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New questions for wind, solar in Alberta create more confusion for industry: advocate

New questions for wind, solar in Alberta create more confusion for industry: advocate

EDMONTON — New information requirements for Alberta power generators including wind and solar projects will create further problems for a booming renewables industry that government policy has already slowed, said an industry advocate.
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Inside the brand new White House Situation Room: Cutting-edge tech, mahogany and that new car smell

Inside the brand new White House Situation Room: Cutting-edge tech, mahogany and that new car smell

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House Situation Room — a space of great mystique and even greater secrecy — just got a $50 million facelift. Actually, “room” is a misnomer.
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Manitoba Tories promise to nearly double the charitable tax credit

Manitoba Tories promise to nearly double the charitable tax credit

STEINBACH, MAN. — Manitoba Progressive Conservatives are promising to nearly double the charitable tax credit for people who make financial donations if they are re-elected Oct. 3.
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'Low-key' King Charles focused on Indigenous reconciliation in first year on throne

'Low-key' King Charles focused on Indigenous reconciliation in first year on throne

MONTREAL — Chadwick Cowie says he’s feeling cautiously optimistic about King Charles III’s relationship with Indigenous Peoples in Canada after meeting the monarch at a July garden party in Scotland.
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AP Election Brief | What to expect in Connecticut's municipal primaries

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans in the small Connecticut town of Derby will decide Tuesday whether to unseat their three-term incumbent mayor in favor of a local official recently charged in federal court for his involvement in the attack on the U.S.
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Florida abortion rights at stake as state Supreme Court takes up challenge to GOP-led restrictions

Florida abortion rights at stake as state Supreme Court takes up challenge to GOP-led restrictions

The Florida Supreme Court was confronted Friday with whether to overrule broad abortion rights protections provided for decades under the state constitution and instead uphold a law signed by Republican Gov.
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Manitoba New Democrats promise new family medical centres if elected Oct. 3

Manitoba New Democrats promise new family medical centres if elected Oct. 3

WINNIPEG — Manitoba New Democrats are promising to open four new family medical centres in Winnipeg and one in Brandon if they win the Oct. 3 provincial election.
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Trump hosts a $100,000-per-person fundraiser to help Giuliani pay legal bills

Trump hosts a $100,000-per-person fundraiser to help Giuliani pay legal bills

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump hosted a $100,000-a-plate fundraiser for former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club as Giuliani struggles to pay his mounting legal bills.
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'They were looking at the Greenbelt:' Inside the deal from 2 developers' perspectives

'They were looking at the Greenbelt:' Inside the deal from 2 developers' perspectives

TORONTO — While no one explicitly told developers that Ontario planned to open up the protected Greenbelt for housing last year, the government telegraphed that message to builders through actions – and silence, the province's integrity commissioner
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Naloxone kits in Canada should be readily available in nasal spray and injectable versions: panel

Naloxone kits in Canada should be readily available in nasal spray and injectable versions: panel

People administering an overdose-reversing medication should have a choice of both versions of take-home naloxone kits across Canada — a nasal spray and an injectable that goes into a muscle — says a panel of experts that includes people who use drug
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