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Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers

Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday voted to restore “net neutrality” rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and Verizon from favoring some sites and apps over others.
B.C.'s Joffre Lakes Park to have partial closure, allowing for conservation, tourism

B.C.'s Joffre Lakes Park to have partial closure, allowing for conservation, tourism

PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA — An agreement between the B.C. government and the First Nations that manage Joffre Lakes Provincial Park will see the popular tourist spot closed for part of the year to protect its "natural and cultural values.
Biden celebrates computer chip factories, pitching voters on American 'comeback'

Biden celebrates computer chip factories, pitching voters on American 'comeback'

SYRACUSE, N.Y.
Trump downplays deadly Charlottesville rally by comparing it to campus protests over Gaza war

Trump downplays deadly Charlottesville rally by comparing it to campus protests over Gaza war

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump on Thursday claimed the 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was “nothing” compared to ongoing pro-Palestinian campus protests, the latest instance in which he has downplayed a racist incident that
Recreational marijuana backers can gather signatures for North Dakota ballot initiative

Recreational marijuana backers can gather signatures for North Dakota ballot initiative

BISMARCK, N.D.
Guilbeault seeking ways to end benzene exposure from Sarnia styrene plant

Guilbeault seeking ways to end benzene exposure from Sarnia styrene plant

OTTAWA — Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is looking for options to protect a southern Ontario First Nation from repeated exposure to benzene from a nearby chemical plant, as the plant issues a new warning about air pollution.
'Conscience is clear': N.B. tourism minister, deputy expense $22,500 for Euro trip

'Conscience is clear': N.B. tourism minister, deputy expense $22,500 for Euro trip

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's tourism minister has remained defiant in the face of criticism from opposition members who have questioned the benefits of a weeklong trip to Europe that cost the province more than $22,500.
First with Trump, now with Kamala Harris: Kim Kardashian is advocating for criminal justice reform

First with Trump, now with Kamala Harris: Kim Kardashian is advocating for criminal justice reform

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kim Kardashian marshaled her celebrity in one administration to spotlight criminal justice reform — and she's doing it again in the next.
Court ruling affirms law curbing parliamentary immunity of spy watchdog members

Court ruling affirms law curbing parliamentary immunity of spy watchdog members

OTTAWA — The Ontario Court of Appeal has affirmed the constitutionality of a law that limits members of a spy watchdog from using their parliamentary immunity to speak out.
Princess Anne to visit British Columbia, sail to Esquimalt

Princess Anne to visit British Columbia, sail to Esquimalt

VICTORIA — Princess Anne, the sister of King Charles, is scheduled to visit British Columbia next month.