Politics

Georgia runoff: Early voting for Warnock-Walker round 2

ATLANTA (AP) 鈥� In-person early voting for the last U.S. Senate seat is underway statewide in Georgia's runoff, with Democratic Sen.

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New B.C. medical school at Simon Fraser to train next generation of doctors: premier

SURREY, B.C. 鈥� British Columbia is getting a new medical school, but it will be the end of the decade before any new doctors graduate from the university, says Premier David Eby.

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Oregon lawmakers lift security measure imposed on senator

SALEM, Ore. (AP) 鈥� On Monday an Oregon Senate panel rescinded the protective measure it had imposed on a state senator after he made threatening statements during an acrimonious 2019 legislative session , in a case that centers on free speech.

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'Horrific attack': Trudeau visits Saskatchewan First Nation rocked by mass killing

JAMES SMITH CREE NATION, SASK. 鈥� Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walked through blowing snow Monday to lay tobacco on the graves of victims of a mass stabbing before listening to family members who have been grieving for nearly three months.

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Manitoba suspends new cryptocurrency operations, citing high energy demand

WINNIPEG 鈥� The Manitoba government is temporarily halting any new connections of cryptocurrency operations to the hydroelectric grid, citing a potential for overwhelming energy demands and low economic return.

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Biden calls on Congress to head off potential rail strike

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Alberta not proceeding with Premier Smith's bill to protect COVID-19 unvaccinated

EDMONTON 鈥� Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is reversing a promise to enshrine human rights protections for the COVID-19 unvaccinated in law this fall.

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US rule would limit methane leaks from public lands drilling

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The Interior Department on Monday proposed rules to limit methane leaks from oil and gas drilling on public lands, the latest action by the Biden administration to crack down on emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that con

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'We the People' at heart of White House holiday decorations

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� 鈥淲e the People鈥� is Jill Biden's holiday theme with White House decorations designed for 鈥渢he people鈥� to see themselves in the tree ornaments, mantel displays, mirrors and do-it-yourself creations that have turned the mansion's publi