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Educators 'heartened' as B.C. and Ontario mandate Holocaust education

Educators 'heartened' as B.C. and Ontario mandate Holocaust education

VANCOUVER — One of Claude Romney's earliest memories from when she was a young girl in France is of her father being arrested by German soldiers and a French police officer.
Ohio is about to vote on abortion rights. Misinformation about the proposal is rampant

Ohio is about to vote on abortion rights. Misinformation about the proposal is rampant

As Ohio residents prepare to conclude voting on a constitutional amendment that would guarantee access to abortion in the state, they're encountering an array of misleading claims over how it could influence abortion care, gender-related health care,
Maine considers closing loophole that allows foreign government spending on referendums

Maine considers closing loophole that allows foreign government spending on referendums

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine voters are poised to decide whether to ban foreign influence in elections, many of them irked over the $22 million a Canadian utility spent to fight state referendums on a hydropower transmission project.
Only debate of Mississippi governor's race brings insults and interruptions from Reeves and Presley

Only debate of Mississippi governor's race brings insults and interruptions from Reeves and Presley

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov.
Global Affairs Canada ready for 'further crossings daily' out of Gaza Strip

Global Affairs Canada ready for 'further crossings daily' out of Gaza Strip

TORONTO — The federal government says it expects the flow of foreign nationals leaving the war-torn Gaza Strip to Egypt will continue in the coming days, even as Canadians had been warned that their safety could not be guaranteed if they chose to mak
Donald Trump Jr. testifies he never worked on the key documents in his father's civil fraud trial

Donald Trump Jr. testifies he never worked on the key documents in his father's civil fraud trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. testified Wednesday that he never worked on his father's financial statements, the documents now at the heart of the civil fraud trial that threatens former President Donald Trump’s real estate empire.
B.C. and Tahltan Nation sign agreement requiring consent for changes to mine

B.C. and Tahltan Nation sign agreement requiring consent for changes to mine

DEASE LAKE, B.C. — A new agreement between the province and an Indigenous government in northern British Columbia will require the nation's consent ahead of any significant changes at a major copper and gold mine.
Workers at Manitoba Public Insurance approve new deal, plan return to work

Workers at Manitoba Public Insurance approve new deal, plan return to work

WINNIPEG — A nine-week-long strike at Manitoba Public Insurance is coming to an end.
Connecticut judge orders new mayoral primary after surveillance videos show possible ballot stuffing

Connecticut judge orders new mayoral primary after surveillance videos show possible ballot stuffing

A judge on Wednesday tossed out the results of a Democratic mayoral primary in Connecticut’s largest city and ordered that a new one be held, citing surveillance videos showing people stuffing multiple absentee ballots into outdoor collection boxes.
Ex-Rep. Trent Franks, who offered aide $5million to have his child, is running for Congress again

Ex-Rep. Trent Franks, who offered aide $5million to have his child, is running for Congress again

PHOENIX (AP) — Former Arizona Congressman Trent Franks, who resigned in 2017 after two female staffers said he offered them money in exchange for carrying his child, announced Wednesday he is running for his old congressional seat, according to multi
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