Politics

Decade after fatal fire, some Quebec seniors' residences unable to install sprinklers

MONTREAL — Ten years after 32 people died in a fire that ripped through a residential complex for seniors in rural Quebec, around a quarter of all private seniors' residences in the province are still struggling to comply with a requirement to instal

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DeSantis gets a warm welcome in South Carolina, but even some supporters think he can't beat Trump

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.

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Lawsuit seeks to have Karamo officially declared removed as Michigan GOP chairwoman

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The recently installed acting chair of Michigan's Republican Party and others in the state GOP are suing to get the group's former leader, Kristina Karamo, officially declared as being removed from the post.

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A diverse coalition owed money by Rudy Giuliani meets virtually for first bankruptcy hearing

NEW YORK (AP) — A group of people and businesses who say they are owed money by Rudy Giuliani gathered virtually Friday for the first court hearing since he declared bankruptcy last month after losing a defamation suit to two Georgia election workers

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Ohio is poised to become the 2nd state to restrict gender-affirming care for adults

Ohio Gov.

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Trump mocks Nikki Haley's first name. It's his latest example of attacking rivals based on race

ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump used his social media platform Friday to mock Nikki Haley 's birth name, the latest example of the former president keying on race and ethnicity to attack people of color, especially his political rivals.

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Election-year politics threaten Senate border deal as Trump and his allies rally opposition

WASHINGTON (AP) — A politically treacherous dynamic is taking hold as negotiators in Congress work to strike a bipartisan deal on the border and immigration, with vocal opposition from the hard right and former President Donald Trump threatening to t

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Haley's new New Hampshire ad features mother of US student who died after North Korean imprisonment

COLUMBIA, S.C.

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Quebec village sends threatening legal notices to nearly one-tenth of its population

MONTREAL — The village of Ste-Pétronille, Que., is used to receiving attention from outsiders.

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RCMP relaxes recreational cannabis use policy for officers

OTTAWA — The RCMP has eased its policy on cannabis use by members, saying simply they must be fit for duty when reporting for work.

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