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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Alaska and Wyoming Democratic presidential contests

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Alaska and Wyoming Democratic presidential contests

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will face Democratic voters this Saturday in a pair of nominating contests in Alaska and Wyoming that are unlikely to produce any surprises.
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'I'm not paying it': Family furious over $400/day hospital fine for not moving to LTC

'I'm not paying it': Family furious over $400/day hospital fine for not moving to LTC

A few weeks ago, Michele Campeau faced what seemed like an impossible decision: move her mom from a hospital bed to a long-term care home the family hated or pay $400 a day to remain at the health-care facility.
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B.C. moves alone on Surrey Police Service after mayor, council refuse to leave RCMP

B.C. moves alone on Surrey Police Service after mayor, council refuse to leave RCMP

SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia is moving ahead with the transition to an independent police service in Surrey after the mayor and council refused to part ways with the RCMP.
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Biden could miss the deadline for the November ballot in Alabama, the state’s election chief says

Biden could miss the deadline for the November ballot in Alabama, the state’s election chief says

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — President Joe Biden could be left off the ballot in Alabama, the state's elections chief said Tuesday, because the state's certification deadline comes several days before the Democratic Party's convention.
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New York City to wind down deal with embattled medical company tasked with housing migrants

New York City to wind down deal with embattled medical company tasked with housing migrants

ALBANY, N.Y.
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GOP's Marjorie Taylor Greene delivers fresh threats of ousting Speaker Johnson in scathing rebuke

GOP's Marjorie Taylor Greene delivers fresh threats of ousting Speaker Johnson in scathing rebuke

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hard-right Rep.
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Appeals court rejects Donald Trump's latest attempt to delay April 15 hush money criminal trial

Appeals court rejects Donald Trump's latest attempt to delay April 15 hush money criminal trial

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court judge Tuesday rejected Donald Trump’s latest attempt to delay his hush money criminal trial , taking just 12 minutes to swat aside an argument that it should be postponed while the former president fights a ga
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Zebra mussels may prompt closure of national park lake, Manitoba government says

Zebra mussels may prompt closure of national park lake, Manitoba government says

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says Parks Canada is considering closing a popular lake to boating this year because of zebra mussels.
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Mountie testifies on conversations with accused at Coutts border blockade trial

Mountie testifies on conversations with accused at Coutts border blockade trial

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — An RCMP officer testified Tuesday that it was difficult to find anyone in charge in the early days of the COVID-era border blockade at Coutts, Alta., two years ago. Sgt.
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Six children of Canadian mother to be repatriated from Syrian detention camp

Six children of Canadian mother to be repatriated from Syrian detention camp

OTTAWA — Six children, but not their Canadian mother, will be repatriated to Canada from a detention camp in Syria.
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