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Nurses, health workers join other Quebec public sector workers on picket lines

Nurses, health workers join other Quebec public sector workers on picket lines

MONTREAL — A Quebec union representing 80,000 nurses and other health-care workers started a four-day walkout on Monday, joining hundreds of thousands of other public sector employees on strike to pressure the provincial government to settle their co
Biden announces 3 decommissioned Philadelphia fire companies are reopening with federal funds

Biden announces 3 decommissioned Philadelphia fire companies are reopening with federal funds

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Monday that three decommissioned fire companies were being reopened with federal funding, including a ladder truck that would have been the closest responder to a deadly rowhouse blaze started when a
Commercial fishermen need more support for substance abuse and fatigue, lawmakers say

Commercial fishermen need more support for substance abuse and fatigue, lawmakers say

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A federal program that protects the health and wellbeing of commercial fishermen should be expanded to include substance use disorder and worker fatigue, a group of lawmakers from New England and Alaska said.
AI systems 'can be weaponized,' warns top U.S. cyber official in promoting safeguards

AI systems 'can be weaponized,' warns top U.S. cyber official in promoting safeguards

OTTAWA — Top cybersecurity officials are urging technology firms to bake safeguards into the futuristic artificial intelligence systems they're cooking up, to prevent them from being sabotaged or misused for malicious purposes.
Florida's university system under assault during DeSantis tenure, report by professors' group says

Florida's university system under assault during DeSantis tenure, report by professors' group says

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Academic freedom and independent governance have been under political and ideological assault in Florida's university system during the tenure of Florida Gov.

Former New Jersey Senate president launches 2025 gubernatorial bid

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Ontario ombudsman to probe Ministry of Education payments to students, parents

Ontario ombudsman to probe Ministry of Education payments to students, parents

TORONTO — Ontario's ombudsman says his office has launched an investigation into the province's direct payment programs for students and parents. Paul Dubé says there are concerns about a lack of fairness and transparency.
Ontario introduces strategy to halve timelines for building schools

Ontario introduces strategy to halve timelines for building schools

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Ontario's education minister says he is introducing a new process for building schools that will cut timelines in half.
Embattled wolves gain a new frontier in Democratic Colorado. The move is stoking political tensions

Embattled wolves gain a new frontier in Democratic Colorado. The move is stoking political tensions

DENVER, Colo. (AP) — Wildlife officials plan to release gray wolves in Colorado in coming weeks, at the behest of urban voters and to the dismay of rural residents who don't want the predators but have waning influence in the Democratic-led state.
Biden goes into 2024 with the economy getting stronger, but voters feel horrible about it

Biden goes into 2024 with the economy getting stronger, but voters feel horrible about it

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden goes into next year's election with a vexing challenge: Just as the U.S. economy is getting stronger, people are still feeling horrible about it.
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