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How a bridge to Canada got the axe from American lawmakers
As American lawmakers inch toward approving a bill with an eye-watering 13-digit price tag, it's apparently a bridge to Canada that's a bridge too far. Funds for upkeep of an existing cross-border bridge have been stripped out of a $1.9 trillion US pandemic-relief bill that the U.S. Congress could pass any day now.
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Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Friday
Ontario announced the next phase of its COVID-19 vaccination plan, while provinces such as Manitoba and New Brunswick unveiled new timelines for their respective rollouts. The developments follow Canada's approval of the single-dose vaccine from Johnson & Johnson.
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Pro-Beijing committee to elect some Hong Kong legislators, increasing central government control
A largely pro-Beijing committee that elects Hong Kong's leader will also choose a large part of the legislature, a top Chinese official announced Friday as part of a major revamp that will increase central government control over Hong Kong politics.
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Trump government appointee charged, former president faces another Capitol riot lawsuit
A U.S. State Department aide in former president Donald Trump's administration has been charged with participating in the deadly siege at the Capitol and assaulting officers who were trying to guard the building, court papers show. Trump and a sitting U.S. congressman, meanwhile, are among those cited in a riot-related lawsuit.
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Prince Philip back at King Edward VII's Hospital after heart procedure
Prince Philip has been transferred back to a private hospital after successfully undergoing a procedure to treat a heart condition, Buckingham Palace said on Friday.