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Ontario set to expand areas where dogs can learn to hunt live coyotes in penned areas

Ontario set to expand areas where dogs can learn to hunt live coyotes in penned areas

TORONTO — Ontario wants to expand a licensing regime that allows residents to unleash dogs in an enclosed area to teach them how to hunt captive coyotes, foxes and rabbits.
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Biden taps WH aide Neera Tanden as domestic policy adviser

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Friday that he has chosen Neera Tanden , a veteran Washington insider who currently serves as White House staff secretary and senior adviser, to be his new domestic policy adviser.
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DeSantis celebrates wins at end of busy legislative session

DeSantis celebrates wins at end of busy legislative session

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — On the day he took office, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to pursue an agenda that would heal the state's political divisions. In an op-ed, he pledged to prioritize environmental protection, the economy, education.
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Smith says sovereignty act, RCMP replacement and pension plan not in UCP campaign

Smith says sovereignty act, RCMP replacement and pension plan not in UCP campaign

CALGARY — United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith says she won't be campaigning on some of her party's more contentious ideas — sovereignty legislation, a provincial police force and an Alberta pension plan — ahead of the May 29 election.
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US adds a solid 253,000 jobs despite Fed's rate hikes

US adds a solid 253,000 jobs despite Fed's rate hikes

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a healthy 253,000 jobs in April, evidence of a labor market that still shows surprising resilience despite rising interest rates, chronically high inflation and a banking crisis that could weaken the econom
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UK Conservatives take battering in key local elections

UK Conservatives take battering in key local elections

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative Party endured big losses Friday in results from local elections being viewed as a test of support for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ’s government as a national election approaches.
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Ontario offers $10K grants to religious, cultural institutions for anti-hate measures

Ontario offers $10K grants to religious, cultural institutions for anti-hate measures

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Religious groups and cultural and Indigenous communities in Ontario will soon be able to apply for grants of up to $10,000 to protect their facilities from hate-motivated crimes.
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Germany to ease solar rules as new installations surge

Germany to ease solar rules as new installations surge

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's energy minister announced plans Friday to ease bureaucratic hurdles for solar power as the country set a new record for photovoltaic installations during the first quarter. Europe's biggest economy added 2.
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Follow the leaders on the Alberta election campaign trail

Follow the leaders on the Alberta election campaign trail

Where the leaders are today on the Alberta election campaign trail: United Conservative Party Leader Danielle Smith: CALGARY — Appears on Global News Morning Edmonton and Global News Morning Calgary; spends the rest of the day with volunteers on the
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Rebels kill 5 Indian soldiers in Indian-controlled Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Rebels fighting against Indian rule in disputed Kashmir triggered an explosive device during an encounter with the Indian army on Friday, killing five soldiers who were trying to flush them out of a forested area, the army said
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