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Alberta First Nation angered over lack of consultation in dam decision

Alberta First Nation angered over lack of consultation in dam decision

A southern Alberta First Nation says it will fight a government decision on a dam that it says broke promises to take its concerns into account.
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Rudy Giuliani disbarred in DC after pushing Trump's false 2020 election claims

Rudy Giuliani disbarred in DC after pushing Trump's false 2020 election claims

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was disbarred in Washington on Thursday, months after he lost his law license in New York for pursuing false claims that then-President Donald Trump made about his 2020 presidential election
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Nova Scotia government defends funding offer rejected by wine industry

Nova Scotia government defends funding offer rejected by wine industry

HALIFAX — An offer of additional financial aid to Nova Scotia’s wine industry is still on the table despite being rejected by grape growers earlier this week, say provincial officials.
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Ontario standardized literacy test scores down, math results steady or improving

Ontario standardized literacy test scores down, math results steady or improving

TORONTO — Fewer Ontario students in grades 3 and 6 are meeting the provincial standard in reading and writing compared to last year, while math scores are steady or slightly improving — though still low — according to new standardized testing results
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Nova Scotia tourism hurt by ferry cancellations as tourist season winds down: mayor

Nova Scotia tourism hurt by ferry cancellations as tourist season winds down: mayor

PICTOU, N.S. — The mayor of a Nova Scotia town says recent disruptions to the ferry service that links the province with eastern Prince Edward Island are posing a real challenge for the town's tourism industry.
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Kentucky awards the first business license for its startup medical cannabis program

Kentucky awards the first business license for its startup medical cannabis program

Kentucky awarded the first business license for its startup medical cannabis program on Thursday, selecting a laboratory that will be assigned to test the products before being offered to patients. Gov.
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Top Haitian official denounces false claim, repeated by Trump, that immigrants are eating pets

Top Haitian official denounces false claim, repeated by Trump, that immigrants are eating pets

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A strange moment in American politics paid a visit to the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, brought there by a top Haitian official.
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Top Haitian official denounces false claim, repeated by Trump, that immigrants are eating pets

Top Haitian official denounces false claim, repeated by Trump, that immigrants are eating pets

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A strange moment in American politics paid a visit to the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, brought there by a top Haitian official.
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US lawmakers' concerns about mail ballots are fueled by other issues with mail service

US lawmakers' concerns about mail ballots are fueled by other issues with mail service

Lawmakers said during a contentious congressional hearing Thursday they are uneasy about the U.S. Postal Service’s readiness for a crush of mail ballots for the November election because some of them feel burned by other Postal Service actions.
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Philadelphia's district attorney scores legal win against GOP impeachment effort

Philadelphia's district attorney scores legal win against GOP impeachment effort

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania state lawmakers who tried to impeach Philadelphia’s elected progressive prosecutor improperly tried to stretch that process across two different legislative sessions, the state's highest court ruled Thursday.
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