Category Archives: Politics
Newfoundland museum renamed to recognize Indigenous name of Beothuk woman, Demasduit
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Newfoundland museum that celebrates Indigenous history but has used an English name given to a Beothuk woman by her captor is changing its name. The facility formerly known as Mary March Provincial Museum in the central
Newfoundland museum renamed to recognize Indigenous name of Beothuk woman, Demasduit
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Newfoundland museum that celebrates Indigenous history but has used an English name given to a Beothuk woman by her captor is changing its name. The facility formerly known as Mary March Provincial Museum in the central
North Korea testing new ICBMs, US says, warns more coming
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says two North Korean missile launches in recent weeks were test firings of a powerful new long-range ICBM and warned Thursday that a full-range test could soon follow.
IRS plans to hire 10,000 workers to relieve massive backlog
WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS said Thursday it plans to hire 10,000 new workers to help reduce a massive backlog that the government says will make this tax season the most challenging in history.
Trudeau: Canada will take as many Ukraine refugees as it can
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday during a visit to Poland that his country will take as many refugees fleeing war in Ukraine “as we can.”
Justice Dept. names prosecutor to go after pandemic fraud
The Justice Department named a chief prosecutor for pandemic fraud Thursday, following through on President Joe Biden's State of the Union promise to go after criminals who stole billions in relief money.
What opioid victims told Sacklers when they got the chance
A virtual hearing Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court gave survivors of opioid addiction and people who lost loved ones to the crisis what they have long desired — the chance to confront members of the family behind OxyContin maker Purdue
Ontario offers tuition supports for career college PSW students
TORONTO — Ontario is offering tuition support for up to 4,000 personal support worker students enrolling at private career colleges. The program first launched last year and the government says it helped 3,000 personal support workers get trained and g...
Scathing reports find military failures in 2020 Kenya attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — Military investigations have found poor leadership, inadequate training and a "culture of complacency” among U.S. forces undermined efforts to fend off a 2020 attack by militants in Kenya that killed three Americans, U.S. officials fa...
ICC prosecutor seeks 3 warrants linked to 2008 Georgia war
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court announced late Thursday that he is seeking arrest warrants for three men suspected of committing war crimes during the 2008 Russo-Georgian War.
