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Arizona governor signs ‘Emily’s Law’ to alert when Native Americans go missing
Arizona’s governor on Tuesday signed legislation to create an alert system for Native Americans who have gone missing in the state, a measure that won unanimous approval from lawmakers in the wake of ...
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Prime Minister Mark Carney says new cabinet will act with ‘urgency and determination’
By Kyle Duggan Prime Minister Mark Carney shook up his cabinet Tuesday by moving some key players involved in Canada-U.S. relations into new positions and promoting 24 new faces in a move meant to ...
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Connecticut Sun exploring all options, including sale of franchise according to team president
By Doug Feinberg The Connecticut Sun are looking at all options for the franchise’s future, including a potential sale, team president Jen Rizzotti said Tuesday. The team is owned by the Mohegan Tribe ...
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Prime Minister Carney holds his first meeting with new cabinet this morning
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with his new cabinet this morning. The meeting is scheduled to take place at 10 a.m. on Parliament Hill. Carney shook up his cabinet Tuesday by moving some ...
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Second dead grey whale washes ashore in B.C. in less than a week
By Chuck Chiang A second dead grey whale has washed ashore in British Columbia in less than a week. Fisheries and Oceans Canada has confirmed that the latest dead whale was reported on May 11 in Haida ...
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Nova Scotia to lift licensing moratorium for buyers and processors in seafood sector
By Keith Doucette Nova Scotia is lifting two long-standing moratoriums on new buyer and processor licences for seafood as it looks to grow the multibillion-dollar sector, the provincial government ...
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Inflation cooled again even as some tariffs took effect. But economists don’t expect that to last
Inflation cooled for the third straight month in April even after some of President Donald Trump’s tariffs took effect, though economists and many business owners expect inflation will climb by this ...
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Canada has its first Indigenous woman taking as Minister of Indigenous Services
OTTAWA-Canada has its first  Indigenous person taking on the role of Minister of Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) MP Mandy ...
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Afro-Indigenous mom wins case in top ‘B.C.’ court against agency that seized her kids
By Brielle Morgan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews An Afro-Indigenous mother who’s been going head-to-head with the child welfare agency that took her kids away says she feels heard ...
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The Latest: Prime Minister Mark Carney unveils his new cabinet at Rideau Hall
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet is being sworn in at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. Here’s the latest on the events at Rideau Hall. All times Eastern. — 11:57 a.m. Eleanor Olszewski is sworn in as ...
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B.C.’s low snowpack, melt signal drought, raising concern for hydro power
By Brenna Owen Drier, warmer weather in much of British Columbia last month has contributed to an early melt, raising concern for widespread drought this summer, the province’s latest snowpack and ...
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AFN chief calls for speedy return of clean water legislation
By Alessia Passafiume Parliamentarians will be “playing games with First Nations children’s lives” if they fail to quickly introduce and pass legislation to ensure access to clean drinking water, the ...