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Nunavut celebrates 25th anniversary with optimism but also housing concerns

Nunavut celebrates 25th anniversary with optimism but also housing concerns

IQALUIT, Nunavut — P.J. Akeeagok was a teenager in a tiny hamlet on the tip of Ellesmere Island, watching with anticipation when Nunavut was officially born. Twenty-five years later, he is the premier of Canada's youngest territory.
Ukrainians with Canadian visas face agonizing decisions about the future

Ukrainians with Canadian visas face agonizing decisions about the future

OTTAWA — It was 4:40 in the morning when bombs started to drop on Lilyia Dvornichenko's hometown of Kharkiv in Ukraine, just an hour from the Russian border.
Former US Rep. William Delahunt of Massachusetts has died at age 82

Former US Rep. William Delahunt of Massachusetts has died at age 82

Longtime U.S. Rep. William D.
Biden wins the North Dakota Democratic primary

Biden wins the North Dakota Democratic primary

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — President Joe Biden has won North Dakota's Democratic presidential primary. The state party on Saturday announced the results of the mostly mail-in primary.
Canadian Armed Forces deployed to Jamaica to help train CARICOM troops

Canadian Armed Forces deployed to Jamaica to help train CARICOM troops

OTTAWA — A few dozen Canadian Armed Forces members have been deployed to Jamaica to train Caribbean Community troops for a mission intended to restore order in Haiti.
President Joe Biden is lapping Donald Trump when it comes to campaign cash - and he'll need it

President Joe Biden is lapping Donald Trump when it comes to campaign cash - and he'll need it

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is raising gobs of cash . And it has an election-year strategy that, in a nutshell, aims to spend more — and spend faster.
Ontario autism program gets $60M boost; advocates say many kids still in need

Ontario autism program gets $60M boost; advocates say many kids still in need

TORONTO — Ontario is boosting its funding for autism services by $60 million over last year, and while advocates say new money in the recent provincial budget is welcome, thousands of children will still be unable to access therapy.
Some of Trump's allies in Congress already support his 2025 ideas on deportations and Jan. 6 pardons

Some of Trump's allies in Congress already support his 2025 ideas on deportations and Jan. 6 pardons

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Donald Trump campaigns on promises of mass deportations and pardons for those convicted in the Jan.
'Part of the history': Rivals for Alberta NDP leadership torn on federal party ties

'Part of the history': Rivals for Alberta NDP leadership torn on federal party ties

CALGARY — What began as a race to pick a new leader for Alberta’s Opposition NDP has triggered a broader existential debate over why being provincially orange must automatically tie you to the federal brand.

Uranium is being mined near the Grand Canyon as prices soar and the US pushes for more nuclear power

The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work just south of Grand Canyon National Park on a long-contested project that comes as global instability and growing demand drive uranium prices higher.