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Legal Aid Alberta to continue service as negotiations resume on new governance deal

EDMONTON 鈥� Legal Aid Alberta says it will continue to provide lawyers to those who can't afford them as negotiations resume with the province and law society over a new governance agreement.

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Biden faced a low bar in his first post-debate interview. It's not certain he cleared it

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� With the survival of his candidacy in question, Joe Biden sat down with ABC's George Stephanopoulos on Friday for one of the most important interviews of the Democratic president's decades-long political career.

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Conservatives vow to remove Liberals' pick for Canadian Human Rights Commission

OTTAWA 鈥� The Opposition Conservatives vowed Friday that a future Pierre Poilievre-led government would remove the man the Liberals just appointed to lead the Canadian Human Rights Commission.

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Arkansas election officials checking signatures of 3 measures vying for November ballot

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) 鈥� Supporters of proposals to expand Arkansas' medical marijuana program and repeal a casino license turned in thousands of signatures on Friday to try and get their measures before voters in the November election.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court changes course, will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fall

MADISON, Wis. (AP) 鈥� The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that officials can place ballot drop boxes around their communities in this fall's elections, overturning its own ruling two years ago limiting their use in the presidential swing state.

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Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024? Arkansas organizers aim to join the list

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) 鈥� Organizers of an effort to scale back Arkansas' abortion ban said they have more than enough signatures to try to put their proposal before voters in November's election.

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'Saddled up': Calgarians put water crisis aside for fun at Stampede

CALGARY 鈥� Calgary residents took a break from their water woes Friday, lining up six-deep downtown to watch the parade launching the annual summer Stampede festival. 鈥淚鈥檓 saddled up,鈥� said Rita Freese, with her grandson beside her.

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LCBO stores closed for 2 weeks as workers strike, oppose plan to open up booze market

TORONTO 鈥� Workers for Ontario's main liquor retailer, who say the government's plan to open up the alcohol market poses an existential threat to their jobs, are now on strike, with stores expected to stay closed for at least 14 days.

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Citing Supreme Court immunity ruling, Trump's lawyers seek to freeze the classified documents case

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Donald Trump asked a federal judge Friday to freeze the classified documents case against him in light of a Supreme Court ruling this week that said former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution. Trump's lawyers told U.S.

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Biden cancels speech at teachers union convention in Philadelphia after union staff goes on strike

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) 鈥� President Joe Biden canceled a planned speech in Philadelphia at the annual conference of the National Education Association after the union's staff announced a strike and set up picket lines Friday.

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