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Quebec's common front unionized workers to begin voting on new deal with province

Quebec's common front unionized workers to begin voting on new deal with province

MONTREAL — About 420,000 unionized public sector workers will begin voting Monday on an agreement in principle reached with the Quebec government over a new collective deal.
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B.C. civil forfeiture law will be put to 'reasonable limits' Charter test

B.C. civil forfeiture law will be put to 'reasonable limits' Charter test

VANCOUVER — In July 2019, Vancouver police announced they had dismantled a multimillion-dollar drug operation after raiding two warehouse laboratories in South Vancouver allegedly making illegal cannabis extracts. Department spokesman Sgt.
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US military academies focus on oaths and loyalty to Constitution as political divisions intensify

US military academies focus on oaths and loyalty to Constitution as political divisions intensify

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — For 75 minutes, Maj.
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Conservationists still waiting on years-overdue recovery plan for Quebec's caribou

Conservationists still waiting on years-overdue recovery plan for Quebec's caribou

MONTREAL — Conservationists are urging the Quebec government to finally publish its plan to protect caribou habitat, several years after it first promised a strategy to save the dwindling herds.
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Iowa's winter blast could make an unrepresentative way of picking presidential nominees even more so

Iowa's winter blast could make an unrepresentative way of picking presidential nominees even more so

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Most Iowans won't be out Monday night .
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Wildfire prevention and helping Maui recover from flames top the agenda for Hawaii lawmakers

Wildfire prevention and helping Maui recover from flames top the agenda for Hawaii lawmakers

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers are due to convene this week for the first time since the burning of historic Lahaina awakened the state to the deadly and costly threat posed by wildfires in an age of climate change.
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Louisiana's special session kicks off Monday. Here's a look at what may be discussed

Louisiana's special session kicks off Monday. Here's a look at what may be discussed

Louisiana's newly inaugurated Legislature is set to convene for an eight-day special session Monday during which lawmakers will discuss items that could impact how the state conducts elections.
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John Kerry, the US climate envoy, to leave the Biden administration

John Kerry, the US climate envoy, to leave the Biden administration

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Kerry , the U.S. special envoy on climate, is stepping down from the Biden administration in the coming weeks, according to two people familiar with his plans.
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Trump, Haley, DeSantis campaign in frigid Iowa in the final days before the Republican caucuses

Trump, Haley, DeSantis campaign in frigid Iowa in the final days before the Republican caucuses

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley pushed across ice-cold Iowa Saturday to find voters open to an alternative to former President Donald Trump with just two days before the state's caucuses open the Republican primary calendar.
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Manitoba Tory leader to step down Monday as delegates set rules for leadership race

Manitoba Tory leader to step down Monday as delegates set rules for leadership race

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Progressive Conservative Leader and former premier Heather Stefanson has announced she will resign as party head on Monday. Stefanson had already indicated her plan to resign after losing the Oct.
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