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Ex-adviser to PM says government's approach to classified intel 'particularly weak'
OTTAWA — A former top adviser to the prime minister said Thursday that a memo warning about Beijing's alleged targeting of Conservative MP Michael Chong was produced after he retired — but he was aware of issues in the way intelligence is handled.
Jun 8, 2023 12:36 PM
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Amended bill that would extend citizenship rights to some born abroad heads to House
OTTAWA — A committee of MPs approved Citizenship Act changes that allow some born abroad to adopt their Canadian parent's citizenship Wednesday, despite objections from Conservatives about a lack of due process.
Jun 8, 2023 12:16 PM
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Kosovo complains of biased western envoys in talks with its former foe Serbia
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s prime minister on Thursday complained of bias against his country from the United States and the European Union and tolerance of what he called Serbia’s authoritarian regime.
Jun 8, 2023 12:03 PM
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Republicans set to push mail ballots, voting methods they previously blasted as recipes for fraud
ATLANTA (AP) — After years of criticizing mail voting and so-called ballot harvesting as ripe for fraud, Republicans at the top of the party want to change course.
Jun 8, 2023 11:38 AM
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Italy's Meloni expresses hope for deal on IMF bailout of Tunisia as she preps weekend visit
ROME (AP) — The leaders of Italy and the Netherlands along with the EU Commission president travel to Tunisia on Sunday with a packet of initiatives to help create security in Tunisia, easing the way for a possible international bailout , Italian Pre
Jun 8, 2023 11:15 AM
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Documents reveal what happened inside the discord at Canada's drug-price regulator
OTTAWA — A letter from the federal health minister sparked discord and division at the agency tasked with regulating the price of patented drugs in Canada, internal emails show, culminating in an indefinite pause on major drug-price reforms and sever
Jun 8, 2023 10:48 AM
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Voting rights marcher recalls being clubbed, hearing fatal gunshot during pivotal day of protests
MARION, Ala. (AP) — Della Simpson Maynor was just 14 when she marched for voting rights in her hometown of Marion, Alabama. Her most distinct memory of that evening is of the police attacking the demonstrators.
Jun 8, 2023 10:46 AM
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LBJ's daughter Luci watched him sign voting rights bill, then cried when Supreme Court weakened it
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Luci Baines Johnson was a somewhat impatient 18-year-old on Aug. 6, 1965, when she happened to be on what she called “daddy duty,” meaning “I was supposed to accompany him to important occasions.
Jun 8, 2023 10:45 AM
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Expulsions, walkouts, filibusters: Lawmakers grapple with acrimonious legislative sessions
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Lawmakers this year have kicked rival colleagues out of office in Tennessee and off the chamber floor in Montana .
Jun 8, 2023 10:44 AM
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Young lawyer who helped write voting rights bill 'star-struck' as he witnessed 1965 signing into law
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joel Finkelstein is an accidental witness to one of the seminal events of the civil rights movement, the signing in 1965 of the Voting Rights Act.
Jun 8, 2023 10:43 AM
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