 13 years not to be drafted under the supervision of the country’s creditors.

Alabama closes some oystering areas, sparking complaints

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) — Alabama officials have closed some oystering grounds in Mobile Bay, prompting complaints from harvesters.
Feds, Northwest Territories to create Indigenous protected area for Great Bear Lake

Feds, Northwest Territories to create Indigenous protected area for Great Bear Lake

MONTREAL — The federal government, the Northwest Territories and the Délı̨nę Got'ı̨nę government signed off on a plan Saturday to create an Indigenous protected area around Great Bear Lake.

COP15 nature negotiations racing to finish line but disagreements still plentiful

MONTREAL — The draft text of a new agreement to protect nature from destructive human behaviour is still littered with disagreement as COP15 talks in Montreal barrel toward their conclusion on Monday.
Dignitaries, family and friends gather for funeral of Manitoba politician Jim Carr

Dignitaries, family and friends gather for funeral of Manitoba politician Jim Carr

WINNIPEG — Politicians of all stripes joined hundreds of mourners who gathered on Saturday to pay tribute to Jim Carr, the Liberal member of Parliament who died five days earlier at the age of 71 following a battle with cancer.
Low turnout in Tunisia parliament vote amid economic vows

Low turnout in Tunisia parliament vote amid economic vows

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisians on Saturday voted to elect a new parliament, to the backdrop of a soaring cost-of-living crisis and concerns of democracy backsliding in the North African country — the cradle of Arab Spring protests a decade ago.