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Jan. 6 trial delayed after Oath Keepers' leader gets COVID

Jan. 6 trial delayed after Oath Keepers' leader gets COVID

WASHINGTON (AP) — The trial of a far-right extremist group leader and four associates charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was delayed on Monday after the Oath Keepers leader tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Man who stormed Capitol with dad gets 2 years in prison

Man who stormed Capitol with dad gets 2 years in prison

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Delaware man who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with his Confederate flag-toting father was sentenced on Monday to two years behind bars.
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Moe touts Saskatchewan role in global energy, food security during business speech

Moe touts Saskatchewan role in global energy, food security during business speech

SASKATOON — Premier Scott Moe touted Saskatchewan’s economic prosperity driven by windfall resource revenues in a speech to business leaders while also signalling the federal government would remain a main focus for the Saskatchewan Party in the upco
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Nurses being punched, grabbed, kicked will benefit from anti-violence program: union

Nurses being punched, grabbed, kicked will benefit from anti-violence program: union

VANCOUVER — Arlene Tedjo's passion for nursing was already dwindling in a short-staffed emergency room in British Columbia, but when a patient kicked her and told her to go back to her own country, she was forced to take a break from her job.
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Premier Danielle Smith says she distrusts World Economic Forum, Alberta to cut ties

Premier Danielle Smith says she distrusts World Economic Forum, Alberta to cut ties

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she is cancelling a health consulting agreement involving the World Economic Forum — an agency at the centre of global domination conspiracy theories — because she won’t work with a group that talks abou
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Biden's midterm 'closing argument': Look at the alternative

Biden's midterm 'closing argument': Look at the alternative

WASHINGTON (AP) — With Republicans increasingly confident about victory in this year’s midterm elections, President Joe Biden dismissed the polls in a speech at Democratic Party headquarters Monday, saying there’s still time for “one more shift” that
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Mary J. Blige, Jill Biden team up for cancer prevention

Mary J. Blige, Jill Biden team up for cancer prevention

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration's initiative to spur prevention and treatment of cancer got a dose of celebrity support Monday when singer Mary J.
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Alberta health-care unions say review could further destabilize system in crisis

Alberta health-care unions say review could further destabilize system in crisis

EDMONTON — Health-care unions say an overhaul of Alberta Health Services could further destabilize a system already in crisis.
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Ukraine cites success in downing drones, fixes energy sites

Ukraine cites success in downing drones, fixes energy sites

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities tried to dampen public fears over Russia's use of Iranian drones by claiming increasing success Monday in shooting them down, while the Kremlin's talk of a possible “dirty bomb” attack added another worrying
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Nevada elections office seeks clarity on ballot hand count

Nevada elections office seeks clarity on ballot hand count

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A rural Nevada county’s plan to hand-count all paper ballots for the midterm elections is coming under renewed scrutiny just days before the tally is set to begin.
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