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Manitoba service for sexual assault victims sees more staffing trouble as nurses quit

Manitoba service for sexual assault victims sees more staffing trouble as nurses quit

WINNIPEG — Four of 13 nurses working on a casual basis to help examine victims of sexual assault in Manitoba resigned Tuesday, and their union blamed a lack of staffing and support.
Federal decision to shut down B.C. salmon farms prompts company court challenge

Federal decision to shut down B.C. salmon farms prompts company court challenge

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia salmon farming company is going to court to challenge the federal government's decision not to renew the licences for its open-net farms off Vancouver Island.
Saskatchewan First Nation comes to B.C. to talk about taking over child welfare

Saskatchewan First Nation comes to B.C. to talk about taking over child welfare

VANCOUVER — Solomon Reece spent a decade in Vancouver before being elected as a councillor to the Key First Nation in Saskatchewan last year.
Norfolk Southern supports some new regs after Ohio disaster

Norfolk Southern supports some new regs after Ohio disaster

WASHINGTON (AP) — Norfolk Southern's CEO is offering support for some parts of a bipartisan Senate bill to put tougher safety regulations on railroads after last month’s fiery hazardous materials train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border.
Sports wagering getting 2nd chance in North Carolina House

Sports wagering getting 2nd chance in North Carolina House

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A second-chance effort this year to authorize sports wagering across North Carolina took off on Tuesday with its relatively easy passage through a state House committee already favorably disposed to the idea.
States cranking out even more tax cuts amid cash surpluses

States cranking out even more tax cuts amid cash surpluses

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.

'Don't Say Gay' lawmaker pleads guilty to COVID relief fraud

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The former Florida lawmaker who sponsored the controversial law critics call “Don’t Say Gay” pleaded guilty Tuesday to committing $150,000 in COVID-19 relief fraud.
Saskatchewan government expected to announce surplus budget as funding needs loom

Saskatchewan government expected to announce surplus budget as funding needs loom

REGINA — With the Saskatchewan government expected to deliver a big budget surplus, various groups are hoping for more cash or tax cuts amid struggles to afford food and access health care.
Apaches tell court copper mine would harm sacred sites

Apaches tell court copper mine would harm sacred sites

PHOENIX (AP) — A Native American group that's trying to stop an effort to build one of the largest copper mines in the United States told a full federal appeals court panel Tuesday that the project would prevent Apaches from exercising their religion
Biden creates national monuments in Nevada, Texas mountains

Biden creates national monuments in Nevada, Texas mountains

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday he is establishing national monuments on more than half a million acres in Nevada and Texas and creating a marine sanctuary in U.S. waters near the Pacific Remote Islands southwest of Hawaii.