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New FBI Director Kash Patel plans to move up to 1,500 workers out of Washington, AP source says

New FBI Director Kash Patel plans to move up to 1,500 workers out of Washington, AP source says

WASHINGTON (AP) — New FBI Director Kash Patel has told senior officials that he plans to relocate up to 1,000 employees from Washington to field offices around the country and move an additional 500 to a large bureau facility in Huntsville, Alabama,
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Canadian fans irked by Wayne Gretzky's affiliations with Trump amid tensions

Canadian fans irked by Wayne Gretzky's affiliations with Trump amid tensions

The Canadian hockey legend known as "The Great One" is facing heightened criticism over his political affiliations as tensions between Canada and the U.S. continue to fester.
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Operation snowfall: A look at how Montreal is cleaning up after back-to-back storms

Operation snowfall: A look at how Montreal is cleaning up after back-to-back storms

MONTREAL — In Montreal's southwest, by the Lachine Canal, trucks come and go like clockwork, dumping loads of snow as blowers the size of tanks send it cascading in the air onto a 10-storey-high bank.
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Progressive Conservatives gunning for Windsor West, the only NDP seat west of London

Progressive Conservatives gunning for Windsor West, the only NDP seat west of London

Lisa Gretzky is the last New Democrat standing west of London, Ont., surrounded by a sea of Progressive Conservative blue.
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Justice Department files complaint against judge weighing challenge to Trump’s transgender troop ban

Justice Department files complaint against judge weighing challenge to Trump’s transgender troop ban

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department filed a complaint Friday accusing a federal judge in Washington of misconduct during hearings over President Donald Trump's executive order that calls for banning transgender troops from serving in the U.S.
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Liberal party kicks Ruby Dhalla out of leadership race

Liberal party kicks Ruby Dhalla out of leadership race

OTTAWA — Former MP Ruby Dhalla was disqualified from the Liberal leadership race Friday after the party's vote committee said she had violated multiple rules.
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Judge largely blocks Trump’s executive orders ending federal support for DEI programs

Judge largely blocks Trump’s executive orders ending federal support for DEI programs

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday largely blocked sweeping executive orders from President Donald Trump that seek to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. U.S.
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LA mayor dismisses fire chief over response to most destructive wildfire in city history last month

LA mayor dismisses fire chief over response to most destructive wildfire in city history last month

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Six weeks after the start of the most destructive wildfire in city history, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ousted the fire chief Friday amid a public rift over preparations for a potential blaze and finger-pointing between the chief
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Judge upholds ban on DOGE accessing sensitive Treasury information, for now

Judge upholds ban on DOGE accessing sensitive Treasury information, for now

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in Manhattan on Friday extended a ban on Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency accessing sensitive Treasury Department information , but rejected broader restrictions sought by 19 Democratic state attorneys g
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Premiers Ford and Houston appeal to governors in latest push to stop Trump's tariffs

Premiers Ford and Houston appeal to governors in latest push to stop Trump's tariffs

WASHINGTON — Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston were looking for allies among state governors in Washington, D.C. Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump swore in the man set to oversee his massive trade agenda.
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