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Lawsuit alleging anti-Black racism in federal public service heads to Federal Court

Lawsuit alleging anti-Black racism in federal public service heads to Federal Court

OTTAWA — A Federal Court hearing got underway Monday to determine whether a group of Black public servants can proceed with a class-action lawsuit alleging discrimination in the federal government.
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'Baffling': MP says Alberta minister made false claims about pandemic bill

'Baffling': MP says Alberta minister made false claims about pandemic bill

EDMONTON — A Liberal member of Parliament says he's baffled by the Alberta United Conservative government's response to his private member's bill about pandemic preparedness.
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New Brunswick Progressive Conservatives announce interim leader after election defeat

New Brunswick Progressive Conservatives announce interim leader after election defeat

FREDERICTON — A former provincial cabinet minister has been named as interim leader of the Progressive Conservatives in New Brunswick.
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In their own words: What it's like in a 'chaos' Congress and why these lawmakers keep coming back

In their own words: What it's like in a 'chaos' Congress and why these lawmakers keep coming back

WASHINGTON (AP) — Polarizing. Challenging. A lot of wasted time. That’s how six lawmakers described what it is like being in the U.S.
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Liberals put focus on accountability as N.S. parties begin first full day of campaign

Liberals put focus on accountability as N.S. parties begin first full day of campaign

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Liberal leader took direct aim at his Progressive Conservative opponent Monday, saying the Liberals want to bring accountability to government if elected Nov. 26.
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Quebec's head of youth protection resigns after sex scandal at detention facility

Quebec's head of youth protection resigns after sex scandal at detention facility

MONTREAL — Quebec's provincial director of youth protection has resigned, days after a media report claimed that educators at a Montreal detention centre for troubled minors had sexual relations with detainees.
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Biden casts 2024 election ballot near his Delaware home, waiting in line with other voters

Biden casts 2024 election ballot near his Delaware home, waiting in line with other voters

NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden has cast an early ballot in the 2024 general election.
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Hundreds of ballots are destroyed after fires are set in ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington

Hundreds of ballots are destroyed after fires are set in ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington

SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities were investigating Monday after early morning fires were set in ballot drop boxes in Portland, Oregon, and in nearby Vancouver, Washington, where hundreds of ballots were destroyed.
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A decade of racial justice activism transformed politics, but landmark reforms remain elusive

A decade of racial justice activism transformed politics, but landmark reforms remain elusive

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cori Bush went from helping to lead an informal movement for racial justice to winning two terms as a congresswoman from Missouri, with an office decorated with photographs of families who lost loved ones to police violence.
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Puerto Rico bristles after a US comedian calls it 'a floating island of garbage' at a Trump rally

Puerto Rico bristles after a US comedian calls it 'a floating island of garbage' at a Trump rally

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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