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Supreme Court meets Friday to decide 6 remaining cases, including birthright citizenship

Supreme Court meets Friday to decide 6 remaining cases, including birthright citizenship

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is meeting Friday to decide the final six cases of its term, including President Donald Trump's bid to enforce his executive order denying birthright citizenship to U.S.
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Federal bank loaning $1B for BC Ferries to buy Chinese-made ships

Federal bank loaning $1B for BC Ferries to buy Chinese-made ships

VICTORIA — A federal Crown corporation is loaning BC Ferries $1 billion to help buy four Chinese-made ships, a purchase that federal Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland recently said was dismaying and should involve no federal funds.
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Louisiana is latest state to redefine natural gas -- a planet-warming fossil fuel -- as green energy

Louisiana is latest state to redefine natural gas -- a planet-warming fossil fuel -- as green energy

Louisiana is the latest state to redefine natural gas as green energy under a new law the Republican governor signed this week, even though it's a fossil fuel that emits planet-warming greenhouse gases.
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Premier Smith says Albertans' desire for leaving Canada has never been higher

Premier Smith says Albertans' desire for leaving Canada has never been higher

CALGARY — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the public desire in her province to quit Canada has never been higher. Speaking Thursday to reporters in Calgary, Smith said Albertans feel deeply frustrated and angry with Ottawa.
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The Latest: Key Medicaid provision in Trump’s big bill found to violate Senate rules

The Latest: Key Medicaid provision in Trump’s big bill found to violate Senate rules

The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald Trump’s tax cut and spending bill does not adhere to the chamber’s procedural rules, delivering a crucial blow as Republicans rush to finish the
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Former Montana US Rep Pat Williams, who won a liberal- conservative showdown, dies at 87

Former Montana US Rep Pat Williams, who won a liberal- conservative showdown, dies at 87

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Pat Williams, a New Deal-style Democrat who won Montana's great liberal-conservative showdown of 1992 to become the state's lone voice in the U.S. House of Representatives, died Wednesday. He was 87.
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Kentucky Senate hopeful Nate Morris pledges his loyalty to President Trump

Kentucky Senate hopeful Nate Morris pledges his loyalty to President Trump

LOUISVILLE, Ky.
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Police intelligence behind B.C. call for Bishnoi gang's terror listing: minister

Police intelligence behind B.C. call for Bishnoi gang's terror listing: minister

British Columbia's public safety minister said police intelligence had linked many cases of extortion against the South Asian community to India's Lawrence Bishnoi gang, giving the government confidence to recently seek its listing as a terrorist org
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Controversial legislation to fast-track major projects, Bill C-5, becomes law

Controversial legislation to fast-track major projects, Bill C-5, becomes law

OTTAWA — The Liberal government's controversial major projects bill became law Thursday — legislation Indigenous leaders have warned could lead to widespread protests and legal challenges if Ottawa doesn't respect their rights and title.
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Key Medicaid provision in Trump's bill is found to violate Senate rules. The GOP is scrambling

Key Medicaid provision in Trump's bill is found to violate Senate rules. The GOP is scrambling

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald Trump's tax cut and spending bill does not adhere to the chamber's procedural rules, delivering a crucial blow as Republicans r
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