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Fight for funding to protect crucial isthmus between N.S. and N.B. goes to court

Fight for funding to protect crucial isthmus between N.S. and N.B. goes to court

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is asking the province's Court of Appeal to determine who has jurisdiction over the works that protect a vital link between the province and New Brunswick.
Judge sets a trial date for next May in Trump's classified documents case in Florida

Judge sets a trial date for next May in Trump's classified documents case in Florida

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Florida has scheduled a trial date for next May for former President Donald Trump in a case charging him with illegally retaining hundreds of classified documents. The May 20, 2024, trial date , set Friday by U.S.
The Trump Organization and former fixer Michael Cohen settle his lawsuit over unpaid legal bills

The Trump Organization and former fixer Michael Cohen settle his lawsuit over unpaid legal bills

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's company and his former longtime lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen have settled a lawsuit over Cohen's claims that he was unfairly stuck with big legal bills after getting entangled in investigations into the former preside
A travel guide's warning to avoid Lake Tahoe may jolt the region into managing huge tourist crowds

A travel guide's warning to avoid Lake Tahoe may jolt the region into managing huge tourist crowds

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Silent treatment: Quebec officers refusing to answer questions from police watchdog

Silent treatment: Quebec officers refusing to answer questions from police watchdog

MONTREAL — The majority of police forces across Quebec are refusing to answer questions from investigators with the province's independent police watchdog after a court affirmed the right of officers not to incriminate themselves.
Thousands march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem to protest Israeli government's judicial overhaul plan

Thousands march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem to protest Israeli government's judicial overhaul plan

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israelis joined a march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on Friday in the latest protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's vow to push through a controversial overhaul of the judiciary system.

UK police shouldn't have stopped French publisher under anti-terror laws, an independent review says

LONDON (AP) — London police should not have used counter-terrorism powers to question and detain a French publisher at a train station in April on suspicion he might have been involved in violent protests, a report released Friday concluded.
Armenia: Canada to send two experts for EU mission seeking peace in Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenia: Canada to send two experts for EU mission seeking peace in Nagorno-Karabakh

OTTAWA — Canada is sending two officials to support a European mission that is aiming to prevent another war between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

A US military drone crashes in Polish woodland during training

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A U.S. military drone has crashed in the woods in southwestern Poland after contact was lost during training, Poland's Defense Ministry said Friday.
House aims to ease air travel delays with more money for air traffic controllers

House aims to ease air travel delays with more money for air traffic controllers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration would get more money to hire air traffic controllers and the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots would be raised under a bill approved Thursday by the House.