The Canadian military is building a camp that would house up to 500 asylum
seeking refugees from the US. The camp is to be located in Saint -
Bernard- de-lacolle, Quebec in close proximity to Plattsburgh, New York.
Construction of the camp has begun a week after Cana...
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Mayor Ted Wheeler announced Monday the appointment of a new chief of Portland
police. Danielle Outlaw who is a 19 year veteran of the Oakland police
department has been selected to be the new chief in Portland. Outlaw is
only the third person to be selected for the job ...
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is urging the North Korean government to
comply with the United Nations after tough new sanctions were introduced.
North Korea has received global pressure, condemning their threats of
nuclear war against the US, and it appears that thei...
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Mayor Ted Wheeler’s plan for a new commission to promote an improved
relationship between police and the community came under attack at
yesterday’s city council meeting. The mayor, who also serves as the
Portland Police Commissioner, raised concerns that it would cut th...
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It looks like the Canadian wildfires have lit a match into the pacific
northwest. Governor Kate brown has declared a state of emergency here in
Oregon on Wednesday due to,” the record breaking heat, continuing hot
weather, and forecasts for thunderstorms." Multiple fir...
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Italy's parliament has approved a plan to send naval boats to Libya in
efforts to stop the influx of immigrants crossing the Mediterranean. They
claim that the chief objective is to help the Libyan coastguard target people
smugglers. Italy, along with Greece, is the mai...
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On Saturday, Portland police released a statement stating "our officers are
expected to treat everyone with respect even if they are a suspect." This
comes in response to President Trump's suggestions to New York police on
Friday that they do not have to remain respectf...
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In an article published Monday, in "Nature Climate Change," a new study done
at the University of Washington shows a 90 percent chance that the average
global temperature by 2100 will have increased by 5.8 degrees Fahrenheit.
This does not meet the target goal of a 1 to...
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