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Feds slow down timeline for faster Toronto-Quebec City railway

Feds slow down timeline for faster Toronto-Quebec City railway

MONTREAL — The federal government has slowed the timeline on a faster passenger railway set to stretch from Toronto to Quebec City.
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RFK Jr. denies making antisemitic comments as congressional Republicans give him a platform

RFK Jr. denies making antisemitic comments as congressional Republicans give him a platform

WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Toronto council passes Chow motion to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic

Toronto council passes Chow motion to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic

Toronto city council declared gender-based violence and intimate partner violence an epidemic in the city on Thursday, while calling on Ontario and the federal government to do the same.
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Ontario adds $44M to fund aimed at reducing ER wait times

Ontario adds $44M to fund aimed at reducing ER wait times

OTTAWA — Ontario is adding $44 million to a fund for hospitals to help reduce ER wait times and allowing more hospitals to qualify.
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Michigan clerk stripped of election duties after being charged for acting as fake elector in 2020

Michigan clerk stripped of election duties after being charged for acting as fake elector in 2020

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A town clerk in Michigan will be barred from running any elections after being charged earlier this week by the state attorney general for acting as a fake elector in 2020 for then-President Donald Trump .
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Prime minister heads to New York to promote rule of law, honour European Commission

Prime minister heads to New York to promote rule of law, honour European Commission

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to New York City to sing the praises of democratic values and Europe's ongoing efforts to defend them.
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EU climate chief Frans Timmermans says he wants to lead combined center-left bloc in Dutch elections

EU climate chief Frans Timmermans says he wants to lead combined center-left bloc in Dutch elections

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — European Union climate chief Frans Timmermans said Thursday he wants to lead a combined campaign by two center-left parties that are joining forces ahead of Dutch parliamentary elections in late November.
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Wildfire-scarred Alberta Métis settlement pushes for second escape route

Wildfire-scarred Alberta Métis settlement pushes for second escape route

HIGH PRAIRIE, Alta. — The only way in and out of the East Prairie Metis Settlement is a 40-kilometre range road that connects with Highway 2 some 360 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.
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Inmates say dangerous conditions inside understaffed Nova Scotia jail violate rights

Inmates say dangerous conditions inside understaffed Nova Scotia jail violate rights

HALIFAX — Inmates at a Halifax-area jail say their rights have been violated by months-long rolling lockdowns, as correctional officers refuse work because of dangerous conditions in the provincial detention centre.
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Ontario regions face ambulance pressures; province won't release offload delay data

Ontario regions face ambulance pressures; province won't release offload delay data

Several Ontario municipalities say their paramedic services are under immense pressure, with worrying stretches of times during which no ambulances are available to respond to calls – but the province doesn't track the problem.
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