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Police seek suspect in alleged Canada-wide romance scam that cost victims $275k

Police in Ontario say they are looking for a man who is alleged to have swindled nearly a dozen victims across Canada in a romance scam. Peel Regional Police say 11 victims from Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and Saskatchewan lost a total of $275,000 in the alleged scam. Investigators say that between June 2020 and September […]

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Democratic senators protest after they say Trump gives Musk’s staff access to classified info

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee are demanding answers after they say President Donald Trump gave billionaire Elon Musk and his staff access to sensitive data and classified secrets as part of their work to overhaul the federal government. The lawmakers on Wednesday wrote to Susie Wiles, Trump’s chief of staff, and […]

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Elon Musk says President Donald Trump has ‘agreed’ USAID should be shut down

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Agency for International Development is on the cusp of being shuttered, according the Trump administration’s billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO Elon Musk — who has been wrestling for control of the agency in recent days. Early Monday, Musk held a live session on X Spaces, previously known as Twitter Spaces, […]

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South Korea’s acting leader to veto opposition-sponsored bills, deepening political strife

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s acting leader said Thursday he would veto a spate of contentious bills sponsored by the main opposition party, deepening political strife in the wake of parliament’s impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol. The ruling and opposition parties have been bickering over how much authority Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, […]

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Elections Nova Scotia warns of phishing scam trying to collect personal information

Nova Scotia’s elections agency is warning the public about an online phishing scam trying to collect personal information. Elections Nova Scotia communications director Naomi Shelton says the deceptive email is made to look like an official message from the elections agency. It asks users to click a link to provide personal information in order to […]

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Local RCMP advises vigilance over persistent phone scams

GUYSBOROUGH — The Nova Scotia RCMP is warning citizens about a phone fraud that’s spreading through communities across the province, in which victims are pressed to provide money to allegedly bail out loved ones in distress. Guysborough RCMP District Commander Sgt. Natasha Farrell said, so far, she hasn’t received any reports of the so-called “grandparent” […]

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Kansas won’t force providers to ask patients why they want abortions while a lawsuit proceeds

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas isn’t enforcing a new law requiring abortion providers to ask patients why they want to terminate their pregnancies, as a legal challenge against that rule and other older requirements makes its way through the courts. Attorneys for the state and for providers challenging the new law along with other requirements […]

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