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BC Civil Liberties Association calls for review of MAID legislation

BC Civil Liberties Association calls for review of MAID legislation

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association is calling on the provincial and federal governments to review medically-assisted dying legislation to ensure proper safeguards are in place.
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White House starts scrapping pending regulations on transgender athletes and student debt

White House starts scrapping pending regulations on transgender athletes and student debt

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is abandoning his efforts to provide some protections for transgender student athletes and cancel student loans for more than 38 million Americans, the first steps in an administration-wide plan to jettison pendi
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Home affordability improves, but still challenging for many Canadians: RBC report

Home affordability improves, but still challenging for many Canadians: RBC report

TORONTO — Home affordability in Canada is improving, according to a new RBC Economics report, but strains remain. The report, released Friday, said home ownership costs in Canada have eased for three consecutive quarters.
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Tennessee's GOP governor is pardoning 43 more people. He stresses it's not like what Biden did

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee on Friday announced he is pardoning 43 people who have served out their sentences, stressing that his actions are “very different” than President Joe Biden's recent wave of commutations .
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Nova Scotia budget update reduces deficit by $220M, mostly due to higher tax revenue

Nova Scotia budget update reduces deficit by $220M, mostly due to higher tax revenue

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s budget deficit for the current fiscal year is now projected at $247.5 million — almost $220 million less than estimated in last February’s budget.
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A look at the new faces in Justin Trudeau's cabinet

A look at the new faces in Justin Trudeau's cabinet

OTTAWA — A look at the new faces in Justin Trudeau's cabinet: Rachel Bendayan , official languages minister and associate minister of public safety: A Montreal MP first elected in 2019.
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Trump adds Europe to the list of US trade partners he's threatening with tariffs

Trump adds Europe to the list of US trade partners he's threatening with tariffs

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday added the 27 countries that make up the European Union to the list of trade partners he's threatening with tariffs — unless the group takes steps to import more U.S. goods.
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Closures, Social Security checks, furloughs: What a government shutdown might mean

Closures, Social Security checks, furloughs: What a government shutdown might mean

Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government or federal agencies will shut down, meaning hundreds of thousands of federal employees could be sent home — or stay on the job without pay — just ahead of the holidays.
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Senate set to approve 235th judge of Biden's term, beating Trump's tally

Senate set to approve 235th judge of Biden's term, beating Trump's tally

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to secure the 235th judicial confirmation of his presidency as soon as Friday, an accomplishment that exceeds his predecessor's total by one after Democrats put extra emphasis on the federal courts fo
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Arizona secretary of state overstepped his authority on elections manual, judge rules

Arizona secretary of state overstepped his authority on elections manual, judge rules

PHOENIX (AP) — A ruling by a Maricopa County judge has invalidated provisions of Arizona's elections manual , including one that said the secretary of state must canvass election results even if a county has not certified its ballots.
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