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'Bigger than just music:' Canadians remember Punjabi rapper two years after killing

'Bigger than just music:' Canadians remember Punjabi rapper two years after killing

Shub Karman was out for a recent walk in Calgary, when he passed a car full of kids singing along to the music of his favourite Punjabi rapper.
'Language is identity': Indigenous Ontario legislator to make history at Queen's Park

'Language is identity': Indigenous Ontario legislator to make history at Queen's Park

TORONTO — Decades after being punished in a residential school for speaking his own language, Sol Mamakwa will hold the powerful to account at Ontario's legislature in the very same language past governments tried to bury.
Trump, accustomed to friendly crowds, confronts repeated booing during Libertarian convention speech

Trump, accustomed to friendly crowds, confronts repeated booing during Libertarian convention speech

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was booed repeatedly while addressing the Libertarian Party National Convention on Saturday night, with many in the crowd shouting insults and decrying him for things like his COVID-19 policies, running up towering fede
Quebec premier says he’s open to limiting social media use as CAQ debates age limits

Quebec premier says he’s open to limiting social media use as CAQ debates age limits

MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault says he’s open to “taking major steps” to curb children’s social media use amid pressure from his party's youngest members.
Groups claim South Florida districts are racially gerrymandered for Hispanics in lawsuit

Groups claim South Florida districts are racially gerrymandered for Hispanics in lawsuit

MIAMI (AP) — Progressive civic groups have challenged how four congressional districts and seven state House districts in South Florida were drawn by the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature, claiming they were racially gerrymandered for Hispani
Ontario reaches land claim settlement with Matachewan First Nation

Ontario reaches land claim settlement with Matachewan First Nation

MATACHEWAN, Ont. — The Ontario government says it has reached a settlement in a treaty land entitlement claim linked to the Matachewan First Nation. Under the settlement, the First Nation located southeast of Timmins, Ont.
Border intelligence program needs improved training, analytical tools: evaluation

Border intelligence program needs improved training, analytical tools: evaluation

OTTAWA — Better training and information-processing tools are needed to help the intelligence program at Canada's border agency fight everything from firearms smuggling to human trafficking, says an internal evaluation.
Governments must disaster-proof Canada's hospitals against climate change: experts

Governments must disaster-proof Canada's hospitals against climate change: experts

OTTAWA — A wall of flames met David Matear when he finally stepped outside of the downtown Fort McMurray hospital, after the final patient was hurried out of the building and into a waiting bus. "You couldn't see the trees.
Takeaways: How a right-wing internet broadcaster became Trump's loyal herald

Takeaways: How a right-wing internet broadcaster became Trump's loyal herald

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Ranked-choice voting has challenged the status quo. Its popularity will be tested in November

Ranked-choice voting has challenged the status quo. Its popularity will be tested in November

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s new election system — with open primaries and ranked voting — has been a model for those in other states who are frustrated by political polarization and a sense that voters lack real choice at the ballot box.
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