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DeSantis warns he has 'tools' including suspending local officials if they don't cooperate with ICE

DeSantis warns he has 'tools' including suspending local officials if they don't cooperate with ICE

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday his office has tools including suspending officials from office to compel local governments to cooperate with federal immigration authorities in assisting in detentions and deportations.
Alberta proposes oil-site trespass bill to keep federal workers from grabbing data

Alberta proposes oil-site trespass bill to keep federal workers from grabbing data

EDMONTON — Alberta's government is proposing a law it says would ban federal employees from going on any oil-related sites -- from wellheads to corporate head offices -- but critics say the province doesn't have the legal right to do so.
Montreal begins annual effort to clear tonnes of garbage exposed by snowmelt

Montreal begins annual effort to clear tonnes of garbage exposed by snowmelt

MONTREAL — Street cleaning is a rite of spring in Montreal, after receding snow exposes months' worth of cigarette butts, dog waste, and other garbage.
A new anti-transgender bathroom bill in Tennessee is headed to the governor's desk

A new anti-transgender bathroom bill in Tennessee is headed to the governor's desk

A proposal in Tennessee that would require educational institutions that house students overnight to separate bathrooms “by immutable biological sex" is headed to Republican Gov. Bill Lee's desk for his approval.
B.C. shuts door on secondary-suite incentive program over 'uncertain financial times'

B.C. shuts door on secondary-suite incentive program over 'uncertain financial times'

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it is cancelling an incentive program meant to entice more homeowners to build secondary suites, saying the decision is "due to uncertain financial times.
Trump's bluntness powered a White House comeback. Now his words are getting him in trouble in court

Trump's bluntness powered a White House comeback. Now his words are getting him in trouble in court

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s shoot-from-the-lip style kept Americans on the edge of their seats during last year's campaign.
Researchers find a hint at how to delay Alzheimer's symptoms. Now they have to prove it

Researchers find a hint at how to delay Alzheimer's symptoms. Now they have to prove it

An experimental treatment appears to delay Alzheimer’s symptoms in some people genetically destined to get the disease in their 40s or 50s, according to new findings from ongoing research now caught up in Trump administration funding delays.
Quebec says it will allow restaurants to charge for no-shows

Quebec says it will allow restaurants to charge for no-shows

MONTREAL — The Quebec government says it will allow restaurants to charge people who reserve a table but who don't show up and don't cancel ahead of time, a change welcomed by an industry that says no-shows cost the average eatery almost $50,000 a ye
Encrypted messaging apps promise privacy. Government transparency is often the price

Encrypted messaging apps promise privacy. Government transparency is often the price

As a devastating wildfire burned through a Maui town, killing more than 100 people, emergency management employees traded dozens of text messages, creating a record that would later help investigators piece together the government's response to the 2
Taxes, crime and birth control among topics at Manitoba Tory leadership debate

Taxes, crime and birth control among topics at Manitoba Tory leadership debate

WINNIPEG — The two men vying for the leadership of Manitoba's Progressive Conservative party squared off Wednesday night in a debate that touched on crime, health care, taxes and other issues.
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