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August 19, 2025
Photos show games, dancing and singing bringing people together in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Two men held rubber bands apart at chest height while a woman hopped over them from one side to the other, earning...
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August 19, 2025
Photos show how these city-dwellers cut loose and build community
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Two men held rubber bands apart at chest height while a woman hopped over them from one side to the other, earning...
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August 19, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Polls close in Alberta byelection for Battle River—Crowfoot
The byelection is in one of the safest Conservative seats in the country, and the Tory leader is widely expected to win by a large margin.
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August 19, 2025
The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo edi...
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August 19, 2025
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey resigns to take a top FBI position
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, a Republican who has been an ardent backer of President Donald Trump, sa...
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August 19, 2025
Alabama sets October execution using nitrogen gas
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has scheduled an October execution by nitrogen gas for an inmate who has an ongoing lawsuit challenging the...
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August 19, 2025
2 dead, 3 wounded in shooting in southern West Virginia
MOUNT CARBON, W.Va. (AP) — A shooting in southern West Virginia on Monday left two people dead including a suspected gunman, along with thre...
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August 19, 2025
Kohberger’s sexist, creepy behavior alarmed university faculty and students before Idaho murders
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Bryan Kohberger developed a reputation for being sexist and creepy while attending a criminal justice program in the mon...
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August 19, 2025
Missing sailor found safe and sound, say RCMP on Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - Police on Vancouver Island say a sailor who was reported missing last week has been located and is safe.
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August 18, 2025
Former President Jimmy Carter to be honored by USPS with commemorative Forever stamp
PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — The late President Jimmy Carter will be honored with a commemorative Forever stamp on what would have been his 101st birt...
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August 18, 2025
Kim Jong Un slams South Korea-US drills during an inspection of his most powerful warship
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un condemned South Korean-U.S. military drills and vowed a rapid expansion of his nuc...
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August 18, 2025
North Korean leader slams South Korea-US military drills while inspecting his most powerful warship
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un condemned South Korean-U.S. military drills and vowed a rapid expansion of his nuc...
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August 18, 2025
Oklahoma to test teachers from New York, California to guard against ‘radical leftist ideology’
Oklahoma will require applicants for teacher jobs coming from California and New York to pass an exam that the Republican-dominated state's...
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August 18, 2025
Vigil set for JahVai Roy, the boy killed in North York shooting: ‘It’s devastating for us, as a community’
A candlelight vigil will be held on Thursday for eight-year-old JahVai Roy, who was fatally shot while in bed inside his North York apartmen...
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August 18, 2025
Trump administration says driver in Florida crash was in US illegally, faults California policy
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Monday that a truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that k...
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August 18, 2025
Beshear bans drug in Kentucky that’s being targeted by attorneys general across the nation
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear took emergency action Monday to ban the sale of “designer Xanax,” responding to a request f...
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August 18, 2025
US archbishop’s meeting with Putin denounced as ‘betrayal of Christian witness’
An American Orthodox archbishop's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, in which they exchanged warm greetings and gifts...
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August 18, 2025
Police chase anti-government protesters in Serbia as president pledges crackdown
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of anti-government protesters marched again in Serbia on Monday with baton-wielding riot police chasing th...
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August 18, 2025
More clashes and tensions at anti-government protests in Serbia as president pledges crackdown
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of anti-government protesters marched again in Serbia on Monday with baton-wielding riot police chasing th...
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August 18, 2025
2nd Wyoming airman in a month is accused of manslaughter after a fatal shooting
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A second airman in a month at a U.S. Air Force base in Wyoming stands accused of involuntary manslaughter for a shooti...
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August 18, 2025
FTC sues ticket reseller, saying it illegally exceeded purchase limits for Taylor Swift, other shows
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit Monday against a ticket broker, alleging the company used illegal tactics to exceed purcha...
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August 18, 2025
‘They’re scared to leave their houses’: Youth worker says residents of Black Creek neighbourhood where boy, 8, was shot dead are terrified
Even though he still spends three to four days working in the community Destin Bujang said "I feel like I'm letting them down by leaving. I...
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August 18, 2025
US Attorney Jay Clayton approved by judges to remain as top prosecutor in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pick to be the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan will get to stay in the job, even though he hasn...
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August 18, 2025
North Carolina updates more than 20,000 voter records, seeks more ID numbers
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Voter registration records for more than 20,000 people in North Carolina have been successfully amended thus far in an...
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August 18, 2025
North Carolina updates 20,000 voter records, seeks more ID numbers
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Voter registration records for more than 20,000 people in North Carolina have been successfully amended thus far in an...
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August 18, 2025
City of Prince George to dismantle homeless encampment after court ruling
PRINCE GEORGE - The City of Prince George says it will begin dismantling a long-standing homeless encampment after a B.C. Supreme Court judg...
