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Haiti at risk of famine as farmers kidnapped, 'extremely bad' hunger fuels tumult

OTTAWA — Even as Canadian aid feeds thousands, the United Nations is warning that Haiti's political chaos is putting the country at risk of famine, as farmers get kidnapped and the desperate turn to vigilante justice against gangsters.
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Democrats in Minnesota Senate hold firm to pass contentious gun control measures

Democrats in Minnesota Senate hold firm to pass contentious gun control measures

ST. PAUL, Minn.
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Pakistani court frees former Prime Minister Imran Khan

Pakistani court frees former Prime Minister Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan left a high court in Islamabad on Friday after being granted broad protection from arrest in multiple legal cases against him.
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Privacy commissioner appeals Federal Court decision in Facebook case

Privacy commissioner appeals Federal Court decision in Facebook case

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is appealing a recent decision by the Federal Court, which sided with Facebook in a case tied to the Cambridge Analytica affair.
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Private detective appeals to Nevada Supreme court in Reno mayor's lawsuit over GPS tracking device

RENO, Nev.
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Social housing provider Atira gives back $1.9 million to government, launches review

Social housing provider Atira gives back $1.9 million to government, launches review

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia housing operator named in a scathing audit says it has returned almost $2 million in surplus funds to the provincial government and formed a task force to oversee a review of its policies and practices.
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Governor says California's budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion

Governor says California's budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's budget deficit has soared to nearly $32 billion, Gov.
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Oregon GOP walkout threatens bills on abortion, trans care - and senators' careers

Oregon GOP walkout threatens bills on abortion, trans care - and senators' careers

SALEM, Ore.
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Vancouver Chinatown may be lit in neon again, with $2.2-million revitalization grant

Vancouver Chinatown may be lit in neon again, with $2.2-million revitalization grant

Vancouver Chinatown's once-iconic array of storefront neon lights may soon return, after B.C.'s government announced a one-time grant towards such revitalization projects. British Columbia Premier David Eby says the $2.
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Another stop-work order issued for Coastal GasLink pipeline over erosion concerns

HOUSTON, B.C. — British Columbia environment enforcement officers have issued another stop-work order for the Coastal GasLink pipeline project over erosion and sediment control, something the company promised it would stay on top of last year.
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