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President touts 'Bidenomics' though new poll shows just 34% approve his handling of the economy

President touts 'Bidenomics' though new poll shows just 34% approve his handling of the economy

CHICAGO (AP) — President Joe Biden made his pitch Wednesday to a skeptical public that the U.S.
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Ottawa offering to pay $200 million to protect key Maritimes land link: minister

Ottawa offering to pay $200 million to protect key Maritimes land link: minister

FREDERICTON — The federal government is ready to pay up to $200 million to protect a vital land corridor linking Nova Scotia and New Brunswick from climate change-related flooding, a federal minster has confirmed.
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President Biden has started using a CPAP machine at night to deal with sleep apnea

President Biden has started using a CPAP machine at night to deal with sleep apnea

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden in recent weeks has started using a continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machine at night to help with sleep apnea, the White House said Wednesday.
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Federal minister LeBlanc calls changes to N.B.'s LGBTQ school policy a 'mistake'

Federal minister LeBlanc calls changes to N.B.'s LGBTQ school policy a 'mistake'

FREDERICTON — The recent changes to New Brunswick's policy on sexual orientation and gender identity in schools were a mistake, a federal minister said Wednesday, a day after Premier Blaine Higgs was forced to shuffle his cabinet over the issue.
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Two Ontario provincial byelections set for July 27

Two Ontario provincial byelections set for July 27

TORONTO — Two provincial byelections are set to be held at the end of next month. Premier Doug Ford's office says byelections in Kanata-Carleton and Scarborough-Guildwood will be held July 27.
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Daniel Paul, historian who wrote painful story of Mi'kmaq people, dies at 84

Daniel Paul, historian who wrote painful story of Mi'kmaq people, dies at 84

HALIFAX — Mi'kmaw elder Daniel Paul, who collected the often painful details of his people's history, died Tuesday at the age of 84.
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Former Connecticut Gov. Lowell P. Weicker Jr., maverick senator during Watergate, dies at 92

Former Connecticut Gov. Lowell P. Weicker Jr., maverick senator during Watergate, dies at 92

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Lowell P. Weicker Jr., a Republican U.S.
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Trudeau announces child-care infrastructure funding to create more spaces

Trudeau announces child-care infrastructure funding to create more spaces

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced plans Wednesday to spend $625 million to help provinces and territories build child-care infrastructure.
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Cambodian leader Hun Sen, a huge Facebook fan, says he is jumping ship to Telegram

Cambodian leader Hun Sen, a huge Facebook fan, says he is jumping ship to Telegram

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen , a devoted and very active user of Facebook — on which he has posted everything from photos of his grandchildren to threats against his political enemies — said Wednesday that he will no l
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Extortion threat fueled New Jersey political murder-for-hire plot, prosecutors say

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey political consultant who hired two career criminals to kill a colleague plotted the slaying because the fellow consultant sought to extort money from him, prosecutors said in a court filing made public Wednesday.
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