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New B.C. corrections unit offers involuntary care for mental health, addictions

New B.C. corrections unit offers involuntary care for mental health, addictions

SURREY — British Columbia has opened the first of the government's promised secure units to provide involuntary treatment for people with brain injuries and overlapping mental-health and addiction concerns.
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B.C. First Nation at UN calling for government help in battling toxic drug crisis

B.C. First Nation at UN calling for government help in battling toxic drug crisis

Members of the Tsilhqot'in Nation were at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on Thursday calling for the British Columbia and Canadian governments to help expand support services in the battle against the toxic drug crisis.
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New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador sign agreement to knock down trade barriers

New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador sign agreement to knock down trade barriers

ST. JOHN'S — New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador are the latest provinces to pledge to work together and knock down trade barriers as Canada faces economic threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Florida Senate's Democratic leader says the state party is dead and he's leaving it

Florida Senate's Democratic leader says the state party is dead and he's leaving it

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The top Democrat in Florida's Senate is leaving his party, declaring that “the Democratic Party in Florida is dead.
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Civil rights groups sue to restore jobs at Homeland Security oversight offices that were gutted

Civil rights groups sue to restore jobs at Homeland Security oversight offices that were gutted

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three advocacy groups are suing the Department of Homeland Security and Secretary Kristi Noem , seeking to restore staff jobs at three gutted offices that oversee civil rights protections across the department's broad mission.
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Judge halts parts of Trump’s overhaul of US elections, including proof-of-citizenship requirement

Judge halts parts of Trump’s overhaul of US elections, including proof-of-citizenship requirement

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from immediately enacting certain changes to how federal elections are run , including adding a proof-of-citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form.
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Texas lawmakers approve $1B private school voucher plan

Texas lawmakers approve $1B private school voucher plan

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers on Thursday passed a $1 billion education bill that allows families to use public money to pay for private school tuition, a major victory for school voucher proponents nationwide that was cheered on by President
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Liberal Leader Mark Carney to sit down with Mark Critch on '22 Minutes' special

Liberal Leader Mark Carney to sit down with Mark Critch on '22 Minutes' special

TORONTO — Carney, meet Critch. CBC says Liberal Leader Mark Carney is among the politicians who will appear on the hour-long "Vote Canadian: A 22 Minutes Election Special," in which he'll sit down for a Tim Hortons coffee with comedian Mark Critch.
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Largest federal employee union, a leading Trump opponent, to lay off more than half of staff

Largest federal employee union, a leading Trump opponent, to lay off more than half of staff

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The largest union for federal employees is planning to lay off more than half of its staff nationwide after President Donald Trump’s executive actions have rapidly weakened the organization’s finances, the union said Thursday.
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DNC chair rips vice chair David Hogg's plan to challenge incumbent Democrats

DNC chair rips vice chair David Hogg's plan to challenge incumbent Democrats

PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin said Thursday that party officers should be banned from taking sides in primaries, countering DNC Vice Chair David Hogg's plan to raise money for candidates challenging Democratic incumben
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