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Canada halts activity at Asian development bank, looks to review its membership

Canada halts activity at Asian development bank, looks to review its membership

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced Wednesday that Canada will halt all government-led activity at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank after a Canadian citizen tendered his resignation from the financial institution.
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New changes to Canadian Environmental Protection Act just a start: minister

New changes to Canadian Environmental Protection Act just a start: minister

OTTAWA — The Canadian Environmental Protection Act has been updated for the first time in more than 20 years, and the environment minister says that's just a start.
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Top Wisconsin election official facing replacement calls for stability, defends record

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Germany says climate measures will narrow but not fully close the country's emissions gap by 2030

Germany says climate measures will narrow but not fully close the country's emissions gap by 2030

BERLIN (AP) — An array of climate measures being introduced by Germany's government will bring the country closer but not all the way toward meeting its national goals for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, officials said Wednesday.
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Singh and Poilievre to begin talks on terms for public inquiry on foreign meddling

Singh and Poilievre to begin talks on terms for public inquiry on foreign meddling

OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre were set to meet Wednesday to discuss terms for a possible public inquiry on foreign interference, as the prime minister praised opposition parties for behaving in a less-toxi
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Government sought out 'impartial' military college review board members

Government sought out 'impartial' military college review board members

OTTAWA — The majority of the board tasked with reviewing Canada's military colleges will be people who have not attended one of the schools and have not publicly expressed a strong opinion on their future, according to a recruitment posting.
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Texas court allows AG Ken Paxton's securities fraud trial to move to Houston

Texas court allows AG Ken Paxton's securities fraud trial to move to Houston

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's long-delayed trial on securities fraud charges from 2015 will take place in Houston, a court ruled Wednesday, dealing the Republican another setback as he awaits a separate impeachmen
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Seamus O'Regan gives impassioned defence of global LGBTQ labour rights

Seamus O'Regan gives impassioned defence of global LGBTQ labour rights

OTTAWA — Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan spoke strongly in favour of keeping LGBTQ rights enshrined in labour standards this week while a United Nations agency faced a push to remove them.
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Freeland says production subsidies for Volkswagen will be tax-free, matching the U.S.

Freeland says production subsidies for Volkswagen will be tax-free, matching the U.S.

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said Wednesday that the federal government plans to make the production subsidies it's offering to Volkswagen tax-free to match the incentives offered by the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act.
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Not enough rain to douse northern Quebec wildfires, temperatures expected to rise

Not enough rain to douse northern Quebec wildfires, temperatures expected to rise

MONTREAL — A northwestern Quebec municipality with an intense wildfire on its doorstep did not get the rain it had hoped for this week, preventing a shift in the fight that could allow residents to return, officials said Wednesday.
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