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Airbnb to pull illegal listings in Quebec days after fatal Montreal fire

Airbnb to pull illegal listings in Quebec days after fatal Montreal fire

MONTREAL — Short-term rental company Airbnb said Friday it would pull listings in Quebec that don't have a permit from the provincial government, eight days after a fatal fire destroyed a historic Old Montreal building that housed illegal rentals.
Florida Legislature moving quickly on DeSantis priorities

Florida Legislature moving quickly on DeSantis priorities

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — From expanding gun rights to going after “woke” investors, the Florida Legislature is quickly moving on a list of bills that will give Republican Gov.
Canada-U.S. deal on migration will limit safe options for asylum seekers: advocates

Canada-U.S. deal on migration will limit safe options for asylum seekers: advocates

WASHINGTON — Closing the northern U.S. border to asylum seekers bound for Canada solves a political problem for Justin Trudeau, but immigration advocates denounced it Friday as a "shameful" decision that will only endanger lives.
Finance Minister Travis Toews, Environment Minister Sonya Savage say won't run again

Finance Minister Travis Toews, Environment Minister Sonya Savage say won't run again

EDMONTON — Two Alberta government cabinet ministers announced Friday that they will not be seeking re-election.

Biden and Trudeau focus meetings on continental security, climate change

OTTAWA — President Joe Biden evoked memories of John F. Kennedy and the final frontier in an address to Parliament on Friday that promised Canada and the U.S.
UN head says survival depends on how people manage water

UN head says survival depends on how people manage water

United Nations (AP) — Humanity’s survival depends on how people manage water, U.N.
Ontario budget shows lower projections for new home construction

Ontario budget shows lower projections for new home construction

TORONTO — Projections in Ontario's budget for housing starts show the province's target to build 1.5 million homes in 10 years slipping further out of reach with each passing year.
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau introduces FLOTUS to curling during first lady's visit

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau introduces FLOTUS to curling during first lady's visit

OTTAWA — The first lady of the United States got a sweeping introduction to Canadian sports culture in Ottawa Friday as Sophie Grégoire Trudeau took Jill Biden to the curling rink for her first trip to Ottawa.
Tribe urges Army to speed up return of child's 1879 remains

Tribe urges Army to speed up return of child's 1879 remains

Federal authorities expect to return a 13-year-old boy's remains to his Native American tribe in South Dakota this fall, they said Friday.
Atlantic Canadians on social assistance needed more help from budgets, advocates say

Atlantic Canadians on social assistance needed more help from budgets, advocates say

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Atlantic Canada is home to the lowest social assistance rates in the country, and advocates say provincial budgets presented this week didn't do much to change that.
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