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Poor data hinders B.C. old-growth logging deferrals, advocates say

Irreplaceable ancient forests that should meet criteria for interim protection are being left open to logging in British Columbia due to outdated and inaccurate government data, advocates and an ecologist who advised the province say.
North Dakota lawmakers are preparing to fix a budget mess. What's on their plate?

North Dakota lawmakers are preparing to fix a budget mess. What's on their plate?

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers are scheduled to be back in Bismarck on Monday to begin a special session to fix a budget mess after the state Supreme Court struck down a major funding bill last month.
Venezuelans become largest nationality for illegal border crossings as September numbers surge

Venezuelans become largest nationality for illegal border crossings as September numbers surge

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Venezuelans became the largest nationality arrested for illegally crossing the U.S.
Canada ending evacuation flights out of Israel next week due to decreasing demand

Canada ending evacuation flights out of Israel next week due to decreasing demand

Ottawa will end evacuation flights from Israel next week, citing decreasing demand and increasingly available commercial options now that a number of Canadians have successfully left the country since the latest Israel-Hamas war began.
Canada has 'high degree of confidence' Israel didn't strike hospital in Gaza: Blair

Canada has 'high degree of confidence' Israel didn't strike hospital in Gaza: Blair

Ottawa has a "high degree of confidence" that Israel did not strike the al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday after an independent review by the Canadian military, Defence Minister Bill Blair said in a statement late Saturday evening.
Quebec tuition hike for out-of-province students already weighing on high schoolers

Quebec tuition hike for out-of-province students already weighing on high schoolers

MONTREAL — Hundreds of teenagers and their families packed into Concordia University's downtown Montreal campus on Saturday to attend the school's fall open house.
Biden is dangling border security money to try to get billions more for Israel and Ukraine

Biden is dangling border security money to try to get billions more for Israel and Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is trying to sweeten his pitch for more money for Ukraine by mixing in billions of dollars for securing the U.S.-Mexico border in the hope that it will bring more Republicans on board.
Inside the meeting of Republican electors who sought to thwart Biden's election win in Georgia

Inside the meeting of Republican electors who sought to thwart Biden's election win in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — It was a bad place to keep a secret. When Republicans gathered on Dec.
Canada-U.S. refugee pact changes expected to 'exacerbate existing threats': memo

Canada-U.S. refugee pact changes expected to 'exacerbate existing threats': memo

OTTAWA — A newly released memo shows federal officials warned last spring that expanding a bilateral refugee pact to the entire Canada-U.S.
Americans' faith in institutions has been sliding for years. The chaos in Congress isn't helping

Americans' faith in institutions has been sliding for years. The chaos in Congress isn't helping

WASHINGTON (AP) — For many Americans, the Republican dysfunction that has ground business in the U.S.
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