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Canada's high court won't hear appeal of B.C. developer's extradition to South Korea

Canada's high court won't hear appeal of B.C. developer's extradition to South Korea

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to consider an appeal from a South Korean man who was fighting extradition to his home country where he is wanted for fraud related to a Metro Vancouver property development.
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Candidates in Kentucky governor’s race preview debates on tax cuts, education, and abortion

Candidates in Kentucky governor’s race preview debates on tax cuts, education, and abortion

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov.
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A third party signed up 15,000 voters in Arizona. Democrats worry that's enough for a Biden spoiler

A third party signed up 15,000 voters in Arizona. Democrats worry that's enough for a Biden spoiler

PHOENIX (AP) — More than 15,000 people in Arizona have registered to join a new political party floating a possible bipartisan “unity ticket” against Joe Biden and Donald Trump .
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Texas AG Ken Paxton attacks rivals, doesn't rule out US Senate run in first remarks since acquittal

Texas AG Ken Paxton attacks rivals, doesn't rule out US Senate run in first remarks since acquittal

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton attacked his Republican rivals and displayed an openness to challenging U.S. Sen.
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Cross-country rallies against 'gender ideology' in schools meet with counter-protests

Cross-country rallies against 'gender ideology' in schools meet with counter-protests

Thousands of people gathered in cities across Canada on Wednesday for competing protests, yelling and chanting at each other about the way schools instruct sexuality and gender identity and how teachers refer to transgender youth.
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Trump launches his fall push in Iowa to lock in his lead before the first Republican caucuses

Trump launches his fall push in Iowa to lock in his lead before the first Republican caucuses

MAQUOKETA, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump began a fall press Wednesday to lock in thousands of Republican caucusgoers in early-voting Iowa, where the former president faces sky-high expectations in his campaign for a White House comeback.
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Saudi crown prince says in rare interview 'every day we get closer' to normalization with Israel

Saudi crown prince says in rare interview 'every day we get closer' to normalization with Israel

WASHINGTON (AP) — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in a rare interview with Fox News on Wednesday that negotiations over Israel means the prospects of normalized relations between both countries “get closer" every day, but that treatment o
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Manitoba's two major political parties say they would not repeat COVID-19 lockdowns

WINNIPEG — The leaders of Manitoba's two largest political parties promised Wednesday to not impose any more COVID-19 "lockdowns" as two new opinion polls suggested the Opposition New Democrats had gained a commanding lead in the run-up to the Oct.
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After leaving bipartisan voting information group, Virginia announces new data-sharing agreements

After leaving bipartisan voting information group, Virginia announces new data-sharing agreements

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Months after withdrawing from a data-sharing interstate compact to fight voter fraud, Virginia Gov.
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Four young B.C. firefighters heading home die in head-on crash on highway: RCMP

Four young B.C. firefighters heading home die in head-on crash on highway: RCMP

Four young men travelling home after helping in the battle against wildfires in central British Columbia are dead after a fiery head-on crash, police and provincial officials said Wednesday. RCMP Cpl.
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