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US Vice President JD Vance to join his wife in Greenland on Friday

US Vice President JD Vance to join his wife in Greenland on Friday

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance said that he's joining his wife on a Friday trip to Greenland , suggesting in an online video that global security is at stake.
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Ontario consumption sites free to relocate, court hears, but minister says otherwise

Ontario consumption sites free to relocate, court hears, but minister says otherwise

TORONTO — Ontario's new law on supervised consumption sites does not ban them entirely and those deemed too close to schools and daycares are free to relocate farther away, government lawyers argued Tuesday as a court considers a Charter challenge of
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Beijing's envoy calls for more trade with Canada as U.S. trade war continues

Beijing's envoy calls for more trade with Canada as U.S. trade war continues

OTTAWA — Beijing's ambassador to Canada says China is interested in stepping up trade with Ottawa, arguing the U.S. is pursuing a trade war that will hurt the global economy as it struggles to fully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Republicans in Mike Waltz's old district aren't mad at him or Trump over Yemen Signal chat

Republicans in Mike Waltz's old district aren't mad at him or Trump over Yemen Signal chat

DELAND, Fla. (AP) — As Washington was roiled by the news that one of President Donald Trump’s top aides added a journalist to a group chat discussing military plans , many Republicans going to the polls to replace that White House aide’s old U.S.
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Kansas has among the shortest windows for voting by mail in the US. It will get shorter next year

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas on Tuesday shrunk what already was among the nation's shortest windows for voting by mail, arguing that problems with the U.S. Postal Service's handling of ballots required the move.
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Trump signs order seeking to overhaul US elections, including requiring proof of citizenship

Trump signs order seeking to overhaul US elections, including requiring proof of citizenship

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections in the U.S.
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Safety of Palestinian documentary filmmaker top of mind at Hot Docs programming event

Safety of Palestinian documentary filmmaker top of mind at Hot Docs programming event

TORONTO — The safety of an Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker weighed heavily at a Hot Docs event on Tuesday, as the festival revealed a lineup it says aims to amplify marginalized voices.
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P.E.I. throne speech focuses on strengthening economy in face of U.S. tariff threats

P.E.I. throne speech focuses on strengthening economy in face of U.S. tariff threats

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's Progressive Conservative government delivered a throne speech Tuesday focused on the economic uncertainty, rising costs and trade instability caused by U.S. tariff threats.
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The Latest: Trump overhauls US elections in new executive order, including proof of citizenship

The Latest: Trump overhauls US elections in new executive order, including proof of citizenship

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul U.S. elections, including requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and demanding that all ballots be received by Election Day.
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B.C. to bring in legislation to end its carbon tax on consumers starting April 1

B.C. to bring in legislation to end its carbon tax on consumers starting April 1

VICTORIA — British Columbia's government says it will table legislation on Monday that eliminates the consumer carbon tax in the province.
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