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Singh says NDP drafting climate plan, won't say if it'll include consumer carbon tax

Singh says NDP drafting climate plan, won't say if it'll include consumer carbon tax

MONTREAL — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh won't say whether he would keep the consumer carbon price if his party forms government after the next election.
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An ER nurse says it was 'second nature' to rescue a man trapped in hurricane floodwaters

An ER nurse says it was 'second nature' to rescue a man trapped in hurricane floodwaters

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Perhaps it was fate that a man's pickup truck got trapped in rising floodwaters unleashed by Hurricane Francine not far from where Miles Crawford lives.
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Tropical Storm Ileana has formed off the Pacific coast of Mexico, forecasters say

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Ileana formed Thursday off the Pacific coast of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said.
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Wreck of French steamship that sunk in 1856 discovered off New England coast

Wreck of French steamship that sunk in 1856 discovered off New England coast

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The French steamship Le Lyonnais, a marvel for its time, was feared lost forever when a maritime disaster in 1856 sent her to the bottom of the ocean off Massachusetts.
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Alberta First Nation suing federal government over right to clean drinking water

Alberta First Nation suing federal government over right to clean drinking water

EDMONTON — An Alberta First Nation has revived a lawsuit it launched 10 years ago in an effort to get the federal government to recognize its human right to clean, safe water.
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Colorado mining town's polluted legacy has a potential for profit, but some are wary of the risk

Colorado mining town's polluted legacy has a potential for profit, but some are wary of the risk

LEADVILLE, Colo.
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Wreck of French steamship that sunk in 1856 discovered off New England coast

Wreck of French steamship that sunk in 1856 discovered off New England coast

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The French steamship Le Lyonnais, a marvel for its time, was feared lost forever when a maritime disaster in 1856 sent her to the bottom of the ocean off Massachusetts.
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A bag of Cheetos created a huge impact on a national park ecosystem

A bag of Cheetos created a huge impact on a national park ecosystem

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A bag of Cheetos gets dropped and left on the floor. Seems inconsequential, right? Hardly.
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An ER nurse says it was 'second nature' to rescue a man trapped in hurricane floodwaters

An ER nurse says it was 'second nature' to rescue a man trapped in hurricane floodwaters

Perhaps it was fate that a man's pickup truck got trapped in rising floodwaters unleashed by Hurricane Francine not far from where Miles Crawford lives.
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USPS' long-awaited new mail truck makes its debut to rave reviews from carriers

USPS' long-awaited new mail truck makes its debut to rave reviews from carriers

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The Postal Service’s new delivery vehicles aren’t going to win a beauty contest. They're tall and ungainly. The windshields are vast. Their hoods resemble a duck bill. Their bumpers are enormous.
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