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'I'm homeless': Jasper residents rally for housing as government negotiations stall

'I'm homeless': Jasper residents rally for housing as government negotiations stall

JASPER, ALTA. — An Albertan who lost her home in the devastating Jasper wildfire last year says broken promises by the United Conservative Party government in setting up interim housing for those displaced are unacceptable.
US Justice Department drops case against Texas doctor charged with leaking transgender care data

US Justice Department drops case against Texas doctor charged with leaking transgender care data

DALLAS (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped the case against a Texas doctor who called himself a whistleblower on transgender care for minors and was accused of illegally obtaining private information on patients who weren't under his care.
FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made by Trump during his first week back in office

FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made by Trump during his first week back in office

President Donald Trump stepped back into the presidency this week moving quickly to set a new agenda, but from his inaugural address continuing through a flurry of executive actions, press conferences and interviews Trump relied on an array of false
Democrats' Minnesota House boycott echoes earlier walkouts in other states

Democrats' Minnesota House boycott echoes earlier walkouts in other states

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Democrats in the Minnesota House who have boycotted daily sessions are using tactics that lawmakers around the country have tried at least two dozen times before to thwart their opponents. It's not even a first for the state.

Minnesota high court sides with Democrats in struggle with Republicans over control of state House

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court sided with Democrats on Friday in a power struggle with Republicans that the chief justice said had left the state House of Representatives “completely dysfunctional.
'You better pray we get elected': Doug Ford says he will call snap Ontario election

'You better pray we get elected': Doug Ford says he will call snap Ontario election

Ontario Premier Doug Ford plans to call a snap election Wednesday, seeking an even larger majority than his current government holds and using the threat of 25 per cent tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump as a justification.
What JFK assassination files are still classified? Trump’s order could bring them to light

What JFK assassination files are still classified? Trump’s order could bring them to light

DALLAS (AP) — Millions of documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas have already been made public, but President Donald Trump has ordered the release of thousands of still-classified files.
Trump pumps coal as answer to AI power needs but any boost could be short-lived

Trump pumps coal as answer to AI power needs but any boost could be short-lived

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s promise to go all in on fossil fuels includes praise for coal, a reliable but polluting energy source that's long been in decline.
B.C. chief wants Oscar-nominated residential school film to be part of curriculum

B.C. chief wants Oscar-nominated residential school film to be part of curriculum

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — An Oscar-nominated documentary about deaths, abuse and missing children at a former British Columbia residential school should be shown in schools across Canada, says a First Nations leader.
Mi'kmaq chiefs in Nova Scotia reject latest federal offer for a livelihood fishery

Mi'kmaq chiefs in Nova Scotia reject latest federal offer for a livelihood fishery

HALIFAX — The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs says it has rejected an offer from the federal Fisheries Department regarding the establishment of livelihood fisheries.