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EDMONTON — An Alberta cabinet minister said Friday he's working with lawyers and the province's ethics commissioner over concerns possible changes to his department's responsibilities could put him in a conflict of interest.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Scottsdale will consider a joint plan with Maricopa County that would supply water again to a community that had its access cut off. The Scottsdale City Council is scheduled to meet Feb.

MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Two weeks after Tropical Cyclone Cheneso devastated Madagascar , killing 30 people, the Indian Ocean island nation and its neighbors are bracing for a more powerful Cyclone Freddy.

PORT ALICE, B.C. — A minor earthquake has been recorded off the west coast of Vancouver Island. Earthquakes Canada reports a 4.8 magnitude quake struck just before 11 p.m. PST. The tremor was recorded 166 km west of Port Alice, B.C.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A helicopter with a shooter will fly over a portion of the vast Gila Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico next week, searching for feral cows to kill. U.S.

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The head of the U.S.

DENVER (AP) — From Colorado's high desert to the wooded hills of Pennsylvania, millions of oil and gas wells sit deserted, plunging thousands of feet into the earth. Many haven't been plugged , some leak greenhouse gases.

Federal ministers have agreed with the Nunavut Impact Review Board that a proposal for a new diamond mine in the territory should undergo a public review. De Beers Canada Inc.

OTTAWA — Nicholas Leroy and his family travelled to Ottawa from France this week hoping to strap on some skates and glide their way along the world's largest outdoor skating rink. They will fly home Sunday disappointed.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.