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Rabbi says members of Vancouver synagogue were inside during arson attack

Rabbi says members of Vancouver synagogue were inside during arson attack

VANCOUVER — Rabbi Andrew Rosenblatt said people were inside Vancouver's Schara Tzedeck synagogue after services Thursday night when they heard a "bang" outside.
BC United caucus chair Lorne Doerkson defects to Conservatives

BC United caucus chair Lorne Doerkson defects to Conservatives

VICTORIA — The caucus chair for British Columbia's official opposition has defected to the BC Conservatives, adding to BC United's woes ahead of the provincial election next fall.
Trump tries to move past his guilty verdict by attacking the criminal justice system

Trump tries to move past his guilty verdict by attacking the criminal justice system

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump sought to move past his historic criminal conviction on Friday and build momentum for his bid to return to the White House with fierce attacks on the judge who oversaw the case, the prosecution’s star witness and the crim
'War on coal' rhetoric heats up as Biden seeks to curb pollution with election looming

'War on coal' rhetoric heats up as Biden seeks to curb pollution with election looming

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Saskatchewan teachers and province back in talks, minister wants binding arbitration

Saskatchewan teachers and province back in talks, minister wants binding arbitration

REGINA — Saskatchewan teachers and the government are heading back to bargaining, a day after educators narrowly rejected the province's latest offer for a new three-year deal.
Kansas Constitution does not include a right to vote, state Supreme Court majority says

Kansas Constitution does not include a right to vote, state Supreme Court majority says

The Kansas Supreme Court offered a mixed bag in a ruling Friday that combined several challenges to a 2021 election law, siding with state officials on one provision, reviving challenges to others and offering the possibility that at least one will b
Whistleblower lawsuit alleges retaliation by Missouri House speaker

Whistleblower lawsuit alleges retaliation by Missouri House speaker

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri's House speaker once described “stupid Republican women” as “an invasive species,” according to a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit filed against the powerful lawmaker Friday.
Texas Supreme Court rejects challenge to state's abortion law over medical exceptions

Texas Supreme Court rejects challenge to state's abortion law over medical exceptions

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday rejected a closely watched challenge to the state's restrictive abortion ban, ruling against a group of women who had serious pregnancy complications and became the first in the U.S.
Biden calls Trump's claims on hush money conviction 'reckless' as campaign grapples with verdict

Biden calls Trump's claims on hush money conviction 'reckless' as campaign grapples with verdict

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday condemned Donald Trump's unfounded assertions of a biased legal system as “reckless” and “dangerous" — breaking his long-held silence on the presumptive Republican nominee's criminal woes as Trump's nea
How the media covered the aftermath of Trump's conviction - and his remarks the following morning

How the media covered the aftermath of Trump's conviction - and his remarks the following morning

NEW YORK (AP) — CNN and MSNBC both cut away from former President Donald Trump as he spoke live on Friday less than 24 hours after being convicted in his New York hush money trial.
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