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Prince Harry’s UK trip sparks media buzz over whether Meghan and kids will join him
LONDON (AP) — The drama that seems to surround Prince Harry returns to the United Kingdom this week, and the previews already have the British press buzzing with anticipation. King Charles III’s estranged son arrived Monday in the land of his birth for a series of charity engagements. But for most royal watchers that’s just…
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‘No safe levels’: Former federal scientist warns Bill C-30 opens door for more pesticides in already broken regulatory system
In 2022, the federal government created an independent science advisory committee under Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), rebranded to the Pesticides Regulatory Directorate (PRD) this year, after environmental groups spent years pointing out that the agency was relying on outdated science and was too closely aligned with the interests of pesticide manufacturers and…
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TBM decides future council should have limits on virtual meeting attendance
Future members of The Blue Mountains council will have a limited number of meetings they can attend virtually each year. At a special committee of the whole meeting on July 6, The Blue Mountains council approved an updated procedural bylaw that will govern how meetings are conducted in the future. The bylaw is set to…
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Four days to make victims fall in love: How global scammers use US tech to fleece people
The instructions were clear: He had four days to make each victim fall in love. And there were a lot of victims. Online, Safeer Mohammed Koorimannil, who was trafficked to a scam center in Myanmar, impersonated a 28-year-old Singaporean woman named Ella. On a typical shift, he said, he chatted with more than 100 people…
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Lawsuit filed over voter privacy breach affecting almost three million Albertans
A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed in court after the private information of nearly three million Albertans was allegedly obtained and published by a separatist group. A statement of claim filed last week in Court of King’s Bench in Edmonton accuses the Alberta government, its elections agency, and the Republican Party of Alberta of…
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More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the US hours before the earthquakes are missing
MIAMI (AP) — More than 100 people just deported from the United States were being held in a hotel when earthquakes struck Venezuela, setting off a scramble to find survivors and bodies buried in the rubble, according to survivors. A deportation flight from Miami arrived in Venezuela hours before Wednesday’s earthquakes. On board were 146…
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Some Indigenous people wary of Order of Canada’s “colonial symbolism”: federal study
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to announce the government’s plan to “restore” 24 Sussex on Friday. Since the building was abandoned as the official Ottawa residence of the prime minister, taxpayers have been shelling out tens of thousands of dollars per year to maintain the vacant property. Asked at a press conference Thursday what…
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BC First Nations create their own justice path after decades calling for police accountability
Indigenous community members have encouraged federal officials to reflect on how the Order of Canada can overcome its “deep colonial symbolism and associations,” says an internal government presentation on efforts to modernize the Canadian honours system. The April presentation, prepared for the Order of Canada Advisory Council, says recent feedback indicates that accepting the honour…
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BC First Nations create their own justice path after decades calling for police accountability
Indigenous people have long called for greater accountability following police-involved deaths, misconduct and concerns that existing oversight systems have failed to deliver justice to them. Governments have responded with inquiries, commissions and reviews. Police agencies have introduced reforms. Yet Indigenous leaders say many of their people continue to find complaints processes intimidating, difficult to navigate…
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New Mexico governor says state could seek billions after DEA let fentanyl hit streets
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor said Monday that state officials could pursue billions of dollars in civil damages after revelations that U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents repeatedly allowed shipments of fentanyl to flow into drug-plagued communities as investigators sought to build bigger cases. Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham vowed to take her outrage…
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Colorado’s state primary
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic voters in Colorado will decide in a state primary Tuesday which of two well-known statewide officeholders to nominate to replace term-limited Democratic Gov. Jared Polis. Republicans will also choose a nominee for governor, while voters across the state will finalize general election matchups for U.S. Senate and U.S. House. The Democratic…