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US House advances $95 billion Ukraine-Israel package toward Saturday vote
The U.S. House of Representatives advanced a $95 billion legislative package on Friday providing aid to Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific in a broad bipartisan vote, overcoming hardline Republican opposition that had held it up for months. Friday's procedural vote, which passed 316-94 with more support from Democrats than the Republicans who hold a narrow majority, advanced a package similar to a measure that passed the Democratic-majority Senate in February. Democratic President Joe Biden,
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Curbside recycling changes in Saint John will end nighttime collection
Saint John will be rolling out a new curbside recycling program at the beginning of May that will see all residents putting their recycling out by 7 a.m. for collection, with no more nighttime pickup, as Miller Waste, a private company, takes over collection."The majority of the residents will also see a change in the day of the week in which they have the recycling collected," said Tim O'Reilly, director of public works for the city, adding there will be no change to garbage collection.The move
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Sask. highway conditions worsen as spring snowstorm tapers
Portion of Highway 11 was temporarily closed on Friday morning
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Trump campaign launches effort to fight voter fraud
Donald Trump's campaign and the Republican National Committee launched a program on Friday to combat voter fraud in the lead-up to the November election, even as voting irregularities have proven extremely rare in the United States. The RNC and the Trump campaign said they were preparing to deploy more than 100,000 attorneys and volunteers across the states that are expected to be competitive in the presidential race. The Republican Party and the Trump campaign said in a statement that they pl
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Superheroes symphony set to soar onto the stage in Windsor
The Windsor Symphony Orchestra (WSO) is set to bring to life the iconic themes and music that have defined the world of superheroes across generations.WSO kicks off a series of three superheroes concerts at Nature Farm Fresh Recreation Centre in Leamington on Friday night. Shows will also be held Saturday and Sunday at The Capitol Theatre.Robert Franz, the orchestra's conductor and music director, said they decided to do the superheroes concerts because "the music is spectacular," adding there a
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Joly urges halt to escalating violence as Israel suspected of airstrike on Iran
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is once again urging Israel and Iran to prevent their long-running conflict from spiralling into a broader Middle East crisis. She is calling for de-escalation and has co-signed a lengthy statement that touches on the Israel-Hamas war, the humanitarian plight in Gaza and attacks on ships off the coast of Yemen. The statement was issued in Italy by foreign ministers from the Group of Seven, which represents like-minded, wealthy countries such as the
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Quebec labour code doesn't infringe rights of casino managers, Supreme Court rules
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says excluding front-line supervisors at a Montreal casino from organizing under the Quebec labour-relations regime does not infringe their constitutional rights. In a ruling today, the top court says barring managers from the regime under a provision of the Quebec labour code is not a violation of their Charter guarantee of freedom of association. Seventy per cent of the operation supervisors assigned to gaming tables at Casino de Montréal were members of an
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