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Swiss billionaire's fund helped push against 'dark money'

Swiss billionaire's fund helped push against 'dark money'

A fund controlled by a Swiss billionaire who has steered tens of millions of dollars to liberal causes also donated as much as $50,000 to the nonpartisan group Common Cause to advocate for a federal ban on donations like his.
UK deputy prime minister quits after bullying investigation

UK deputy prime minister quits after bullying investigation

LONDON (AP) — U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab grudgingly resigned Friday after an independent investigation found he bullied civil servants , though he criticized the findings as “flawed.
Ottawa signs agreement with Nova Scotia First Nations chiefs on health services

Ottawa signs agreement with Nova Scotia First Nations chiefs on health services

HALIFAX — The federal government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Nova Scotia’s Mi’kmaq chiefs on the transfer of federal health services.

Gatineau police officers who allegedly beat Senegalese diplomat will not face charges

MONTREAL — Quebec's prosecution service says it will not lay charges against the Gatineau, Que., police officers who allegedly beat a Senegalese diplomat in August.
Film explores B.C. woman's experience with magic mushrooms to ease cancer anxiety

Film explores B.C. woman's experience with magic mushrooms to ease cancer anxiety

Laurie Brooks never thought she'd one day use magic mushrooms and advocate for the ability of others to do the same. The 55-year-old B.C.
Gaultois staying put: Resettlement vote falls short in tiny Newfoundland town

Gaultois staying put: Resettlement vote falls short in tiny Newfoundland town

GAULTOIS, N.L. — Residents of an isolated village along Newfoundland's southern coast will be staying put after a relocation vote failed to garner enough support.
Biden signs order prioritizing 'environmental justice'

Biden signs order prioritizing 'environmental justice'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order that would create the White House Office of Environmental Justice.
Music to Trump's ears: Whitewashing Jan. 6 riot with song

Music to Trump's ears: Whitewashing Jan. 6 riot with song

WASHINGTON (AP) — The song is simple and tinny, but that hasn’t stopped it from being embraced by former President Donald Trump and his allies in their campaign to rewrite the history of the deadly Capitol riot.
Historic investment in urban trees underway across the U.S.

Historic investment in urban trees underway across the U.S.

HARTFORD, Conn.
Mohawk Mothers, McGill reach deal to search for graves at site of former hospital

Mohawk Mothers, McGill reach deal to search for graves at site of former hospital

MONTREAL — McGill University and a group of Indigenous elders have reached a deal to search for the possibility of unmarked graves at the former site of a Montreal hospital, following a court ruling described as precedent setting.
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