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Conspiracies, espionage, an enemies list: Takeaways from a wild day of confirmation hearings

Conspiracies, espionage, an enemies list: Takeaways from a wild day of confirmation hearings

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conspiracy theories about vaccines . Secret meetings with dictators. An enemies list . President Donald Trump’ s most controversial Cabinet nominees — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Arizona's Democratic governor outlines groundwater proposal that has Republican support

Arizona's Democratic governor outlines groundwater proposal that has Republican support

PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Arizona Gov.
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Some hospitals pause gender-affirming care to evaluate Trump's executive order

Some hospitals pause gender-affirming care to evaluate Trump's executive order

Hospitals in Colorado, Virginia and the nation's capital said Thursday they have paused gender-affirming care for young people as they evaluate President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at cutting federal support for such care.
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Alberta announces flat $15-per-day child-care fee to replace subsidy April 1

Alberta announces flat $15-per-day child-care fee to replace subsidy April 1

EDMONTON — Alberta's government is replacing its child-care subsidy program with a $15-a-day flat rate for children kindergarten age or younger.
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Conspiracies, espionage, an enemies list: Takeaways from a wild day of confirmation hearings

Conspiracies, espionage, an enemies list: Takeaways from a wild day of confirmation hearings

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conspiracy theories about vaccines . Secret meetings with dictators. An enemies list . President Donald Trump’ s most controversial Cabinet nominees — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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B.C. fires Victoria School Board over ban on police in schools

B.C. fires Victoria School Board over ban on police in schools

VICTORIA — British Columbia's education minister has fired the entire Victoria School Board after a lengthy dispute over its refusal to allow police in schools except in emergencies, in a rare move the ousted chair called "profoundly undemocratic.
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Big Oil wants a lot from Trump. It has an ally in Doug Burgum, the president's Interior pick

Big Oil wants a lot from Trump. It has an ally in Doug Burgum, the president's Interior pick

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — When North Dakota’s petroleum association was going to hold a banquet honoring top fracking executives last year, it turned to Gov. Doug Burgum.
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Alberta Premier Smith pitching joint Canada-U.S. Norad military base in Arctic

Alberta Premier Smith pitching joint Canada-U.S. Norad military base in Arctic

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling for a joint Canada-U.S. Norad military base in Northern Canada, expanding the organization's aerospace and maritime defence efforts.
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Senate confirms Doug Burgum as interior secretary after Trump tasked him to boost drilling

Senate confirms Doug Burgum as interior secretary after Trump tasked him to boost drilling

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Donald Trump tapped the North Dakota billionaire to spearhead the Republican administration's ambitions to boost fossil fuel production .
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Assisted Living Alberta announced as last public health agency taking over AHS

Assisted Living Alberta announced as last public health agency taking over AHS

CALGARY — The Alberta government has named Assisted Living Alberta as the last of four new public agencies taking over provincial health care from Alberta Health Services.
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