Politics

As flu rages, US releases medicine from national stockpile

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Wednesday it will release doses of prescription flu medicine from the Strategic National Stockpile to states as flu-sickened patients continue to flock to hospitals and doctors' offices around the count

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Jan. 6 panel prepares to unveil final report on insurrection

WASHINGTON (AP) — An 800-page report set to be released Thursday by House investigators will conclude that then-President Donald Trump criminally plotted to overturn his 2020 election defeat and “provoked his supporters to violence” at the Capitol wi

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Newspaper: Georgia congressman may have illegally voted

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia congressman voted three times this year in a county where he no longer lives, possibly violating state law, state records show. Republican U.S. Rep.

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Gov. Noem: Investment review finds limited funds in China

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov.

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Regional chief warns of 'tight' turnaround as Ottawa eyes First Nations policing law

OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he hopes to introduce legislation declaring First Nations policing an essential service early in the new year, with one regional chief calling that timeline "tight.

Dec 21, 2022 4:43 PM Read more >

EXPLAINER: How the latest US aid makes Ukraine stronger

WASHINGTON (AP) — The presence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington on Wednesday puts a dramatic exclamation point on the Biden administration's latest announcement of military aid to the war-torn nation.

Dec 21, 2022 4:20 PM Read more >

Alberta to use shuttles, taxis to transport some patients in effort to improve EMS

CALGARY — The Alberta government is hoping to improve ambulance response times by having community shuttles and wheelchair-accessible taxis transport some patients.

Dec 21, 2022 3:49 PM Read more >

Feds launching review of mine at site of endangered flower

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Just days after U.S.

Dec 21, 2022 3:25 PM Read more >

'Meaningful good faith' increase in hourly rate for Alberta legal aid lawyers Jan. 1

CALGARY — The Alberta government is hiking the amount of money it will pay for lawyers providing legal aid. Beginning Jan. 1, the rate is to increase from $100 to $125 per hour.

Dec 21, 2022 3:14 PM Read more >

Judge grants bail to former RCMP intelligence official accused of leaking secrets

OTTAWA — An RCMP intelligence official accused of violating Canada's secrecy law has been granted bail.

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