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Bill to ban guns at polling places in New Mexico advances with concerns about intimidation

Bill to ban guns at polling places in New Mexico advances with concerns about intimidation

SANTA FE, N.M.
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Manitoba Hydro says new power generation, time-of-use rates and more are on the table

Manitoba Hydro says new power generation, time-of-use rates and more are on the table

WINNIPEG — Manitoba could need new energy generation as early as 2029 and must look for ways to encourage people to reduce demand, the head of the province's Crown energy corporation said Tuesday.
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B.C. health minister says investment in nuclear medicine will expand cancer care

B.C. health minister says investment in nuclear medicine will expand cancer care

VANCOUVER — The B.C. government says it's spending tens of millions of dollars to boost nuclear medicine amid forecasts that cancer diagnoses in the province will rise almost 50 per cent in the next decade.
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Saskatchewan Party politician to sit as Independent as police investigate complaints

Saskatchewan Party politician to sit as Independent as police investigate complaints

REGINA — A Saskatchewan Party legislature member has resigned from caucus while police investigate complaints against him.
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Trump stays on Illinois' ballot as the election board says it lacks power to remove him over Jan. 6

Trump stays on Illinois' ballot as the election board says it lacks power to remove him over Jan. 6

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois’ election board on Tuesday kept former President Donald Trump on the state’s primary ballot, a week before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on whether his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S.
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Senate committee wants cooperation from Saudis in proposed deal with PGA Tour

A Senate subcommittee investigating the PGA Tour’s proposed deal with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf wants documents from four U.S. consulting firms for the Public Investment Fund.
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Missouri Senate Republicans filibuster in hopes of making it harder for voters to amend constitution

Missouri Senate Republicans filibuster in hopes of making it harder for voters to amend constitution

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.
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Protester's overturned acquittal could have impact on 'Freedom Convoy' case: expert

Protester's overturned acquittal could have impact on 'Freedom Convoy' case: expert

OTTAWA — An Ontario court's order to retry a "Freedom Convoy" protester could have implications for the ongoing trial of the protest's two key organizers, an Ottawa criminologist said Tuesday.
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National security world tends to promote secrecy over transparency, professor warns

National security world tends to promote secrecy over transparency, professor warns

OTTAWA — There's a tendency in the national security realm to prioritize secrecy over transparency, a law professor warned the federal inquiry into foreign interference on Tuesday.
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Canada sends $40M for Palestinians in Gaza, as Liberal MP decries UNRWA freeze

Canada sends $40M for Palestinians in Gaza, as Liberal MP decries UNRWA freeze

OTTAWA — Canada is sending another $40 million in aid to organizations that are helping people in the Gaza Strip after pausing funding to the UN's relief agency for Palestinians — with one Liberal MP saying it's doubtful other groups will be as effec
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