Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney secures majority government after 3 special election wins

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TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney returns to Parliament on Tuesday with more power after he secured a majority government by sweeping three special elections. Carney’s Liberals now have 174 of the 343 seats in the House of Commons and won’t need support from opposition parties to pass legislation after winning three districts that became vacant after last year’s election. Carney’s government is the first in Canada’s history to switch from a minority to a majority between nationa