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Trump administration tells prosecutors to avoid criminal probes of acting Venezuelan president

Trump administration tells prosecutors to avoid criminal probes of acting Venezuelan president

The Trump administration has quietly instructed federal prosecutors in Miami to avoid pursuing criminal investigations into Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez, a longtime target of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, according to current and former U.S. law enforcement officials — the latest sign of warming relations between the White House and the oil-rich nation.

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Structures lost in Kiskatinaw River blaze, officials say, as wildfire threat increases in northeast B.C.
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May 5, 2025

Structures lost in Kiskatinaw River blaze, officials say, as wildfire threat increases in northeast B.C.

A rapidly growing wildfire that forced the evacuation of the…

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B.C. wildfire fighters experience slight reprieve, but more wind on horizon
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May 5, 2025

B.C. wildfire fighters experience slight reprieve, but more wind on horizon

The B.C. Wildfire Service said that firefighters experienced a slight…

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'Volatile' wildfires in northeastern B.C. expected to be whipped up by wind this weekend
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May 5, 2025

‘Volatile’ wildfires in northeastern B.C. expected to be whipped up by wind this weekend

THE LATEST Evacuation orders are in place in areas near…

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Officials expect 'significant wildfire growth' at blaze on B.C.-Alta. border
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May 5, 2025

Officials expect ‘significant wildfire growth’ at blaze on B.C.-Alta. border

Officials in British Columbia are warning of dangerous conditions for a…

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Here's how wildfire smoke exposure can impact your health
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May 5, 2025

Here’s how wildfire smoke exposure can impact your health

As communities battle out-of-control fires in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba,…

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Potential for further growth for wildfire in northeast B.C., officials say
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May 5, 2025

Potential for further growth for wildfire in northeast B.C., officials say

The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) says that the Kiskatinaw River wildfire…

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Wildfire evacuees from 2 Ontario First Nations to shelter in Toronto, Barrie
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May 5, 2025

Wildfire evacuees from 2 Ontario First Nations to shelter in Toronto, Barrie

Wildfire evacuees from two First Nations in northwestern Ontario are…

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Wildland firefighters temporarily trapped in remote northern Alberta by wildfire
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May 5, 2025

Wildland firefighters temporarily trapped in remote northern Alberta by wildfire

Firefighters battling a blaze in a remote northern Alberta community were…

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Sask. premier declares provincial state of emergency
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May 5, 2025

Sask. premier declares provincial state of emergency

The Saskatchewan government has declared a provincewide state of emergency,…

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