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VANCOUVER — Canada's Federal Court has agreed with British Columbia's minister of mental health and addictions that she should be a respondent to a court challenge against the province's decision to dial back its drug decriminalization policy.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has reached an agreement with a credit collection company to avoid the foreclosure of their historic hotel as he runs for U.S. Senate, the resort announced Thursday.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A woman is suing the North Carolina elections board over state laws that ban most photography in polling places after she took a selfie with her ballot in March. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S.

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld the state's rejection of signed petitions for an abortion rights ballot initiative on Thursday, keeping the proposal from going before voters in November.

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CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic National Convention will kick off its fourth and final night on Thursday.

WINNIPEG — Manitobans will have access to free prescription birth control starting Oct. 1. The NDP government says that's the date it will fulfil a promise it made in last year's election campaign.

NORTH HAVERHILL, N.H. (AP) — A former New Hampshire lawmaker has avoided jail time but lost his right to vote after moving out of his district, keeping his seat for a year and being charged with crimes related to his change of address.

CHICAGO (AP) — Minnesota Gov.