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Two Canadians killed during battle in Ukraine, Global Affairs says

Two Canadians killed during battle in Ukraine, Global Affairs says

Paul Hughes says one of the most difficult moments of his life was placing a Canadian flag over the body bag of a soldier from Alberta killed during a bloody battle in eastern Ukraine.

Judge mulls whether voting machine case should go to trial

ATLANTA (AP) — Critics of Georgia's voting machines say they are unconstitutional and should be scrapped in favor of hand-marked paper ballots.
Bye-bye blue flame? NY to require gas-free new buildings

Bye-bye blue flame? NY to require gas-free new buildings

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state is banning natural gas stoves and furnaces in most new buildings, a policy that's part of a national movement aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The law negotiated by Gov.
Utah judge delays implementing statewide abortion clinic ban

Utah judge delays implementing statewide abortion clinic ban

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A state court on Tuesday blocked Utah’s first-in-the-nation ban on abortion clinics from taking effect Wednesday in a ruling in which the judge called the Republican-controlled Legislature’s objective in enacting the ban “nebulo
Nearly half of B.C.'s ministries have been affected by fraud, mostly theft: auditor

Nearly half of B.C.'s ministries have been affected by fraud, mostly theft: auditor

VICTORIA — A report by British Columbia's auditor general says almost half of the government's ministries were affected by some type of fraud between 2021 and 2022, most commonly theft.
'Corruption toll': Federal jury convicts 4 at bribery trial

'Corruption toll': Federal jury convicts 4 at bribery trial

CHICAGO (AP) — Federal jurors on Tuesday convicted all four defendants of bribery conspiracy at their trial in Chicago that provided an inside look at pay-to-play politics in Illinois that prosecutors said involved the state’s largest electric utilit
Vancouver city council plans pilot project to test car-free Gastown for pedestrians

Vancouver city council plans pilot project to test car-free Gastown for pedestrians

Vancouver is planning to eliminate weekend car traffic from the main thoroughfare of its historic Gastown neighbourhood as early as this summer, a city councillor announced Tuesday.
Woman testifies that she too was sexually attacked by Trump

Woman testifies that she too was sexually attacked by Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman testified Tuesday that Donald Trump molested her with what seemed like “40 zillion hands" on an airline flight in the late 1970s — years before writer E.
Biden sending 1,500 troops for Mexico border migrant surge

Biden sending 1,500 troops for Mexico border migrant surge

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will send 1,500 active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border starting next week, ahead of an expected migrant surge following the end of coronavirus pandemic-era restrictions.
Cities say shelters full, budgets hit by immigration uptick

Cities say shelters full, budgets hit by immigration uptick

CHICAGO (AP) — U.S.
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