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    Democrat runs on reproductive rights, flips Alabama House seat

    Marilyn Lands, a Democrat who made reproductive rights a centerpiece of her campaign in deep red Alabama, has won a special election to the Alabama Legislature. (AP production by Rod Jussim)

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    Teachers union not invited to government meeting on violence in schools

    Opposition leaders are accusing the Progressive Conservative government of trying to stifle critical voices and avoid negative headlines on the issue of violence in schools.The Tories recently used their majority on the legislature's standing committee on public accounts to select witnesses for future meetings, including one focusing on an upcoming report by the auditor general on violence in public schools.The only witness will be Elwin LeRoux, the deputy minister of education, despite calls fr

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    After repeated flooding, Elmsdale residents and businesses look for answers

    Chris Ainsworth is looking for answers after weathering three basement floods in his Elmsdale, N.S., home since he moved in about a decade ago."It was an inch of water, but it did $30,000 worth of damage. The time before that, there was about three and a half inches of water, and that was about $50,000," said Ainsworth. standing in his basement as it undergoes repairs. While he already had a sump pump in place, after the most recent flood in February he said he added a backflow valve.Neighbours

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    In the news today: Foreign interference inquiry begins today, findings due May 3

    Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Interference inquiry to hear from diaspora members Members of diaspora communities are slated to testify today as a federal inquiry begins two weeks of hearings into foreign meddling allegations and how the government responded to them. The hearings will focus on possible interference by China, India, Russia and others in the last two general elections. The commission of inqui

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    AP Top Stories March 27 A

    Here's the latest for Wednesday March 27th: Baltimore bridge collapse recovery efforts to resume; Israel rejects Hamas cease-fire demands; France and Brazil announce deal to protect Amazon Rain Forest; Attorney for Sean 'Diddy' Combs objects to search of properties.

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    Residents decry freezing condition in downtown Toronto low-rise

    Residents in a downtown low-rise say they've been left in freezing condition for weeks now, ever since their building's boiler broke down. And they say their landlord — property management company Akelius Canada — isn't doing enough to remedy the situation. "It's hard to shower because it's so cold. I stand in my kitchen, it's like a frozen ice box," eight-year resident Nikoloas Beaubien told CBC Toronto. "It's not right ... tenants deserve better."One resident told CBC Toronto the temperature i

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    RCMP to release progress report on response to inquiry into 2020 mass shooting

    HALIFAX — The RCMP are expected to provide an update today on progress they have made in responding to the inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting that killed 22 people. The report from RCMP commissioner Mike Duheme comes three months after the police force's self-imposed deadline passed, and almost a year after the public inquiry released its final report. The federal-provincial Mass Casualty Commission investigated the worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history and issued 130 non-b

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