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Manitoba premier issues apology for centre for people with intellectual disabilities

Manitoba premier issues apology for centre for people with intellectual disabilities

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson formally apologized in the legislature Thursday to former residents of the Manitoba Developmental Centre, one of the country's last large institutional facilities for people with intellectual disabilities
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California bill requiring Big Tech to pay for news gains momentum

California bill requiring Big Tech to pay for news gains momentum

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California bill that would force Big Tech companies to pay media outlets for posting and using their news content cleared another critical hurdle Thursday.
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Trudeau government proclaims annual day against gun violence

Trudeau government proclaims annual day against gun violence

OTTAWA — The federal government said Thursday it has designated the first Friday of June each year as National Day Against Gun Violence.
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Conservative trustees choose 'Mighty Banyans' for Florida college mascot

Conservative trustees choose 'Mighty Banyans' for Florida college mascot

The New College of Florida trustees dominated by conservatives appointed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis chose a new mascot Thursday for the Sarasota school: The Mighty Banyans.
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Baseball legend Steve Garvey considering US Senate bid in California, energizing beleaguered GOP

Baseball legend Steve Garvey considering US Senate bid in California, energizing beleaguered GOP

LOS ANGELES (AP) — You'd have to go back a generation — to 1988 — to find the last time a Republican candidate won a U.S. Senate race in heavily Democratic California. This time, the party might get an MVP on the ballot.
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Big-name Texas attorneys hired to present impeachment case against Ken Paxton

Big-name Texas attorneys hired to present impeachment case against Ken Paxton

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two prominent Texas attorneys with a long list of famous clients will present the case for impeachment against Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton and called for transparency Thursday once the trial gets underway this summer i
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Drag shows on US military bases canceled by Pentagon after Republican criticism

Drag shows on US military bases canceled by Pentagon after Republican criticism

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration has stopped U.S. military bases from hosting drag shows after criticism from some Republicans, amid a broader push in conservative-led states targeting LGBTQ+ celebrations.
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Bill Blair blames CSIS director for not passing along memo warning of threats to MP

Bill Blair blames CSIS director for not passing along memo warning of threats to MP

OTTAWA — Bill Blair is blaming Canadian Security Intelligence Service director David Vigneault for the fact that he didn't receive a memo warning about the alleged targeting of Conservative MP Michael Chong and his family by a Chinese diplomat.
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Quebec government moves to ban planned obsolescence, ensure products can be repaired

Quebec government moves to ban planned obsolescence, ensure products can be repaired

QUEBEC — The Quebec government wants to ban the sale of products that aren't intended to last and reinforce consumers' ability to repair the products they buy.
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Russian minister attends meeting of developing economies as bloc discusses adding Saudi Arabia, Iran

Russian minister attends meeting of developing economies as bloc discusses adding Saudi Arabia, Iran

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met Thursday with China's deputy foreign minister and other top diplomats from the BRICS bloc of developing economies for discussions that included the group's possible expansion t
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