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Williams Lake, B.C., declares state of local emergency, four homes evacuated

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — Four homes in a Williams Lake, B.C., group of duplexes have been ordered evacuated and the remainder are on evacuation alert over concerns about their structural integrity.
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Mississippi sees spike in child care enrollment after abortion ban and child support policy change

JACKSON, Miss.
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McCarthy's last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain

McCarthy's last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed in dramatic fashion Friday as a robust faction of hard-right holdouts rejected the package, making a shutdown almost certain.
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Airline industry claims traveller safety at risk with proposed passenger rights rules

Airline industry claims traveller safety at risk with proposed passenger rights rules

MONTREAL — Aviation companies are making the pitch to Ottawa that stricter rules designed to boost customer compensation and improve service could put passenger safety at risk — an argument consumer advocates reject as "ridiculous.
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Bail bondsman charged alongside Trump in Georgia pleads guilty, becoming first defendant to do so

Bail bondsman charged alongside Trump in Georgia pleads guilty, becoming first defendant to do so

ATLANTA (AP) — A bail bondsman charged alongside former President Donald Trump and 17 others in the Georgia election interference case pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges on Friday, becoming the first defendant to accept a plea deal with prosecutor
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What do Indigenous Peoples across Canada really need and want?

What do Indigenous Peoples across Canada really need and want?

The federal Liberal government has made a lot of promises to Indigenous Peoples.
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South Carolina inmates want executions paused while new lethal injection method is studied

South Carolina inmates want executions paused while new lethal injection method is studied

COLUMBIA, S.C.
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Alberta says first steps to reform provincial health delivery system coming this fall

Alberta says first steps to reform provincial health delivery system coming this fall

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith says the first steps are coming this fall to reconfigure Alberta’s health delivery system — a plan the Opposition calls a recipe for more chaos from a government fresh off turning lab testing into a debacle.
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Alabama objects to proposed congressional districts designed to boost Black representation

MONTGOMERY, Ala.
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Manitoba government reports $270M surplus in final days of election campaign

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government, days away from a provincial election, says it's seeing an improvement in the state of the province's finances due in part to a rebounding economy. Voters go to the polls on Tuesday.
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