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Rising water: Quebec lender ending new mortgages in flood zones 'just the beginning'

Rising water: Quebec lender ending new mortgages in flood zones 'just the beginning'

MONTREAL — Nearly five years after floods raced through hundreds of Quebec communities and forced thousands from their homes, a major lender's decision to stop issuing new mortgages in flood zones is the latest challenge for cities trying to adapt to
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West Virginia Legislature ends session with pay raises, tax cut and failure of social issue bills

West Virginia Legislature ends session with pay raises, tax cut and failure of social issue bills

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's Republican-dominated state Legislature on Saturday concluded a 60-day session marked by budget disputes and controversial social issue bills that advanced but ultimately didn't go anywhere.
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West Virginia lawmakers OK bill drawing back one of the country's strictest child vaccination laws

West Virginia lawmakers OK bill drawing back one of the country's strictest child vaccination laws

CHARLESTON, W.Va.
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The US is springing forward to daylight saving. For Navajo and Hopi tribes, it's a time of confusion

The US is springing forward to daylight saving. For Navajo and Hopi tribes, it's a time of confusion

TUBA CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Melissa Blackhair is not eager to spring forward Sunday. “I’m dreading it.
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Biden, Trump issue dire warnings of the other, as rematch comes into view in Georgia

Biden, Trump issue dire warnings of the other, as rematch comes into view in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump warned of dire consequences for the country if the other wins another term in the White House as the pair held dueling rallies in Georgia Saturday fresh off strong wins in Super Tue
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Alcohol excise tax capped at 2 per cent for two more years, Freeland announces

Alcohol excise tax capped at 2 per cent for two more years, Freeland announces

TORONTO — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government will cap the annual alcohol excise tax increase on beer, spirits and wine at two per cent for an additional two years.
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Biden leans into his age and effectiveness in his first post-Super Tuesday ad in battleground states

Biden leans into his age and effectiveness in his first post-Super Tuesday ad in battleground states

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is making no excuses for his age in the first campaign ad of a $30 million buy across battleground states after Super Tuesday, casting himself as more effective than his predecessor, Donald Trump.
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Officers weren't told of threats to harm police, says RCMP 'Freedom Convoy' report

Officers weren't told of threats to harm police, says RCMP 'Freedom Convoy' report

OTTAWA — An internal RCMP review of the force's response to "Freedom Convoy" protests found that some officers at the scene of an Alberta blockade were unaware of threats to harm police until after the episode ended.
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With AI, workplace surveillance has ‘skyrocketed’—leaving Canadian laws behind

With AI, workplace surveillance has ‘skyrocketed’—leaving Canadian laws behind

OTTAWA — Technology that tracks your location at work and the time you're spending in the bathroom. A program that takes random screenshots of your laptop screen. A monitoring system that detects your mood during your shift.
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Biden visiting battleground states and expanding staff as his campaign tries to seize the offensive

Biden visiting battleground states and expanding staff as his campaign tries to seize the offensive

ROSE VALLEY, Pennsylvania (AP) — Fresh off his defiant State of the Union address , President Joe Biden on Friday laced into former President Donald Trump — by name this time — as he and his senior aides began barnstorming the country to aggressively
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