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Report suggests little progress in first year of Alberta's emissions reduction plan
EDMONTON — Alberta has done little to advance its plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions a year after introducing it, an analysis suggests. "Based on this lack of progress, it doesn't appear that Alberta has an active climate plan," Simon Dyer of the clean energy think tank Pembina Institute said Friday. "It's a plan in name only." Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz said in a statement that Alberta is reducing emissions. "I am confident that Alberta will continue to lead in responsible energy
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VideoFire rips through Happy Valley-Goose Bay
An out-of-control fire has consumed several buildings in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L., as residents have been evacuated and a local state of emergency has been declared. There are concerns about explosive materials in some of the buildings near the fire, and some explosions have already been reported.
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VideoAP Explains: Washington's new marijuana business equity program
More than 10 years after legal marijuana sales launched in Washington state, the first store under a social equity program has opened. The state's program aims to remedy the effect that the war on drugs had on black and brown communities.
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VideoEmbattled Kharkiv residents face regular power outages as Russia grinds down energy infrastructure
Russia is exploiting enduring air defense shortages in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, to pummel its energy infrastructure, terrorize its residents and those in its rural surroundings. Nearly 200,000 city dwellers are without power, while 50% of the region suffers from outages in the wake of Moscow’s intensified air campaign starting in late March, according to officials. (AP video shot by: Vasilisa Stepanenko)
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Venezuela opposition backs Gonzalez as presidential candidate
CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuela's major opposition coalition will back Edmundo Gonzalez for president in July's election, its leadership said on Friday, after intense internal negotiations to determine who could take on President Nicolas Maduro. The opposition has struggled to define a candidate for the July 28 contest since the South American nation's top court upheld a ban on office for the winner of the opposition primary, Maria Corina Machado. The ban and several recent arrests of activists a
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US Senate votes to reauthorize surveillance program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate voted late on Friday night to approve the reauthorization of a controversial surveillance program, narrowly missing the midnight expiration of the program. The reauthorization secures what supporters call a key element of the United States' foreign intelligence-gathering operation. "Democrats and Republicans came together and did the right thing for our country safety," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said.
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VideoTrump jury selected as man sets himself on fire outside
WARNING: This story contains disturbing details | With jury selection complete, opening arguments in Donald Trump's hush money trial are set to begin Monday. But just as the work week was about to wrap up, a man set himself on fire outside the courthouse.
