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Minister said 'hundreds' of Canadians might use Gaza visa. More than 7,500 applied.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — More than 7,500 Canadians signed up in the first three months of the year to get family out of Gaza through a federal visa pathway that lawyers have described as onerous, chaotic and nearly impossible to complete.
May 8, 2024 2:47 PM
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Lawyers' coalition provides new messengers for Black voter engagement
WASHINGTON (AP) — Young Black lawyers and law students are taking on a new role ahead of the general election: Meeting with Black voters in battleground states to increase turnout and serve as watchdogs against voter disenfranchisement.
May 8, 2024 2:42 PM
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Advocates ask Supreme Court to back Louisiana's new, mostly Black House district
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Voting rights advocates filed an emergency motion Wednesday asking the Supreme Court to keep a new Louisiana congressional map in place for this year's elections that gives the state a second majority Black district.
May 8, 2024 2:42 PM
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NDP leader slams Liberals for giving nearly $26M to Costco, Loblaw in recent years
OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is slamming the federal Liberals for giving nearly $26 million to Costco and Loblaw for energy-efficient appliances.
May 8, 2024 2:32 PM
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N.S. misses deadline to halt admissions of people with disabilities into institutions
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s failure to meet its deadline to halt new admissions of people with disabilities into large institutions has left some disability advocates feeling betrayed.
May 8, 2024 2:21 PM
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Nenshi taking heat on labour record from fellow Alberta NDP leadership candidates
EDMONTON — Candidates vying to be the next leader of Alberta’s Opposition NDP want answers from presumed front-runner Naheed Nenshi about a five-year-old letter that they say signals he is anti-union.
May 8, 2024 2:08 PM
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Haley won 1 in 5 Indiana Republican voters in the presidential primary. She left the race in March
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The ghost of Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign is ringing up significant support in state primaries despite her withdrawal from the race in March shortly before Donald Trump had clinched the Republican nomination .
May 8, 2024 2:03 PM
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Man indicated in killing of Laken Riley, a Georgia case at the center of national immigration debate
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia man has been indicted on murder charges by grand jurors who said he intended to rape a nursing student whose body was found near a running trail on the University of Georgia campus.
May 8, 2024 1:54 PM
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Crowd rallies in front of Nova Scotia legislature for coastal protection legislation
HALIFAX — A large crowd gathered in front of the Nova Scotia legislature Wednesday, calling on the provincial government to revive abandoned legislation to protect the province's 13,000 kilometres of shoreline.
May 8, 2024 1:52 PM
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Georgia lawmakers vowed to restrain tax breaks. But the governor's veto saved a data-center break
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers vowed they were going to rein in tax breaks for businesses this year. Their efforts came to nothing. Gov.
May 8, 2024 1:51 PM
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