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'Nobody wants to blow up the party': Trudeau staying, despite resignation calls

'Nobody wants to blow up the party': Trudeau staying, despite resignation calls

OTTAWA — Several Liberal MPs are calling for a secret ballot vote on Justin Trudeau's leadership after he made clear he isn't going anywhere in spite of the calls from within his caucus to step down.
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Minister to launch consultations on advanced requests for assisted dying

Minister to launch consultations on advanced requests for assisted dying

OTTAWA — Health Minister Mark Holland said the federal government will launch consultations this fall about expanding the medical assistance in dying regime to include advanced requests.
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A Minnesota woman is accused of turning in a ballot for her dead mother. A routine check caught it

A Minnesota woman is accused of turning in a ballot for her dead mother. A routine check caught it

A northern Minnesota woman accused of trying to submit a mail ballot for her recently deceased mother has been charged with three felonies, showing how routine election safeguards thwart rare instances of attempted voter fraud.
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Americans in Puerto Rico can't vote for US president. Their anger at Trump is shaping the race

Americans in Puerto Rico can't vote for US president. Their anger at Trump is shaping the race

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A comic calling Puerto Rico garbage before a packed Donald Trump rally in New York was the latest humiliation for an island territory that has long suffered from mistreatment, residents said Monday in expressions of fury
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Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk's America PAC over its $1 million giveaway

Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk's America PAC over its $1 million giveaway

The district attorney of Philadelphia filed a lawsuit Monday to halt Elon Musk 's $1 million giveaways as part of his political organization's effort boosting Donald Trump 's presidential campaign.
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Secularism: Montreal to shed city hall welcome sign that includes woman wearing hijab

Secularism: Montreal to shed city hall welcome sign that includes woman wearing hijab

MONTREAL — A welcome sign in the lobby of Montreal's newly renovated city hall depicting a woman wearing a headscarf will be removed in the name of secularism, Montreal's mayor says, following criticism that the image is offensive.
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Former senator recalls being told Canada asked Sudan to hold Abdelrazik in detention

Former senator recalls being told Canada asked Sudan to hold Abdelrazik in detention

OTTAWA — Former senator Mobina Jaffer says the director of Sudan's intelligence service told her Canadian officials thought Abousfian Abdelrazik was a terrorist, and wanted to find out if the Montreal man was indeed an extremist.
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Republicans ask US Supreme Court to block counting of some provisional ballots in Pennsylvania

Republicans ask US Supreme Court to block counting of some provisional ballots in Pennsylvania

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court for an emergency order in Pennsylvania that could result in thousands of votes not being counted in this year's election in the battleground state.
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Parti Québécois wants robots, automation to replace temporary immigrants

Parti Québécois wants robots, automation to replace temporary immigrants

MONTREAL — The Parti Québécois says it would lean on robots and automation to replace temporary workers as part of a lengthy proposal to slash immigration to Quebec, claiming its plan is a necessary course correction to ease housing pressure and prot
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Republicans ask U.S. Supreme Court to block counting of some provisional ballots in Pennsylvania

Republicans ask U.S. Supreme Court to block counting of some provisional ballots in Pennsylvania

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court for an emergency order in Pennsylvania that could result in thousands of votes not being counted in this year's election in the battleground state.
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