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California's Newsom pushes constitutional amendment to tighten gun access amid 2024 campaign

California's Newsom pushes constitutional amendment to tighten gun access amid 2024 campaign

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed Thursday amending the U.S.
O'Toole warns of 'performance politics,' social media perils in final Commons address

O'Toole warns of 'performance politics,' social media perils in final Commons address

OTTAWA — If members of Parliament do not avoid the dangers of "performance politics" and chasing "likes" on social media, future Canadians will look back on the current moment as the start of the country's decline, Erin O'Toole warned Monday.
Lawyer for former Alberta cabinet minister says law society has no jurisdiction

Lawyer for former Alberta cabinet minister says law society has no jurisdiction

CALGARY — The Law Society of Alberta doesn't have the jurisdiction to address several complaints about former provincial cabinet minister Tyler Shandro, his lawyer suggested Monday.
Biden got a root canal and it upended his schedule for the day

Biden got a root canal and it upended his schedule for the day

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden got a root canal Monday and it left something of a cavity in his daily schedule, forcing him to bow out of a public event with college athletes and postpone his meeting with NATO's general secretary by a day.
Chilliwack gets Indigenous Justice Centre to help break incarceration cycle, says Eby

Chilliwack gets Indigenous Justice Centre to help break incarceration cycle, says Eby

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — The over-representation of Indigenous people in British Columbia's jails is a destructive cycle that must be broken, said Premier David Eby as he officially opened a First Nations justice centre in the Fraser Valley.
2 active-duty Marines plead guilty to Capitol riot charges

2 active-duty Marines plead guilty to Capitol riot charges

Two men who were active-duty members of the Marines Corps when they stormed the U.S. Capitol pleaded guilty on Monday to riot-related criminal charges. Joshua Abate and Dodge Dale Hellonen are scheduled to be sentenced in September by U.S.
Wildfire roundup: What you need to know about blazes burning across Canada

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

Quebecers are returning home as the province goes on the offensive against a record wildfire season, but gusty winds and hot temperatures are fuelling fires in the West.
Vancouver family who lost son to fentanyl donates $20 million to new treatment model

Vancouver family who lost son to fentanyl donates $20 million to new treatment model

VANCOUVER — Jill Diamond says when her brother Steven was struggling with substance addiction the system meant to support him was messy and filled with delays, disappointments and waitlists.
'Worst wildfire season:' Quebec makes progress as wind fuels flames out West

'Worst wildfire season:' Quebec makes progress as wind fuels flames out West

Quebec was on the offensive in its battle against a record wildfire season as gusting winds fuelled growing blazes out West, and the federal government said it would provide free travel documents and visa extensions for people affected across the cou
'First of its kind' Illinois law will penalize libraries that ban books

'First of its kind' Illinois law will penalize libraries that ban books

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed into law a bill that he says will make Illinois the first state in the nation to outlaw book bans.
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