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WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown — a first in U.S. history, forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and throwing the House and its Republican leadership into chaos.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers who had been sitting in stunned silence gasped at the declaration: The office of speaker “is hereby declared vacant.

WINNIPEG — Dougald Lamont has announced he's stepping down as Manitoba Liberal leader. Lamont lost his seat in St. Boniface to NDP candidate Robert Loiselle. The Canadian Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's court appearances are no longer distractions from his campaign to return to the White House. They are central to it.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday criticized his former boss-turned-rival, Donald Trump , for calling retired Gen.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew has been re-elected as the legislature member for Fort Rouge. The Canadian Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — GOP presidential candidate Mike Pence , the former vice president, chastised a group of hard-right Republicans who ousted Kevin McCarthy from his role as House speaker Tuesday, saying that “chaos is never America’s friend.

CALGARY — Two major developments that could almost double the population of an Alberta mountain community will go ahead after Alberta's highest court dismissed an appeal by the town.

CALGARY — More than 50 Alberta CEOs, entrepreneurs and industry leaders are in Ottawa this week in an effort to raise the profile of their province and promote "collaboration" on issues related to energy, climate and the economy.

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