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Louisiana sheriff candidate wins do-over after disputed 1-vote victory was tossed

Louisiana sheriff candidate wins do-over after disputed 1-vote victory was tossed

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Months after his disputed one-vote victory in a Louisiana sheriff’s race was tossed by a court, a career law enforcement officer was decisively elected on his second try Saturday.
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Oath Keepers' son emerges from traumatic childhood to tell his own story in a long shot election bid

Oath Keepers' son emerges from traumatic childhood to tell his own story in a long shot election bid

KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — The eldest son of one of America’s most infamous seditionists is building a new life since breaking free from his father's control — juggling work, college classes and volunteer firefighting.
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Two daughters, two parents, and echoes of a murder that rocked Indigenous activism

Two daughters, two parents, and echoes of a murder that rocked Indigenous activism

VANCOUVER — In Halifax, Denise Pictou Maloney says the trauma and grief from the 1975 murder of her mother, Indigenous activist Anna Mae Aqaush, has never dimmed. Pictou Maloney was nine when she last saw her.
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Anti-authority narratives could tear 'fabric of society,' intelligence report warns

Anti-authority narratives could tear 'fabric of society,' intelligence report warns

OTTAWA — Threats against politicians have become "increasingly normalized" due to extremist narratives prompted by personal grievances and fuelled by misinformation or deliberate lies, warns a newly released intelligence report.
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Biden and Trump win Louisiana's presidential primary having already clinched nominations

Biden and Trump win Louisiana's presidential primary having already clinched nominations

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won Louisiana's primary on Saturday, collecting more delegates after they already clinched their party nominations.
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'Frozen in time.' Kamala Harris tours bloodstained building where 2018 Parkland massacre happened

'Frozen in time.' Kamala Harris tours bloodstained building where 2018 Parkland massacre happened

PARKLAND, Fla.
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Fulton County DA Fani Willis says despite efforts to slow down Trump case, 'the train is coming'

Fulton County DA Fani Willis says despite efforts to slow down Trump case, 'the train is coming'

ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said Saturday that the election interference prosecution against Donald Trump hasn't been delayed by proceedings over her romantic relationship with a special prosecutor she hired for the cas
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Members of the public brave snowfall, frigid temperatures to honour Brian Mulroney

Members of the public brave snowfall, frigid temperatures to honour Brian Mulroney

MONTREAL — The frigid, snow-covered streets of Old Montreal were mostly empty ahead of former prime minister Brian Mulroney's funeral, save for a handful of determined mourners from the general public who gathered at the edge of the security barrier
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What people are saying about former prime minister Brian Mulroney at his funeral

What people are saying about former prime minister Brian Mulroney at his funeral

OTTAWA — Family members, friends, political dignitaries and celebrities packed Montreal's storied Notre Dame Basilica on Saturday for the funeral of Brian Mulroney. The former prime minister died Feb. 29 in Palm Springs, Fla.
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Friends, family pay heartfelt tribute as Brian Mulroney remembered in Montreal

Friends, family pay heartfelt tribute as Brian Mulroney remembered in Montreal

MONTREAL — Members of the Canadian establishment gathered Saturday to laud Brian Mulroney as a loyal architect of modern-day Canada, one whose love of life and family transcended the rough-and-tumble world of partisan politics.
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