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Alberta, Ontario taken aback by federal housing minister on funding for homelessness
EDMONTON - The federal government says Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan haven't formally responded to an offer of funding to tackle homelessness. But Alberta's minister in charge of the file says the...
Oct 23, 2024
Pennsylvania high court gives voters provisional option if their mail ballots get rejected
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's highest court on Wednesday said people whose mail ballots are rejected for not following technical procedures in state law can cast provisional ballots, a decisio...
Oct 23, 2024
Pennsylvania high court gives voters provisional option if their mail ballots get rejected
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's highest court on Wednesday said people whose mail ballots are rejected for not following technical procedures in state law can cast provisional ballots, a decisio...
Oct 23, 2024
Vancouver begins process of closing homeless encampment at Crab Park
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's park board says it has begun the process of closing the homeless encampment that has been in place at a local park since 2021. The park board says it is talking directly with e...
Oct 23, 2024
Groups say Jewish students, staff at University of B.C. face hostile environment
VANCOUVER - A coalition of Jewish organizations says it is "deeply alarmed" by a rising tide of antisemitism at the University of British Columbia in recent weeks. A joint statement sent out by six gr...
Oct 23, 2024
Harris to lay out her campaign's closing argument at the Ellipse, where Trump incited Capitol riot
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris plans to lay out her campaign's closing argument by returning to the site near the White House where Donald Trump helped incite a mob that attacked the...
Oct 23, 2024
Court of Appeal upholds Quebec ruling that invalidated random police stops
MONTREAL - Quebec's Court of Appeal has upheld a landmark 2022 decision that found a law permitting random traffic stops by police led to racial profiling. The province's high court agreed with a Supe...
Oct 23, 2024
Research from Alaska finds more polar bears are exposed to pathogens
Researchers out of Alaska say some polar bears in the Arctic now face a greater risk of contracting several pathogens that weren't a threat to the animals decades ago. The study, published in the peer...
Oct 23, 2024
Search of Manitoba landfill for remains of slain First Nations women on track: Kinew
WINNIPEG - The effort to find the remains of two slain First Nations women in a landfill is on track and excavation in the target area is set to start in early December, Premier Wab Kinew said Wednesd...
Oct 23, 2024
Five things about Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante, who won't seek re-election in 2025
MONTREAL - Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante says she will quit municipal politics after serving the final year of her second term, which comes to an end in November 2025. Known for her trademark laugh and...
Oct 23, 2024
