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Ottawa should compensate Afghan interpreters, ombudsperson says

Ottawa should compensate Afghan interpreters, ombudsperson says

OTTAWA — A military watchdog says Ottawa should financially compensate Afghan Canadians who served as interpreters for the Canadian Armed Forces in Afghanistan and later suffered mental distress.
CAF updates entry medical standards to aid recruitment efforts

CAF updates entry medical standards to aid recruitment efforts

OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces is no longer automatically disqualifying applicants with certain medical conditions such as allergies and ADHD, as it works to improve its numbers and grow the size of Canada's military.
PHOTO COLLECTION: Trump Immigration

PHOTO COLLECTION: Trump Immigration

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors. The Associated Press
Trump's immigration crackdown leaves some families weighing the risk of sending kids to school

Trump's immigration crackdown leaves some families weighing the risk of sending kids to school

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As President Donald Trump cracks down on immigrants in the U.S. illegally, some families are wondering if it is safe to send their children to school.
Trump Administration shuts down White House Spanish-language page, social media

Trump Administration shuts down White House Spanish-language page, social media

Within hours of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the new administration took down the Spanish-language version of the official White House website. The site — currently https://www.whitehouse.gov/es/ — now gives users an “Error 404” message.
Trump's immigration crackdown leaves some families weighing the risk of sending kids to school

Trump's immigration crackdown leaves some families weighing the risk of sending kids to school

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As President Donald Trump cracks down on immigrants in the U.S. illegally, some families are wondering if it is safe to send their children to school.
Trump targets Alaska's oil and other resources as environmentalists gear up for a fight

Trump targets Alaska's oil and other resources as environmentalists gear up for a fight

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump's expansive executive order aimed at boosting oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in Alaska is being cheered by state political leaders who see new fossil fuel development as critical to Alaska's econ
GOP-led states are emboldened to keep rolling back trans rights. Democrats struggle with a response

GOP-led states are emboldened to keep rolling back trans rights. Democrats struggle with a response

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans and Democrats in Kansas agree that concerns about the economy drove voters to support President Donald Trump by a 16% margin.
Republicans renew efforts to limit people in US illegally from census count

Republicans renew efforts to limit people in US illegally from census count

Republican efforts to exclude people in the U.S.
Trump finds new ways to flex presidential power after returning to White House

Trump finds new ways to flex presidential power after returning to White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is swiftly breaching the traditional boundaries of presidential power as he returns to the White House, bringing to bear a lifetime of bending the limits in courthouses, boardrooms and politics to forge an exp