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🪶 The Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign on the Strip is a world-famous photo opportunity for visitors, but on Monday, Oct. 12, tourists stopped taking photos as local Indigenous leaders and elected officials took time to acknowledge Indigenous Peoples Day instead of Columbus Day, according to reporting by KNPR's Jimmy Romo. Clark County presented a proclamation on the grass to observe the second Monday of October as Indigenous Peoples Day. Nevada officially celebrates the day on Aug. 9, after former Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a bill into law in 2017. “I think it's time for Nevada to come together and recognize Indigenous Peoples Day on the second Monday of October,” said Democratic Assemblymember Shea Backus, currently the only Indigenous lawmaker in Nevada. Backus introduced a bill during the 2025 Nevada legislative session to move the observance to when tribes and Indigenous people actually celebrate it. However, Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed the measure. Others aren’t waiting for an official change.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (Valley News Live) - More than 40 state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies have agreed to a coordinated plan to address gang and group violence across Minnesota, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension announced Monday. The agencies have committed to sharing responsibility and resources to identify offenders and stop gun violence in Minnesota communities. The effort will operate under Minnesota’s Crime Gun Intelligence Center, a data-driven policing approach led by the BCA, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the FBI. The center will coordinate information sharing and direction across agencies involved in gang-related investigations. The collaboration draws on existing law enforcement resources, including the BCA’s Violent Crime Reduction Unit and its data-driven FIRST model for processing gun-related crimes, multiple county-based Violent Crime Enforcement Teams that already target gang, drug and violent offender activity, and non-fatal shooting teams run by the St. Paul and Minneapolis police departments.

In less than a week, voters will choose city councillors in 24 wards across Ottawa. Last election saw a lot of turnover as few incumbents sought re-election, opening the door for closely fought races. This time, there are 22 sitting councillors running again, with all the advantages that come with name recognition and campaign experience. Two wards won't see any race at all after no one stepped forward to challenge their incumbents. But that doesn't mean every incumbent is facing a cakewalk. Some wards are showing signs of competitive, well-funded or at least unpredictable races. Some had tight margins last time around. Others have high-profile challengers or incumbents who've been in the news for the wrong reasons. A few have outside political players or third-party groups entering the fray. These aren't the only races with credible challengers, but here are at least some of the wards we're watching for the 2026 election. Scroll down to learn more about the races in Kanata South, Knoxdale-Merivale, Kitchissippi, Rideau-Vanier, West Carleton-March, Orléans East-Cumberland and Stittsville.

British Columbia’s interim Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson says his party’s projection of 3.2 per cent economic growth by 2029 represents about one per cent “more optimism” than the New Democrats had previously budgeted. The Conservatives’ figure, which is more than 50 per cent higher than the forecast in the last provincial budget, is also considerably higher than recent projections by the Bank of Canada and International Monetary Fund at the national level.

The U. S. airman who died after a rapid fall while rappelling from the rafters of a stadium before a college football game in Texas was a 15-year service member from Georgia, according to the Air Force. U. S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ian Patterson died after being taken to a hospital following Saturday’s fall at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Nellis Air Force Base said in a statement. He had been rappelling toward the ground when spectators watched him plunge to the field prior to Navy’s game against University of Texas at San Antonio. The military says an investigation is underway. The demonstration was part of a pregame program for the crowd during the annual “Salute to Armed Forces and Veterans” game in San Antonio. “This tragedy is felt deeply across the 57th Wing,” U. S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Scott C. Mills, 57th Wing commander, said in a statement. Patterson was a Tactical Air Control Party instructor assigned to the 6th Combat Training Squadron, Detachment 2, and served for 15 years, according to the military. He was from Fort Stewart, Georgia, and had numerous decorations and commendations.

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A mountain lion is scene through drone footage near Hackamore Road Sunday by Laramie County Sheriff deputies (LCSO Facebook) CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Laramie County Sheriff’s Office deputies elected to euthanize a female mountain lion over the weekend after it entered a rural subdivision north of Cheyenne and avoided capture.

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NEW YORK (WABC) -- Two men are facing federal charges this week accusing them of supplying the fentanyl that killed one New York City college student and poisoned a second. According to the newly unsealed indictment, Moises Freire, 19, brought fentanyl he obtained from Brian Peralta, 18, to the victims' undergraduate residence hall at Fashion Institute of Technology on March 18. Officials said Freire falsely claimed the drug did not contain fentanyl and was "pure cocaine. "Freire encouraged the victims to ingest the substance and almost immediately both women lost consciousness, prosecutors said. While the victims were incapacitated, Freire allegedly raped Annabel Richter in her FIT dorm room. Authorities say he then took photos of her that he sent to friends. He waited 45 minutes before seeking help from campus security, to whom he claimed the two undergraduates had simply consumed too much alcohol. Campus security responded and administered emergency aid, including Narcan. Both victims were transported to hospitals in Manhattan. Toxicology results later confirmed that both women had ingested fentanyl and no cocaine.

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TORONTO – Allen Graves stopped and shook every reporter’s hand before he stepped into his post-practice media scrum on Monday. When he had answered all their questions, he shook everyone’s hand again, thanking them for their time. It’s rare for any professional athlete to be so formal, but Graves is dedicated to doing all the little things right, including anything that the Toronto Raptors ask of him. “Whatever the plan is for me, I’m ready and willing,” the 20-year-old said. “Just hopefully whatever it may be, I’m just going to take every opportunity I get and just run with it.”The Raptors drafted Graves 19th overall out of Santa Clara University this past summer. Graves redshirted his first season with Santa Clara, but averaged 11.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game for the Broncos last season. He also had 1.9 steals and 0.9 blocks per game in his only NCAA season, earning him the West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year awards. Story continues below advertisement

More than 125 firefighters were battling a major five-alarm blaze Monday afternoon at a large apartment building in Montreal’s Saint-Michel district, where several residents were reportedly trapped on their balconies as flames spread through the structure. The fire broke out around noon at the building near the intersection of Saint-Michel Boulevard and Jarry Street East, prompting a massive emergency response.

Jacob Robbins-Kanter, associate professor and chair of Bishop’s University’s Department of Politics and International Studies, says Quebec and Alberta’s independence movements face different political and cultural hurdles. Photo: Bishop’s University website. Get local news like this every morning. Subscribe free below. Quebec’s Parti Québécois has decades of electoral experience that Alberta’s independence movement lacks, but its minority position leaves the path to another sovereignty referendum uncertain, says Bishop’s University political scientist Jacob Robbins-Kanter. The comparison comes as Albertans vote Monday on whether to pursue a future independence referendum. For Eastern Townships readers, the debate follows an Oct. 5 election that gave the PQ four of the eight regional seats covered by The Pulse: Richmond, Saint-François, Granby and Daniel-Johnson. Speaking to The Pulse on Oct. 19, Robbins-Kanter said the two provinces’ independence movements share a desire for greater control over their affairs. Their cultural foundations, political organizations and immediate challenges, however, differ substantially.

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