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Right-wing influencers were duped to work for covert Russian influence...

NEW YORK (AP) — They have millions of followers online. They have been major players in right-wing political discourse since Donald Trump was president. And they worked unknowingly for a […]

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CP NewsAlert: Canfor shuts two northern B.C. sawmills with 500 employees

Canfor Corp. has announced it is shutting two northern B.C. sawmills in a move it says will impact about 500 workers. It says that shutting the Plateau and Fort St. […]

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Joy of hair

For his birthday this year, Adam Woodbury treated himself to a business. On June 30, the Red Seal hairstylist celebrated turning 32. The next day, he got the keys to […]

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Steward CEO says he won’t comply with Senate subpoena on hospital closings

BOSTON (AP) — Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre won’t comply with a subpoena to appear before a U.S. Senate committee that is investigating the hospital company’s bankruptcy, […]

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Chief demands end to court case over drinking water

Six years after a boil water advisory and one year after the community’s treatment plant was supposed to be operating, residents at Shamattawa First Nation still can’t drink their water. […]

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Chinese migrants flock to Mexico in search of jobs, a future and, for some, a...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Despite her well-paying tech job, Li Daijing didn’t hesitate when her cousin asked for help running a restaurant in Mexico City. She packed up and left […]

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Parents bemoan bus glitches on first day of school

The Pembina Trails School Division is grappling with glitches as it rolls out a new app to keep parents in-the-know about bussing schedules and avoid a repeat of recent transit […]

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Seeking an alternative to China’s pressure-cooker schools, families move to...

CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AP) — The competition started in second grade for DJ Wang’s son. Eight-year-old William was enrolled at a top elementary school in Wuhan, a provincial capital in […]

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Construction begins on Portage Avenue Costco

Winnipeg’s newest Costco store is under construction. An excavator and trucks filled part of 4077 Portage Ave. — currently a field — Wednesday afternoon. The City of Winnipeg issued Costco […]

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Winnipeg dinner theatre revival

The show must go on — and it will, in the former home of Celebrations Dinner Theatre. Canad Inns is starting its own venture. Enter: Destination Dinner Stage. “I think […]

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Louisiana legislators grill New Orleans DA for releasing people convicted of...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana legislators interrogated New Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams over reform policies that have allowed several hundred people to have their convictions voided or...

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Tua Tagovailoa and Trevor Lawrence to meet in national title game rematch...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — There are a few things Tua Tagovailoa remembers about his Alabama team facing Trevor Lawrence and Clemson in the national championship game after the 2018 […]

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Australia coach fired for supporting a South Korean swimmer at the Olympics

SYDNEY (AP) — Swimming Australia has fired coach Michael Palfrey over comments made at the Paris Olympics where he said he hoped a South Korean athlete would beat Australian swimmers. […]

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Before Hunter Biden’s guilty plea, he wanted to enter an Alford plea. What is...

Hunter Biden’s sudden guilty plea Thursday to tax charges was preceded by vigorous objections from prosecutors when his lawyer said he was willing to give up a trial and enter […]

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Mexican drug cartel leader agrees to be transferred from Texas to New York

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who has been held in Texas since his arrest in the U.S. over the summer does not oppose being […]

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Davante Adams’ repeated denials doesn’t end speculation of his future with...

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Davante Adams took the opportunity Wednesday in his weekly in-season news conference to insist he was not looking for a way out of Las Vegas. The […]

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Video game performers reach agreement with 80 video games on AI terms

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After striking for over a month, video game performers have reached agreements with 80 games that have signed interim or tiered budget agreements with the performers’ […]

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Nevada high court ends casino mogul Steve Wynn’s defamation suit against The...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday ended a defamation lawsuit brought by casino mogul Steve Wynn against The Associated Press in 2018, rejecting Wynn’s bid to […]

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Harbaugh’s road to Chargers, Pierce securing Raiders job began with last...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Jim Harbaugh’s road back to the NFL and becoming coach of the Los Angeles Chargers began last Dec. 14. That was the night the Las […]

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US Open: Aryna Sabalenka beats Emma Navarro to reach her second consecutive...

NEW YORK (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka moved into her second consecutive U.S. Open final by taking the last seven points and beating Emma Navarro 6-3, 7-6 (2) on Thursday night […]

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