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Nine days after Fiona, P.E.I. residents without power alarmed at pace of response

Nine days after Fiona, P.E.I. residents without power alarmed at pace of response

CHARLOTTETOWN — Residents of Prince Edward Island said Monday they're growing exhausted, anxious and cold as thousands remained without power nine days after post-tropical storm Fiona swept through the region.
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Prairie premiers, governors urge Canada, U.S. to keep border crossings open longer

Prairie premiers, governors urge Canada, U.S. to keep border crossings open longer

WASHINGTON — Canada's Prairie premiers and two U.S. governors want their respective countries to restore pre-pandemic operating hours at entry points along their shared land border.
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Feds seek organization to administer Black-led philanthropic fund

Feds seek organization to administer Black-led philanthropic fund

OTTAWA — The federal government has begun its search for an organization to administer an endowment fund aimed at bolstering the economic and social well-being of Black Canadians.
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Quebec votes, sex workers challenging Criminal Code : In The News for Oct. 3

Quebec votes, sex workers challenging Criminal Code : In The News for Oct. 3

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 3 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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Quebec votes: Party leaders work to get the vote out on final campaign day

Quebec votes: Party leaders work to get the vote out on final campaign day

MONTREAL — Quebec's major party leaders made one final appeal to voters on the eve of Monday's general election as polls continued to show François Legault's party with a considerable lead over his adversaries.
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'The lunatics are trying to take over:' Quotes from Kenney's time in Alberta politics

'The lunatics are trying to take over:' Quotes from Kenney's time in Alberta politics

EDMONTON — Alberta's United Conservative Party is to vote in a new leader and premier on Thursday. Premier Jason Kenney announced in May, following a leadership review, that he would be stepping down.
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The gig is up: Alberta Premier Jason Kenney set to step down from top job

The gig is up: Alberta Premier Jason Kenney set to step down from top job

EDMONTON — Don’t cry for me, Alberta, I was leaving anyway. It's Premier Jason Kenney’s swan song message as he prepares to depart the province's top job, forced out by the very United Conservative Party he willed into existence.
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Jason Kenney on list of past Alberta premiers to resign amid party strife

Jason Kenney on list of past Alberta premiers to resign amid party strife

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced in May that he would be stepping down as United Conservative Party leader after receiving 51.4 per cent support in a leadership review.
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Quebec votes: CAQ's Legault holds lead as vote nears despite 'difficult' campaign

Quebec votes: CAQ's Legault holds lead as vote nears despite 'difficult' campaign

MONTREAL — Polls show the Coalition Avenir Québec in position to coast to a second majority government Monday, but political observers say there is still plenty to watch for on election night -- in particular the profound political shift reflected in
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Russian embassy complaints show tricky business of protecting embassies and diplomats

Russian embassy complaints show tricky business of protecting embassies and diplomats

OTTAWA — Russia’s recent complaints about its Ottawa embassy being blocked by protesters and attacked with a Molotov cocktail shed light on the tricky balance Canada faces in protecting diplomatic missions.
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