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Judge to proceed with contempt probe after US flew migrants to El Salvador prison in March

A federal judge said Wednesday he plans to move ahead quickly on a contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in March. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington said a ruling Friday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia […]

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Nunavut mayor calls for more security at Yellowknife airport

Smuggling drugs and alcohol into Gjoa Haven through the Yellowknife Airport should warrant improvements in security, Mayor Raymond Quqshuun told a panel at the Nunavut Association of Municipalities’ annual general meeting on Nov. 12. Yellowknife is accessible by road through Alberta, and there’s no airport security on flights from Yellowknife to Nunavut communities. Quqshuun, whose […]

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MPI launches new online licence-status tool aimed at improving efficiency, safety and convenience

Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) has expanded its suite of digital services with the rollout of a new online Licence Lookup tool, allowing businesses, organizations and members of the public to quickly verify whether a Manitoba driver holds a valid licence, without needing to visit a service centre. Unveiled November 17, 2025, the tool provides a […]

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Three Rivers appoints new protection of privacy coordinator

Three Rivers council unanimously voted to appoint a staff member as the new protection of privacy coordinator on November 10. The town is appointing the new clerk of council, Andrea MacDonald, to the position. “There has been a vacancy since the retirement of the previous clerk,” CAO John Jamieson said, noting the position is typically […]

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MNU Report Says Manitoba’s Home Care System Has Been ‘Dismantled’; Province Says Rebuilding Is Underway

Manitoba’s home-care system, once considered a national model, has been weakened by years of policy shifts, under-resourcing, staffing shortages and poorly executed reforms, according to a new report released Thursday by the Manitoba Nurses Union (MNU). But the provincial government says many of the problems highlighted in the report stem from decisions made years ago […]

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Congress acts swiftly to force release of Epstein files, and Trump agrees to sign bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Both the House and Senate acted decisively Tuesday to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership. […]

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Meta prevails in historic FTC antitrust case, won’t have to break off WhatsApp, Instagram

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp after a judge ruled that the company does not hold a monopoly in social networking. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg issued his ruling Tuesday after the historic antitrust […]

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House votes overwhelmingly to force release of Epstein files, sending bill to Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill Tuesday to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership. When a […]

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School boards caught unprepared in mass student data breach: provincial watchdogs

Privacy watchdogs in Ontario and Alberta issued their findings Tuesday after investigating a mass data breach of a student information system used across Canada, concluding that school boards lacked adequate breach response plans, among other issues. Ontario’s privacy commissioner says PowerSchool, a software and storage company for school systems in the U.S. and Canada, was […]

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Takeaways from AP’s report on a surge in Palestinian deaths in Israeli custody

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The number of Palestinians dying in Israeli custody surged to nearly 100 people since the start of the war in Gaza, according to a report published Monday by a human rights group that says systematic violence and denial of medical care at prisons and detention centers contributed to many of […]

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Palestinian deaths in Israeli custody have surged. A prison guard describes rampant abuse

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The number of Palestinians dying in Israeli custody surged to nearly 100 people since the start of the war in Gaza, according to a report published Monday by a human rights group that says systematic violence and denial of medical care at prisons and detention centers contributed to many of […]

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Naturalized US citizens thought they were safe. Trump’s immigration policies are shaking that belief

NEW YORK (AP) — When he first came to the United States after escaping civil war in Sierra Leone and spending almost a decade in a refugee camp, Dauda Sesay had no idea he could become a citizen. But he was told that if he followed the rules and stayed out of trouble, after some […]

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