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Saskatchewan teachers plan to withdraw from more extracurricular activities

REGINA — The union representing Saskatchewan teachers says it's planning a provincewide withdrawal of extracurricular activities next week as a labour dispute with the government continues.
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Federal government posts $25.7-billion deficit between April and January

Federal government posts $25.7-billion deficit between April and January

OTTAWA — The federal government recorded a budgetary deficit of $25.7 billion as of the end of January for the current fiscal year.
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French President Macron regrets the Senate's vote to reject the EU-Canada trade deal

French President Macron regrets the Senate's vote to reject the EU-Canada trade deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday he “regrets” the Senate’s vote to reject legislation to ratify a trade deal between the European Union and Canada that has been criticized by farmers as bringing unfair competition from abr
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Ontario extends program that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid ER closures

Ontario extends program that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid ER closures

TORONTO — Ontario is extending a program that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid temporary ER closures for another six months.
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A national school food framework is on Chrystia Freeland's desk. Will Ottawa say yes?

A national school food framework is on Chrystia Freeland's desk. Will Ottawa say yes?

OTTAWA — A framework for a national school food program has landed on the desk of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, and with the federal budget just weeks away advocates hope the proposal will get the green light.
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California Democratic lawmakers seek ways to combat retail theft while keeping progressive policy

California Democratic lawmakers seek ways to combat retail theft while keeping progressive policy

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
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Federal cannabis review calls for look at tax structure among 54 recommendations

Federal cannabis review calls for look at tax structure among 54 recommendations

A group convened by the federal government to study the legislation that made cannabis legal is recommending the country review one of the industry's biggest gripes: excise taxes charged to pot producers.
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Lack of buses keeps Los Angeles jail inmates from court appearances and contributes to overcrowding

Lack of buses keeps Los Angeles jail inmates from court appearances and contributes to overcrowding

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Up to one-third of the 12,000 inmates in Los Angeles County jails can’t get to their court appearances because of a shortage of functioning buses, and county supervisors this week advanced a proposal to try and fix the problem.
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New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez says he won't run in Democratic primary

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez says he won't run in Democratic primary

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Sen.
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Trump's invite to major donors prioritizes the committee paying his legal bills over the RNC

Trump's invite to major donors prioritizes the committee paying his legal bills over the RNC

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's new joint fundraising agreement with the Republican National Committee directs donations to his campaign and a political action committee that pays the former president's legal bills before the RNC gets a cut, according
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