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Court-imposed deadline to pass new citizenship law approaching next week

Court-imposed deadline to pass new citizenship law approaching next week

OTTAWA — The federal government has just a week left to make key changes to the Citizenship Act in response to a court ruling last year.
A closer-than-expected Ohio congressional race surprises Republicans and encourages Democrats

A closer-than-expected Ohio congressional race surprises Republicans and encourages Democrats

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A political newcomer's closer-than-expected finish in Tuesday's special congressional election in Ohio surprised Republicans and jolted Democrats in a former bellwether state both parties had all but given over to a runaway Trum
Donald Trump's lawyers press judge to lift gag order in wake of ex-president's felony conviction

Donald Trump's lawyers press judge to lift gag order in wake of ex-president's felony conviction

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers are amplifying their calls to end the gag order that bars the former president from commenting about witnesses, jurors and others tied to the Manhattan criminal trial that ended in his conviction last month for
Canadian media a target for foreign interference: national security committee chair

Canadian media a target for foreign interference: national security committee chair

OTTAWA — Foreign actors are trying to interfere with the Canadian media, and journalists and their bosses need to be aware of it, the chairman of Parliament's nonpartisan national security committee warned on Wednesday.
GOP women who helped defeat a near-total abortion ban are losing reelection in South Carolina

GOP women who helped defeat a near-total abortion ban are losing reelection in South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A near-total abortion ban was defeated in South Carolina with the help of the only three Republican women in the Senate, but after Tuesday’s primary, they’re losing their election bids.
NDP bill to criminalize coercive control in intimate partner violence heads to Senate

NDP bill to criminalize coercive control in intimate partner violence heads to Senate

OTTAWA — An NDP private member's bill that would criminalize a pattern of abuse known as coercive control is heading to the Senate. The legislation from Victoria MP Laurel Collins passed third reading unanimously in the House of Commons today.
Nova Scotia premier says election call could come before summer 2025 fixed date

Nova Scotia premier says election call could come before summer 2025 fixed date

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s premier is casting doubt on whether he will adhere to the fixed provincial election date his party passed into law soon after coming to power.
Incumbent fends off far-right challenge in local Nevada race with potential elections implications

Incumbent fends off far-right challenge in local Nevada race with potential elections implications

A Republican incumbent on a commission that has a hand in overseeing elections in Nevada's major swing county has fended off a far-right challenge and secured her party's nomination in a race that could have had implications for national elections .
Canada's largest school board says systems operational after cyberattack

Canada's largest school board says systems operational after cyberattack

TORONTO — Canada's largest public school board says it is working with police to assess the impact of a recent cyberattack, but its main system remains operational and has not been affected.
The White House isn't ruling out a potential commutation for Hunter Biden after his conviction

The White House isn't ruling out a potential commutation for Hunter Biden after his conviction

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — The White House is not ruling out a potential commutation for Hunter Biden , the president's son who was convicted on three federal gun crimes and is set to be sentenced by a judge in the coming months.
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