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Longtime Liberal cabinet minister Carolyn Bennett to become envoy to Denmark: source

Longtime Liberal cabinet minister Carolyn Bennett to become envoy to Denmark: source

OTTAWA — Longtime Liberal member of Parliament and former cabinet minister Carolyn Bennett is set to become the next ambassador to Denmark.
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Iowa Republicans dash Ron DeSantis' expectations, signaling their party belongs to Donald Trump

Iowa Republicans dash Ron DeSantis' expectations, signaling their party belongs to Donald Trump

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' candidacy rolled into Iowa last spring as if it had been designed by a committee of drooling Republican officials in a GOP-leaning state.
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Here’s how ChatGPT maker OpenAI plans to deter election misinformation in 2024

Here’s how ChatGPT maker OpenAI plans to deter election misinformation in 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — ChatGPT maker OpenAI has outlined a plan to prevent its tools from being used to spread election misinformation as voters in more than 50 countries prepare to cast their ballots in national elections this year.
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Chrétien-era effort to soften UN's Indigenous language a 'stain' on Canada: Hajdu

Chrétien-era effort to soften UN's Indigenous language a 'stain' on Canada: Hajdu

OTTAWA — The current federal Liberal government tried to distance itself Tuesday from the Jean Chrétien-led one that reportedly conspired with Australia to weaken United Nations language on Indigenous Peoples in the early 2000s.
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Cocaine residue was found on Hunter Biden's gun pouch in 2018 case, prosecutors say

Cocaine residue was found on Hunter Biden's gun pouch in 2018 case, prosecutors say

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors urged a judge on Tuesday to reject Hunter Biden’s efforts to dismiss the gun charges against him , revealing that investigators last year found cocaine residue on the pouch the president’s son used to hold his gu
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Human rights complaint filed over Manitoba election ad against landfill search

Human rights complaint filed over Manitoba election ad against landfill search

WINNIPEG — The daughter of a slain First Nations woman has filed a human rights complaint against Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives for an ad campaign about its decision not to search a Winnipeg-area landfill for her mother's remains.
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Next Republican debate canceled after Nikki Haley says she'll only participate if Donald Trump does

Next Republican debate canceled after Nikki Haley says she'll only participate if Donald Trump does

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — ABC News on Tuesday canceled the next Republican presidential debate after Nikki Haley said she wouldn't participate unless former President Donald Trump takes part in it, leaving Gov.
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Health minister chides U.S. officials over cost-saving scheme to buy Canadian drugs

Health minister chides U.S. officials over cost-saving scheme to buy Canadian drugs

OTTAWA — Health Minister Mark Holland has been calling around to United States officials to let them know that the Canadian government will be guarding its medical drug supply after the U.S. moved to allow states to mass import medicine from Canada.
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Biden invites congressional leaders to White House during difficult talks on Ukraine aid

Biden invites congressional leaders to White House during difficult talks on Ukraine aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has invited the top four congressional leaders and other lawmakers to the White House on Wednesday as members have struggled to reach agreement on U.S. aid for the Ukraine war.
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Notley says she'll step down from Alberta NDP helm to make way for fresh voices

Notley says she'll step down from Alberta NDP helm to make way for fresh voices

EDMONTON — Former premier Rachel Notley, after almost a decade at the helm of Alberta’s NDP, is stepping down from the top job.
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