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Singh joins Alberta NDP in push for 2035 net-zero grid, while Sask. NDP wants 2050

Singh joins Alberta NDP in push for 2035 net-zero grid, while Sask. NDP wants 2050

OTTAWA — New Democrats in two Western provinces are split over the Liberal government's goal of a net-zero electricity grid by 2035, with the federal party now saying it supports that timeline.
EXPLAINER: Why is a police raid on a newspaper in Kansas so unusual?

EXPLAINER: Why is a police raid on a newspaper in Kansas so unusual?

NEW YORK (AP) — Tensions between public officials and the press are hardly unusual. To a large extent, it's baked into their respective roles.
Federal judges question Alabama’s new congressional map, lack of 2nd majority-Black district

Federal judges question Alabama’s new congressional map, lack of 2nd majority-Black district

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.
Coroner to hold inquest into officer cadet's suicide at Royal Military College

Coroner to hold inquest into officer cadet's suicide at Royal Military College

OTTAWA — The Ontario coroner will hold an inquest into the death of an officer cadet who took his own life while attending Royal Military College last year, a move the family's lawyer says is rare — and welcome.
National security committee submits classified report about RCMP federal policing

National security committee submits classified report about RCMP federal policing

OTTAWA — A committee of parliamentarians that oversees national security has submitted a report to the prime minister about the RCMP's federal policing mandate.
Hunter Biden's lawyers say gun portion of plea deal remains valid after special counsel announcement

Hunter Biden's lawyers say gun portion of plea deal remains valid after special counsel announcement

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorneys for Hunter Biden are pushing to keep part of a plea deal they reached with the prosecutor whose new status as special counsel has intensified the tax investigation into the president’s son ahead of the 2024 election.
Biden says auto workers need 'good jobs that can support a family' in union talks with carmakers

Biden says auto workers need 'good jobs that can support a family' in union talks with carmakers

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is asking major U.S. automakers and their workers' union to reach an agreement that takes “every possible step to avoid painful plant closings” as the sector transitions to electric vehicles.
Quebec government says it is open to studying whether to relaunch nuclear reactor

Quebec government says it is open to studying whether to relaunch nuclear reactor

MONTREAL — Quebec Energy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon said Monday he agrees with Hydro-Québec's decision to study a possible reopening of the province's only nuclear power plant.
'Operation Jagdakommando': U.S. agency's airborne northern-border migration sweep

'Operation Jagdakommando': U.S. agency's airborne northern-border migration sweep

WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection is saying little about an operation earlier this year that used helicopters and a fixed-wing airplane to round up 124 people in the vicinity of the Canada-U.S. border.
Judge in Donald Trump's hush-money case denies bias claim, won't step aside

Judge in Donald Trump's hush-money case denies bias claim, won't step aside

NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump's Manhattan hush-money criminal case has rejected the former president's demand to step aside , denying defense claims that he's biased against the Republican front-runner because he's given cash to Democrats