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Conservative MP resigns seat so Poilievre can run in Alberta byelection

Conservative MP resigns seat so Poilievre can run in Alberta byelection

OTTAWA — Alberta Conservative Damien Kurek officially resigned as an MP on Tuesday — the earliest he was legally allowed to step aside.
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EPA will revisit Biden-era ban on the last type of asbestos used in US

EPA will revisit Biden-era ban on the last type of asbestos used in US

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency told a federal appeals court it will reconsider the Biden administration's ban on the last type of asbestos used in the United States to determine whether it went “beyond what is necessary.
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Threats to lawmakers are on the rise, security officials tell senators after Minnesota shootings

Threats to lawmakers are on the rise, security officials tell senators after Minnesota shootings

WASHINGTON (AP) — Threats to members of Congress are on the rise, security officials told senators on Tuesday at an emergency briefing in the wake of the killing of a Minnesota state lawmaker in her home over the weekend. U.S.
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G7 members agree to increase public sector use of AI, collaborate on quantum

G7 members agree to increase public sector use of AI, collaborate on quantum

OTTAWA — G7 countries pledged Tuesday to increase adoption of artificial intelligence, including in the public sector and among smaller businesses, while also promising to promote investment in emerging quantum technologies.
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Padilla says in Senate 'it's time to wake up' after forced removal from Noem's event

Padilla says in Senate 'it's time to wake up' after forced removal from Noem's event

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen.
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Trump administration demands action from 36 countries to avoid travel ban

Trump administration demands action from 36 countries to avoid travel ban

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has given 36 countries, most of them in Africa, a Wednesday deadline to commit to improve vetting of travelers or face a ban on their citizens visiting the United States .
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Trump tax bill would widen deficits by $2.8T after factoring in economic impacts, CBO says

Trump tax bill would widen deficits by $2.8T after factoring in economic impacts, CBO says

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s tax cuts package would increase deficits by $2.
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Toy company challenges Trump’s tariffs before the Supreme Court in long shot bid for quick decision

Toy company challenges Trump’s tariffs before the Supreme Court in long shot bid for quick decision

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Illinois toy company challenged President Donald Trump’s tariffs in front of the Supreme Court on Tuesday in a long shot bid to press the justices to quickly decide whether they are legal. Learning Resources Inc.
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Some N.S. municipalities who voted for pause on uranium get letters from premier

Some N.S. municipalities who voted for pause on uranium get letters from premier

HALIFAX — After at least two Nova Scotia municipalities voted in favour of asking the provincial government to slow down on its uranium exploration plans, their offices received several-page-long letters from Premier Tim Houston saying the province n
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A split forms in MAGA world as Trump weighs next steps on Iran, with some top stars rebuking him

A split forms in MAGA world as Trump weighs next steps on Iran, with some top stars rebuking him

A schism has opened among President Donald Trump's most devout MAGA supporters and national security conservatives over the Israel-Iran conflict , as some longtime defenders of the president's America First mantra call him out for weighing a greater
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