Canada Parliament recognizes Quebecers as a nation
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The Canadian Parliament recognized Quebecers as a nation within a united Canada on Monday, backing a controversial proposal that already prompted one minister in the minority Conservative government to quit.
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There&#39;s nothing wrong with a separate health deal for Quebec at next week&#39;s first-ministers meeting, Premier Jean Charest said yesterday, following a meeting with various representatives from Quebec&#39;s health care network.
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NAIROBI, Aug. 22 -- Members of a new Somali transitional parliament were sworn in Sunday, a key step toward establishing the country&#39;s first national government since 1991.
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Lithuania becomes the first country to ratify the union's new constitution with a parliamentary vote.
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MONTREAL (CP) - The Action democratique du Quebec grabbed a much-needed seat from the governing Liberals in a provincial byelection Monday, while the Liberals and the Parti Quebecois easily retained other ridings.
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In a historic session, Israel&#39;s parliament on Tuesday approved a withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank. The vote marked the first time the parliament, known as the Knesset
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A fundamental way in which Canada differs from almost all other countries is that the government here established itself before there were any people here.
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Japanâs parliament voted to bring back patriotism into the classroom and to expand the status of its armed forces.
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Pakistan's former finance minister Shaukat Aziz, a key ally of President Pervez Musharraf, was sworn in as prime minister and won a vote of confidence that was boycotted by the opposition.
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Serbia's parliament has approved a new national emblem and anthem. It is dropping a five-pointed communist star and restoring a coat-of-arms that was last used in the 19th century.
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New Zealand's parliament passes a controversial bill to give legal recognition to same-sex relationships.
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Canadians take a keen interest in Ukraine&#39;s well-being. More than a million of us have ties there. Canada was the first Western democracy to recognize Ukraine&#39;s post-Soviet independence in 1991.
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TORONTO - Signs of national pride were laid out carefully across Finland&#39;s dressing room yesterday. A pair of Finnish flags hung from the ceiling and two more were fastened to the walls.
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Members of the Basque parliament vote in favour of greater independence from Spain.
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TEHRAN, Iran Oct 31, 2004 - Iran&#39;s parliament approved on Sunday the outline of a bill requiring the government to resume uranium enrichment an issue of national pride that is a rare point of agreement between conservatives and reformers in Iranian
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CHARLOTTETOWN (CP) - Quebec Premier Jean Charest says the fiscal imbalance between Ottawa and the provinces is one of the major impediments to a much-needed renewal of Canada's federal system.
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President George W. Bush, left, walks with Canada&#39;s Prime Minister Paul Martin at the Parliament Building before their meeting in Ottawa, Canada, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2004.