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Georgia prosecutor seeks March trial date for Trump and 18 others in election case

Georgia prosecutor seeks March trial date for Trump and 18 others in election case

ATLANTA (AP) — The prosecutor in Atlanta who obtained an indictment this week against former President Donald Trump and 18 others wants to take the case to trial in March.
NDP adds to Greenbelt complaint to integrity commissioner in light of auditor report

NDP adds to Greenbelt complaint to integrity commissioner in light of auditor report

TORONTO — Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles is asking the province's integrity commissioner to consider within his Greenbelt investigation the premier and government staffers' reported use of personal phones and emails.
Nova Scotia Power handed $750,000 fine for failing to meet performance standards

Nova Scotia Power handed $750,000 fine for failing to meet performance standards

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's electric utility has been fined $750,000 for failing to meet 2022 performance targets set by the provincial regulator.
Kentucky gubernatorial rivals Andy Beshear and Daniel Cameron offer competing education plans

Kentucky gubernatorial rivals Andy Beshear and Daniel Cameron offer competing education plans

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov.

'Smart Window' maker to pay nearly $5 million fine for illegal wastewater dumping in Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A California-based company will pay just under $5 million in fines for discharging wastewater into a publicly owned sewage treatment plant in Mississippi without obtaining a valid state permit, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
Ottawa's north-south LRT line newly delayed, won’t open until November at earliest

Ottawa's north-south LRT line newly delayed, won’t open until November at earliest

OTTAWA — A southward expansion of Ottawa's light-rail transit system that includes a stop at the airport is facing fresh delays, and will not open until November at the earliest.
A former fundraiser for Rep. George Santos has been charged with wire fraud and identity theft

A former fundraiser for Rep. George Santos has been charged with wire fraud and identity theft

NEW YORK (AP) — A former fundraiser for U.S. Rep. George Santos was indicted Wednesday on federal charges that he impersonated a high-ranking congressional aide while soliciting contributions for the New York Republican's campaign.
Two decades later, record wildfires in Kelowna, B.C. are dwarfed by current season

Two decades later, record wildfires in Kelowna, B.C. are dwarfed by current season

KELOWNA, B.C. — It's been about five years since Jesse Zeman began a summer ritual of boxing up keepsakes and personal effects to ship to relatives because he worried his home in Kelowna, B.C., would burn down.
Guilbeault defends Canada's climate progress as Equinor plans more drilling off N.L.

Guilbeault defends Canada's climate progress as Equinor plans more drilling off N.L.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Amid a summer of severe wildfires and flooding, the federal environment minister expressed no concern over plans by a Norwegian energy company to drill for more oil off the coast of Newfoundland.
Protesters march through Miami to object to Florida's Black history teaching standards

Protesters march through Miami to object to Florida's Black history teaching standards

MIAMI (AP) — Dozens of teachers, students and labor leaders marched to a Miami school district headquarters Wednesday to protest Florida’s new standards for teaching Black history, which have come under intense criticism for what they say about slave