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B.C. Métis group leaves Métis National Council assembly, mulls removal entirely

OTTAWA — The Métis National Council says its election for a new president will be delayed after the Métis Nation of British Columbia withdrew from its annual general assembly, leaving more questions about the future of the body that was a significant
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Montreal summit ends with pledge to return Ukrainian children deported to Russia

Montreal summit ends with pledge to return Ukrainian children deported to Russia

MONTREAL — More than 45 nations signed a pledge in Montreal on Thursday to repatriate to Ukraine the civilians, prisoners of war and children taken by Russia since it invaded the country nearly three years ago.
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Iowa election officials sued by 4 naturalized citizens who say their right to vote was harmed

Iowa election officials sued by 4 naturalized citizens who say their right to vote was harmed

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Four voters and a Hispanic civil rights group sued Iowa’s top election official, alleging he infringed upon their rights when he directed election workers to challenge some voters’ ballots in an attempt to keep ineligible nonc
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Pennsylvania challenge of Elon Musk's $1M-a-day voter sweepstakes moves to federal court

Pennsylvania challenge of Elon Musk's $1M-a-day voter sweepstakes moves to federal court

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Pennsylvania prosecutor's effort to shut down Elon Musk's $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes moved to federal court on Thursday after a state judge let both sides debate their grievances in a hearing skipped by the world's riche
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Quebec freezes two major immigration streams that provide path to permanent residency

Quebec freezes two major immigration streams that provide path to permanent residency

MONTREAL — The Quebec government has frozen two major immigration streams that provide a pathway to permanent residency, after complaining for years that the number of newcomers settling in the province is threatening its language and culture.
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Republicans ask Pennsylvania court to put on hold decision on mail ballot envelope rules

Republicans ask Pennsylvania court to put on hold decision on mail ballot envelope rules

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans wasted no time in appealing a Pennsylvania court decision that would relax the rules for mail ballots, asking the state Supreme Court on Thursday to reverse a lower-court opinion issued one day earlier .
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Creditors to vote on proposed $32.5B tobacco settlement in December

Creditors to vote on proposed $32.5B tobacco settlement in December

TORONTO — Creditors are set to vote later this year on a proposed settlement that would see three tobacco giants pay out billions to provinces and smokers across Canada, an Ontario court ruled Thursday as one of the companies indicated it opposes the
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Inspired by Harris, many Black sorority and fraternity members are helping downballot races

Inspired by Harris, many Black sorority and fraternity members are helping downballot races

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes isn't a member of the historically Black sororities and fraternities known as the “Divine Nine.
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Virginia citizens make plans to vote after finding they've been wrongly purged from rolls

Virginia citizens make plans to vote after finding they've been wrongly purged from rolls

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Phoebe Taylor was all ready to vote in Tuesday's election. She even knew her precinct number in the city of Richmond off the top of her head. So it came as a shock when a reporter informed the naturalized U.S.
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Survivors call on Canada to criminalize residential school denialism

Survivors call on Canada to criminalize residential school denialism

OTTAWA — Residential school survivors are calling on Canada to criminalize residential school denialism, echoing one of the findings in a report about unmarked graves and burial sites associated with the institutions.
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