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TORONTO — Ontario is planning to extend further "strong mayor" powers to the leaders of Toronto and Ottawa, and is reviewing the role of regional governments, in new legislation the opposition decries as antidemocratic.

CHICAGO (AP) — Construction has resumed of the Obama Presidential Center, nearly a week after it was halted when a noose was found at the site on Chicago's South Side, the group building it said Wednesday.

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, the twice-impeached former U.S. president, tossed his red ball cap back into the ring Tuesday — an exercise some observers say is as much about judicial self-preservation as it is a brazen display of political ambition.

SYDNEY, N.S. — A change in route for the Santa Claus parade in Sydney, N.S., has caused a fallout in the Cape Breton community, where organizers and city councillors are dealing with threats.

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BADUNG, Indonesia — Chinese President Xi Jinping confronted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday, accusing him of harming diplomatic relations by sharing details with the media about their meeting and then warning him in untranslated remarks th

OTTAWA — The federal government is looking to make good on its promise to implement a national school food policy, starting with getting feedback from Canadians.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — An auditor's report says there was no business justification for the high salaries paid to executives and managers at the Newfoundland and Labrador Crown energy corporation responsible for Muskrat Falls.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A bus carrying 28 migrants from Texas arrived in Philadelphia on Wednesday, including a 10-year-old girl suffering from dehydration and a high fever who was whisked to a hospital for treatment.

The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are failing to adequately monitor domestic extremists, according to a new Senate report that also faulted social media platforms for encouraging the spread of violent and antigovernment content.