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Edmonton, Sunrise mayors up the ante in bet over Stanley Cup rematch

Edmonton, Sunrise mayors up the ante in bet over Stanley Cup rematch

EDMONTON — If history repeats itself, Edmonton's mayor may soon declare an official Florida Panthers Day in Alberta's capital city. Last year's bet between Amarjeet Sohi and Mike Ryan, the mayor of Sunrise, Fla.
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Judge tosses Democratic committees' lawsuit over the Federal Election Commission's independence

Judge tosses Democratic committees' lawsuit over the Federal Election Commission's independence

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to block President Donald Trump's administration from implementing an executive order that Democratic Party officials claim could undermine the independence of the Federal Election
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Competition Bureau urges retailers and landlords to drop property controls

Competition Bureau urges retailers and landlords to drop property controls

OTTAWA — The Competition Bureau is urging retailers and landlords to drop or change competitor property controls that are not justified even if they do not raise issues under the Competition Act.
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MPs to vote on government's speech from the throne in confidence motion

MPs to vote on government's speech from the throne in confidence motion

OTTAWA — The Liberals are confident the government's throne speech will pass following the final vote scheduled for Wednesday evening, Liberal House Leader Steven Mackinnon said before the party's caucus meeting.
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US and Europe trade negotiators say progress but no breakthroughs on tariff talks in Paris

US and Europe trade negotiators say progress but no breakthroughs on tariff talks in Paris

PARIS (AP) — Europe and the United States say progress has been made but there were no breakthroughs during a meeting in Paris to negotiate a settlement of a tense tariff spat with worldwide economic ramifications between two global economic powerhou
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Trump’s promised steel and aluminum tariffs go into effect

Trump’s promised steel and aluminum tariffs go into effect

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S.
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Federal officers in tactical gear went into a Latino community in Minneapolis. A protest followed

Federal officers in tactical gear went into a Latino community in Minneapolis. A protest followed

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dozens of protesters converged in the heart of the Latino community in Minneapolis on Tuesday after a large force of federal and local authorities wearing tactical gear conducted what they called a law enforcement action.
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Trump urges senators to get his big tax bill done by July 4th

Trump urges senators to get his big tax bill done by July 4th

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump wants his “big, beautiful” bill of tax breaks and spending cuts on his desk to be signed into law by the Fourth of July, and he's pushing the slow-rolling Senate to make it happen sooner rather than later.
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Mexican 4-year-old is granted humanitarian parole to continue receiving lifesaving care in US

Mexican 4-year-old is granted humanitarian parole to continue receiving lifesaving care in US

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 4-year-old Mexican girl who receives lifesaving medical care from a Southern California hospital was granted permission to remain in the country weeks after federal authorities said she could be deported, her family's attorneys s
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Musk calls Trump's big tax break bill a 'disgusting abomination,' testing his influence over the GOP

Musk calls Trump's big tax break bill a 'disgusting abomination,' testing his influence over the GOP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk blasted President Donald Trump's “big, beautiful bill" of tax breaks and spending cuts as a “disgusting abomination" on Tuesday, testing the limits of his political influence as he targeted the centerpiece of Republicans'
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