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Wildfire roundup: What you need to know about blazes burning across Canada

Wildfire roundup: What you need to know about blazes burning across Canada

Hundreds of wildfires continue to rage in Canada as storms forecast across the country could bring much-needed rain, but also the risk of powerful winds and lightning.
Bill to help finance a Las Vegas ballpark for Oakland A's passes Nevada Senate, heads to Assembly

Bill to help finance a Las Vegas ballpark for Oakland A's passes Nevada Senate, heads to Assembly

CARSON CITY, Nev.
Biden to extend legal status for 4 nationalities, reversing Trump but irking some

Biden to extend legal status for 4 nationalities, reversing Trump but irking some

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday that it will extend legal status by 18 months for more than 300,000 people from El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Nepal, disappointing some advocates and members of Congress who sought a more
Storms forecast to bring rain, but also a risk of winds, lightning, as wildfires rage

Storms forecast to bring rain, but also a risk of winds, lightning, as wildfires rage

Storms across the country could bring much needed rain, but meteorologists say it's not enough to extinguish the danger as Canada experiences its worst wildfire season of the 21st century.
Canadians have the right to a healthy environment with passage of new law

Canadians have the right to a healthy environment with passage of new law

OTTAWA — Changes to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act enshrining the right to a healthy environment have passed into law.
US: Online asylum appointments halted at 1 Texas crossing because of Mexican city's safety woes

US: Online asylum appointments halted at 1 Texas crossing because of Mexican city's safety woes

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday that the reason it has halted online asylum appointments at the international crossing in Laredo, Texas, was because of the “security situation” across the border in the Mexican city of Nuev
Kentucky GOP gubernatorial nominee mostly steers away from Trump's latest legal woes

Kentucky GOP gubernatorial nominee mostly steers away from Trump's latest legal woes

SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Republican gubernatorial nominee Daniel Cameron stuck to his solidly conservative playbook Tuesday but steered away for the most part from former President Donald Trump's latest legal woes.
Alberta's ethics commissioner says she investigated Shandro after he was elected

Alberta's ethics commissioner says she investigated Shandro after he was elected

CALGARY — Alberta's ethics commissioner says she did a thorough investigation into Tyler Shandro's business interests soon after he was first elected as a member of the legislature.
Rain should help Quebec firefighting effort as more than 7,200 people still evacuated

Rain should help Quebec firefighting effort as more than 7,200 people still evacuated

MONTREAL — Rain in the forecast and the pending arrival of dozens of foreign firefighters raised hopes that Quebec's more than 7,000 fire evacuees would be able to return home in the coming days, the province's public security minister said Tuesday.
Civil liberties, Muslim groups ask Quebec court to suspend ban on school prayer rooms

Civil liberties, Muslim groups ask Quebec court to suspend ban on school prayer rooms

MONTREAL — Quebec’s ban on prayer rooms in public schools is harmful to Muslim students and should be suspended immediately, lawyers for a civil liberties group and a Muslim advocacy organization told a Montreal court Tuesday.