Politics

Alberta premier pledges $30M for drug treatment centre on First Nation near Calgary

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is to spend up to $30 million to build a long-term drug addiction treatment facility on the Tsuut’ina First Nation west of Calgary.

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How did the federal government and Meta reach an impasse over the Online News Act?

Tensions between Ottawa and tech giants further escalated on Wednesday over Canada's recently passed Online News Act.

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Attorney who challenged Trump's 2020 loss gives up law license as states weigh disciplining him

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Attorney Lin Wood , who filed legal challenges seeking to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 election loss, is relinquishing his law license, electing to retire from practicing rather than face possible disbarment.

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Trump will report raising more than $35 million in second quarter, campaign says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump 's campaign said Wednesday that he raised more than $35 million for his White House bid during the second fundraising quarter, nearly double what he raised during the first three months of the year .

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Ottawa man first to face terrorism, hate charges linked to far-right propaganda

OTTAWA — An Ottawa man is the first ever to be charged in Canada with terrorism and hate propaganda offences for advocating a violent, far-right ideology.

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Nursing home geared toward needs of N.S. Black communities announced in Halifax

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's premier has announced plans to build a publicly funded nursing home on the eastern outskirts of Halifax geared toward the needsof Black communities.

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North Carolina governor vetoes trio of LGBTQ+ restrictions in ongoing fight with GOP supermajority

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov.

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What to expect during the ranked choice voting count in New York City Council races

WASHINGTON (AP) — New York City elections officials began releasing preliminary results Wednesday from ranked choice voting in last week’s City Council primaries — but those results may change in the coming days and weeks as additional ballots are ta

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Ontario starts pre-development work for new, large-scale nuclear plant

TORONTO — Ontario is looking to build the first new, large-scale nuclear plant in more than 30 years in order to meet the province's growing electricity demands.

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Republicans sue over rejection of party nominee to election board in Georgia's most populous county

ATLANTA (AP) — The Republican Party in Georgia's most populous county is suing local elected officials over the rejection of one of the party's nominees to serve on the county election board, saying he was being punished for trying to clean up voter

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