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August 18, 2025
Man convicted of fatally shooting New Jersey pastor is sentenced to life in prison
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A Virginia man convicted of shooting a New Jersey pastor to death outside her home in 2023 was sentenced Monday t...
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August 18, 2025
Iowa US Senate candidate ends bid to run against Republican incumbent Joni Ernst
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa Democratic state lawmaker bowed out of the 2026 U.S. Senate primary race on Monday and endorsed a fellow leg...
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August 18, 2025
2 Toronto teens arrested in stolen vehicle investigation, YRP says
Two suspects inside the reportedly stolen vehicle “intentionally” hit a police cruiser and tried to flee in a ride share, officers said.
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August 18, 2025
‘Horrific, senseless act’: Mayor tells mother of 8-year-old fatal shooting victim JahVai Roy police are doing everything possible to find perpetrator
Mayor Olivia Chow says she has spoken with Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw and the city and police are doing everything possible to find t...
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August 18, 2025
Roughly 1,000 residents from Snow Lake, Man., set to return home after evacuation
SNOW LAKE - A northern Manitoba town that has been evacuated twice this summer due to out-of-control wildfires has been given the go-ahead t...
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August 18, 2025
What to know about Bolivia’s election that elevated a centrist shaking up the political landscape
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — One candidate is Rodrigo Paz, a conservative centrist senator and son of a neoliberal ex-president who is pitching hi...
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August 18, 2025
A look at Texas’ redistricting walkout and California’s response, by the numbers
A walkout by Democratic legislators in Texas has ended and Republicans arranged to push a plan for redrawing the state's congressional distr...
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August 18, 2025
Drop in oil prices helps push N.L. deficit forecast up by 68 per cent to $626M
ST. JOHN'S - The deficit forecast for Newfoundland and Labrador has been revised upward by almost 70 per cent, primarily due to a volatile o...
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August 18, 2025
Trump begins planning for Putin-Zelenskyy meeting while affirming US help with security guarantees
The U.S. president also said he would back European security guarantees for Ukraine as he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a...
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August 18, 2025
Trump urges direct talks between Putin and Zelenskyy, says war can reach endgame within weeks
The U.S. president also said he would back European security guarantees for Ukraine as he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a...
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August 18, 2025
Trump says he has begun arrangements for face-to-face meeting between Putin and Ukraine’s Zelenskyy
The U.S. president also said he would back European security guarantees for Ukraine as he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a...
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August 18, 2025
B.C. Métis Nation suspends president over complaints about behaviour
SURREY - Métis Nation British Columbia says it has suspended its president over allegations of behaviour "inconsistent" with the group's pol...
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August 18, 2025
Federal agent fires weapon during immigration stop in Southern California, officials say
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal agent fired at a moving vehicle in Southern California after the driver refused to roll down his window during...
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August 18, 2025
Trump vows to change how elections are run. The US Constitution doesn’t give him that power
President Donald Trump on Monday vowed more changes to the way elections are conducted in the U.S., but based on the Constitution there is l...
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August 18, 2025
Ottawa to probe unpaid airline work allegations key to Air Canada strike
OTTAWA - Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu tells The Canadian Press that the federal government is launching a probe into allegations of unpaid work...
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August 18, 2025
Justice Department to begin giving Congress files from Jeffrey Epstein investigation, lawmaker says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has agreed to provide to Congress documents from the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation,...
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August 18, 2025
Teen pleads guilty to role in deadly Etobicoke mass shooting, gets bail ahead of sentence
Delroy (George) Parkes, 61, and Seymour Gibbs, 46, were killed in the mass shooting at a “casual” Sunday-night gathering.
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August 18, 2025
Quebec union leaders say workers could face same fate as Air Canada flight attendants
MONTREAL - The presidents of two major Quebec unions fear workers in the province could soon face the same treatment as striking Air Canada...
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August 18, 2025
Sun Youth co-founder Sid Stevens dies at 85 after seven decades of community service
MONTREAL - Sid Stevens, who co-founded well-known Montreal-based community organization Sun Youth, has died at age 85.
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August 18, 2025
Islamic State-backed rebels killed at least 52 people in eastern Congo, UN says
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Attacks by an Islamic State-backed rebels killed at least 52 people between Aug. 9 and 16, the United Nations peacekeepin...
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August 18, 2025
Housing crunch: Nova Scotia opens rental units for health-care workers in South Shore
LUNENBURG - Nova Scotia's government says it has opened the first phase of a housing project dedicated to help health-care workers find home...
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August 18, 2025
Forestry audit scheduled for B.C. licence for land covering spotted owl habitat
VICTORIA - British Columbia's independent forestry watchdog says it will conduct an audit of a logging licence for more than 1,000 square ki...
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August 18, 2025
Vigil set for JahVai Roy, eight-year-old boy killed in North York shooting: ‘It’s devastating for us, as a community’
A candlelight vigil will be held on Thursday for eight-year-old JahVai Roy, who was fatally shot while in bed inside his North York apartmen...
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August 18, 2025