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Wisconsin elections head won't testify at reappointment hearing that state AG says is improper

Wisconsin elections head won't testify at reappointment hearing that state AG says is improper

MADISON, Wis.
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Canadians unified on forest protection although wildfire cause divisive: poll

Canadians unified on forest protection although wildfire cause divisive: poll

As Canada struggles through its worst fire season in recorded history, a new survey suggests protecting forests remains one issue that unites most Canadians no matter who they are or where they live.
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Percentage of French speakers in N.B. rises from 2016 but down from historic high

Percentage of French speakers in N.B. rises from 2016 but down from historic high

FREDERICTON — Statistics Canada data shows that the percentage of people in New Brunswick who can hold a conversation in French is up from 2016 but down from historic highs. The province's 320,300 French speakers made up 41.
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Republican candidates fight each other, and mostly line up behind Trump, at the first debate

Republican candidates fight each other, and mostly line up behind Trump, at the first debate

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Republican presidential candidates vying to be the leading alternative to front-runner Donald Trump fought — sometimes bitterly — over abortion rights, U.S.
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14 whales, one dolphin have died at Marineland since 2019: ministry documents

14 whales, one dolphin have died at Marineland since 2019: ministry documents

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — At Marineland, the Ontario theme park subject to a long running animal welfare investigation, 14 whales and one dolphin have died since 2019, The Canadian Press has learned.
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Giuliani turns himself in on Georgia 2020 election charges after bond is set at $150,000

Giuliani turns himself in on Georgia 2020 election charges after bond is set at $150,000

ATLANTA (AP) — Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump's lawyer and confidant, turned himself in at a jail in Atlanta on Wednesday on charges related to efforts to overturn then-President Trump's loss in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia.
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The first 2024 Republican presidential debate is in the books. Here's what happened

The first 2024 Republican presidential debate is in the books. Here's what happened

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Follow along for live updates on the first 2024 Republican presidential debate. The field's early front-runner, Donald Trump, skipped the event and conducted an interview with Tucker Carlson instead.
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Trump praises Jan. 6 crowd, repeats election lies in online interview while skipping GOP debate

Trump praises Jan. 6 crowd, repeats election lies in online interview while skipping GOP debate

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump skipped the debate stage typically relished by presidential candidates on Wednesday and instead appeared in an online interview peppered with his election lies, attacks on his rivals and lavish praise for the crowd of sup
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'Astronomical costs': N.W.T. politicians to discuss next steps in wildfire crisis

'Astronomical costs': N.W.T. politicians to discuss next steps in wildfire crisis

YELLOWKNIFE — Wildfires threatening communities in the Northwest Territories were kept at bay Wednesday as politicians continued grappling with “astronomical” costs of fighting the blazes and how to eventually get people home. The N.W.T.
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Without Trump, debate gives Republican hopefuls rare chance to build some momentum

Without Trump, debate gives Republican hopefuls rare chance to build some momentum

WASHINGTON — Voters across the United States got their first live prime-time look Wednesday at the bulk of the Republican field for U.S. president, absent the front-runner whose own hunger for power poses the only real threat to his ambitions.
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