Separatists back PM's Quebec initiative
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The separatist Bloc Quebecois party agreed Friday to support a move recognizing French-speaking Quebec as a nation within Canada, the latest twist in a dispute that threatens to reopen the thorny issue of independence for the province.
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French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin endorsed the presidential bid of fellow conservative but longtime rival Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday, a day after Jacques Chirac announced he would not seek a third term.
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TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. (CP) - Parti Quebecois Leader Bernard Landry says he will launch a campaign to win an election and a sovereignty referendum the day after leadership questions are settled at the party's June convention.
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QUEBEC (CP) - A prominent aid agency, unions and the Parti Quebecois opposition accused the Quebec government Tuesday of making a paltry contribution to tsunami relief in Asia.
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QUEBEC (CP) - As Premier Jean Charest prepares for a trip to Mexico with French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin, at least one federalist insists the trip will weaken Canada and its image on the international stage.
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Kosovo MPs back a coalition government led by Hashim Thaci, who is pushing for independence from Serbia.
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Quebec Premier Jean Charest brushed aside talk of Quebec bashing Thursday but acknowledged that recent controversy over the province's place in Canada showed in tough negotiations with the federal government ...
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Canada's parliament approves a government motion recognising Quebec's people as a nation within Canada.
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Lebanon's parliamentary majority leader and Syria support an Arab plan to end the constitutional crisis in Lebanon, which has not had a president since November 23, diplomatic and political sources said on Sunday.
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MONTREAL (CP) - Quebec provincial police aren't afraid to patrol a troubled Mohawk settlement near Montreal but are tailoring the job to the situation, district Cmdr. Jacques Beaupre said Wednesday.
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The island nation's government is receiving new support from an unusual political group.
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The side deal in the health accord that left Quebec out of federal demands for medicare reform proves Canada works for the province, Premier Jean Charest said Thursday.
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The health deal signed this month with its recognition of asymmetrical federalism is simply a reflection of the way Canada works - not a prelude to Quebec signing the Canadian constitution, says Quebec&#39;s Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Benoit Pelletier
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Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey has reiterated her support for an unofficial Swiss-backed Israeli-Palestinian peace initiative.
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Palestinian militant groups Thursday expressed support for disarming independent militias operating in the Palestinian territories.
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Ottawa is tossing out the 1998 deal and will enter talks that may aid all victims. OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Paul Martin tossed out one of the most contested policies of the Jean Chretien era with the announcement
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OTTAWA (CP) - Paul Martin's minority government is set to put its political life on the line Thursday by opposing a Bloc Quebecois amendment to the throne speech.