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Outgoing minister criticizes Manitoba premier, incoming one lands in hot water
WINNIPEG — No sooner had Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister faced criticism Thursday from his outgoing Indigenous relations minister, his incoming minister landed in hot water for defending some of the intent behind residential schools. "At the time ... ...
EU court: Poland’s disciplining of judges breaches EU law
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union intensified a legal fight with Poland and Hungary on Thursday over respect for fundamental human rights and the rule of law, which critics say are increasingly strained in the EU's two leading eastern nations.
Sri Lanka says it is probing allegations against spy agency
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has ordered an investigation of allegations that some members of state intelligence agencies knew and met with people who carried out Easter Sunday bombings in 2019 that killed more than...
Uncovering boarding school history makes for monumental task
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — They sat inside a dust-covered box that had been stashed away, untouched, for years: black-and-white photographs of Apache students who were among the first sent to a New Mexico boarding school bankrolled by East Coast parishio...
Syrian government forces hit last rebel enclave, killing 9
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government rockets hit two villages in the last rebel stronghold in northwestern Syria on Thursday, killing at least nine civilians, including three children, rescue workers and a war monitor said.
China says US measures on Xinjiang threaten global trade
BEIJING (AP) — China’s government rejected U.S. accusations of forced labor in Xinjiang and accused Washington on Thursday of hurting global trade after lawmakers endorsed import curbs and American companies were warned they face legal risks if they do...
Military college’s first female commander says no immediate plans for radical changes
OTTAWA — Commodore Josée Kurtz may be bringing an outsider’s perspective as the first woman to command the Royal Military College of Canada, but she says she has no immediate plans for radical changes to the institution. Kurtz was formally sworn
Much more ground to search at former residential school in Kamloops, expert says
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — It took many years for Evelyn Camille to heal from abuse and reclaim her Indigenous identity after spending a decade at a residential school in Kamloops, B.C., where she was taught to be ashamed, the survivor says. "I
Authoritarianism advances as world battles the pandemic
LONDON (AP) — Here’s some of what happened while the world was distracted by the coronavirus: Hungary banned the public depiction of homosexuality. China shut Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy newspaper. Brazil’s government extolled dictatorship. And Bela...
Worries over racism, waterways inspire push to rename fish
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Minnesota state Sen. Foung Hawj was never a fan of the “Asian carp” label commonly
