Category Archives: Politics
Advocates denounce Texas’ rejected ballots before Congress
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Voting rights groups went before Congress on Wednesday and lashed out at Texas’ tougher new voting laws during a Thursday congressional hearing following tens of thousands of rejected mail ballots – an unusually high number –
California mother’s conviction for fetal death overturned
HANFORD, Calif. (AP) — A California court has overturned the conviction and 11-year prison sentence of a woman for causing the death of her unborn child through drug use, the state's top prosecutor said Thursday.
Hospitalizations down in British Columbia, but seven more deaths from COVID-19
VICTORIA — Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 continued to drop in B.C. on Thursday, but seven more people have died of the illness. The Health Ministry says the death toll stands at 2,960 since the start of the pandemic. It also says 298
Manitoba premier says the timing of her remarks on son’s hockey game was misplaced
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson is apologizing for celebrating her son's hockey victory while answering a question about a woman's death. The remarks were made this week during question period at the legislature. Opposition NDP Leader Wab...
Brian Jean returns to Alberta legislature as UCP member with anti-Kenney intentions
EDMONTON — Alberta’s newest United Conservative Party member of the legislature returned to the house Thursday to applause but also to an accusation that he is colluding with the Opposition NDP. Brian Jean, co-founder of the UCP, won a byelection Tuesd...
The AP Interview: Health chief warns of COVID funds shortage
WASHINGTON (AP) — With the nation yearning for a new normal after its long struggle with the coronavirus, U.S. Health Secretary Xavier Becerra warned Thursday that vaccines, tests and treatments will be “stuck on the ground” unless Congress provides th...
Federal court revives claim in Havasupai education case
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A federal appeals court has revived a claim in a lawsuit that alleged the U.S. Bureau of Indian Education has failed to provide basic education services for Native American students at a school deep in a
US vet jailed in Iran sues for $1 billion, alleges torture
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Navy veteran who was jailed in Iran for nearly two years sued the Iranian government on Thursday for $1 billion, alleging that he was kidnapped, held hostage and tortured.
Emergency preparedness ministers say a national flood insurance program is needed
OTTAWA — Federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for emergency preparedness are working to launch a new national flood insurance program to protect homeowners in high-risk flood zones. A task force made up of government leaders and r...
California lawmakers vote to make abortions cheaper
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Thursday voted to make abortions much cheaper for people on private health insurance plans, bringing California closer to becoming the fourth state in the country to ban insurance fees for the procedure...
