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N.S. Liberals pledge two percentage point cut to harmonized sales tax if elected

N.S. Liberals pledge two percentage point cut to harmonized sales tax if elected

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Liberal leader is committing to cut the provincial portion of the harmonized sales tax by two percentage points if his party wins the next general election.
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Gallagher says he won't run for Congress again after refusing to impeach Homeland Security chief

Gallagher says he won't run for Congress again after refusing to impeach Homeland Security chief

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, a key Republican Congressman who has spearheaded House pushback against the Chinese government, announced Saturday that he won't run for a fifth term.
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Uproar over Biden classified documents report carries echoes of 2016 Clinton email case

Uproar over Biden classified documents report carries echoes of 2016 Clinton email case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The release of a harshly critical Justice Department special counsel report on President Joe Biden has triggered instant flashbacks to history-shaping events of 2016.
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Republicans have a plan to take the Senate. A hard-right Montana lawmaker could crash the party

Republicans have a plan to take the Senate. A hard-right Montana lawmaker could crash the party

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republicans gathered in a hotel ballroom this weekend aiming to unite ahead of the 2024 election and defeat three-term incumbent Democrat U.S. Sen. Jon Tester.
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Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhere

Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhere

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Impassable winter roads create 'dire' situation for Ontario First Nations: NAN

Impassable winter roads create 'dire' situation for Ontario First Nations: NAN

Impassable winter roads are delaying vital shipments and threatening the safety of First Nations across northern Ontario, leaders warned as they pressed the provincial and federal government for support.
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'Done being patient': Treaty 4 First Nations suing Ottawa over $5 annuity payments

'Done being patient': Treaty 4 First Nations suing Ottawa over $5 annuity payments

REGINA — Chief Lynn Acoose says she's taking a step elders and past Indigenous leaders in her community have long been reluctant to.
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US Sen. Coons and German Chancellor Scholz see double at Washington meeting

US Sen. Coons and German Chancellor Scholz see double at Washington meeting

U.S. Sen. Chris Coons and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz were seeing double when they met in Washington, D.C., this week and went on social media to share their mirror image with the world.
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How Biden and his allies are pushing back against a special counsel's claims about his memory

How Biden and his allies are pushing back against a special counsel's claims about his memory

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's Democratic allies are launching an aggressive defense against a special counsel's explosive claims that the 81-year-old president couldn't remember major milestones in his life, trying to diminish the significa
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Verbal gaffe or sign of trouble? Mixing up names like Biden and Trump have done is pretty common

Verbal gaffe or sign of trouble? Mixing up names like Biden and Trump have done is pretty common

WASHINGTON (AP) — Any parent who’s ever called one of their children by the other’s name — or even the family pet’s name — likely could empathize when President Joe Biden mixed up the names of French leaders Macron and Mitterrand.
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