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Canada sanctions Hamas leaders as Joly says more aid must reach Gaza Strip

Canada sanctions Hamas leaders as Joly says more aid must reach Gaza Strip

OTTAWA — Canada sanctioned nearly a dozen people Tuesday connected to the brutal attack on Israel four months ago that triggered the country's protracted conflict with Hamas.
Court allows negligence class-action suit against Ontario LTC minister to proceed

Court allows negligence class-action suit against Ontario LTC minister to proceed

TORONTO — Ontario's Court of Appeal is allowing a class-action lawsuit to proceed against the minister of long-term care for alleged negligence regarding the government's response to COVID-19.
Wisconsin justice included horses in ads as vulgar joke about opponent, campaign manager says

Wisconsin justice included horses in ads as vulgar joke about opponent, campaign manager says

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz's campaign consultant inserted images of horses in ads as a vulgar joke about her opponent, her campaign manager told a liberal podcast last month.

70 arrests highlight corruption in nation's largest public housing authority, US attorney says

NEW YORK (AP) — The largest public housing authority in the nation was infested by a “classic pay-to-play” culture of corruption where workers dispensed repair jobs to contractors willing to pay bribes, a prosecutor said Tuesday as authorities reveal

Project Veritas admits there was no evidence of election fraud at Pennsylvania post office in 2020

ERIE, Pa. (AP) — The conservative group Project Veritas and its former leader are taking the unusual step of publicly acknowledging that claims of ballot mishandling at a Pennsylvania post office in 2020 were untrue.
Georgia Senate passes bill to revive oversight panel that critics say is aimed at Trump prosecution

Georgia Senate passes bill to revive oversight panel that critics say is aimed at Trump prosecution

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would revive a new commission that some Democrats say is aimed at disrupting Fulton County District Fani Willis' prosecution of former President Donald Trump .

State Senate committee rejects northern Virginia casino bill

McLEAN, Va. (AP) — A Virginia Senate committee on Tuesday rejected legislation that would have allowed a referendum on a casino in the wealthy suburbs of the nation’s capital.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Nevada's presidential primary and caucuses

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Nevada's presidential primary and caucuses

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nevada again holds the coveted first-in-the-West slot in the presidential campaign calendar, but this year’s showdown in the Silver State won’t look like it did in previous years.
Auto theft: Poilievre would improve screening, add more staff at country's ports

Auto theft: Poilievre would improve screening, add more staff at country's ports

MONTREAL — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to improve security at the country's ports as part of his plan to combat vehicle theft in the country.
GOP says Biden has all the power he needs to control the border. The reality is far more complicated

GOP says Biden has all the power he needs to control the border. The reality is far more complicated

WASHINGTON (AP) — Build more wall. Reinstate Trump-era immigration policies. Or simply shut down the U.S.-Mexico border.