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Wildfire roundup: What you need to know about blazes burning across Canada

Wildfire roundup: What you need to know about blazes burning across Canada

Hundreds of wildfires are burning across Canada, prompting widespread evacuations and blanketing cities in smoke.

DeSantis defends flying migrants to California as he meets with sheriffs near border

SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday defended his state's decision to fly migrants from the U.S.
Virginia regulators advance Youngkin plan to leave climate initiative he calls ineffective

Virginia regulators advance Youngkin plan to leave climate initiative he calls ineffective

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia regulators voted on Wednesday to advance Gov. Glenn Youngkin's plan to withdraw from a multistate carbon cap-and-trade program.
Quebec expands law for doctor-assisted death, permits early requests for procedure

Quebec expands law for doctor-assisted death, permits early requests for procedure

Quebec has adopted a new law that expands access to medical aid in dying and allows early requests for the procedure.
More evacuations in Quebec as record-breaking fires continue to burn

More evacuations in Quebec as record-breaking fires continue to burn

MONTREAL — Quebec's wildfire season, which has forced thousands from their homes and left other communities on high alert, is the worst on record, officials said Wednesday, Premier François Legault told reporters in Quebec City that the areas in the
Texas' Ken Paxton hires prominent attorney for impeachment trial

Texas' Ken Paxton hires prominent attorney for impeachment trial

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A new lawyer for Ken Paxton on Wednesday raised skepticism that the embattled Texas attorney general's impeachment trial could be done quickly and attacked the case that could lead to the Republican's permanent removal from offic
Utah district's Bible ban spurs protest by parents, Republicans

Utah district's Bible ban spurs protest by parents, Republicans

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican lawmakers rallied with more than one hundred Bible-toting parents and children at Utah's Capitol on Wednesday to protest a school district's decision to remove the Bible from middle and elementary school libraries in
Owner of funeral homes accused of spraying insecticide at cops, assaulting media at Jan. 6 riot

Owner of funeral homes accused of spraying insecticide at cops, assaulting media at Jan. 6 riot

An owner of several funeral homes on Long Island was arrested Wednesday on charges that he sprayed wasp killer at police officers and attacked journalists — including an Associated Press photographer — during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S.
Joly pledges foreign-service reboot in which diplomats better grasp languages, topics

Joly pledges foreign-service reboot in which diplomats better grasp languages, topics

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is promising a plan by this fall for a foreign-service reboot in which diplomats will have a better grasp of the languages and topics relevant to their postings.
House GOP seeks tighter voting rules in DC, which Democrats warn is model for national restrictions

House GOP seeks tighter voting rules in DC, which Democrats warn is model for national restrictions

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Wednesday made a pitch to overhaul how elections are run in the District of Columbia, employing a conservative playbook to tighten voting rules that has been used in Georgia, Texas and other GOP-controlled state