Category Archives: Social
Thousands join Pride parade in conservative Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of people marched through Jerusalem on Thursday in the annual Pride parade, celebrating LGBTQ rights in the conservative city amid heavy police security.
Biden targets $2.8B for conservation, outdoor recreation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday proposed funding for dozens of conservation and recreation projects across the country as it allocates $2.8 billion in grants and programs authorized by a landmark conservation law enacted last yea...
Federal agency: Nevada flower near mine should be protected
RENO, Nev. (AP) — An extremely rare wildflower that grows only in Nevada’s high desert where an Australian mining company wants to dig for lithium should be protected under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said
Sinclair calls for independent investigation into burial sites, says RCMP are probing
OTTAWA — Retired senator Murray Sinclair, who chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, is calling for an independent investigation to examine all burial sites near former residential schools. He told a House of Commons committee Thursday that s...
Barriers removed, new ones go up, at George Floyd Square
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Crews on Thursday removed the concrete barriers that blocked traffic at a Minneapolis intersection where a memorial to George Floyd was assembled after his death last year, but community activists quickly put up makeshift barriers a...
Pakistan acquits Christian couple facing death for blasphemy
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani appeals court on Thursday acquitted a Christian couple sentenced to death on blasphemy charges for allegedly insulting Islam's Prophet Muhammad, their defense lawyer said.
Boy ordered in custody after shooting at deputies with girl
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy accused of joining a 14-year-old girl in a shootout with an assault weapon and shotgun against Florida deputies from a home they had broken into earlier this week will be held for 21
Long-term care residents get green light for social outings starting next week
TORONTO — Ontario long-term care residents who have been fully immunized against COVID-19 will be able to go out for day-long and overnight outings starting next week. The province announced it will be relaxing restrictions starting next Wednesday, giv...
Canadian citizenship oath could help newcomers learn more about Indigenous people
Sharon Nyangweso says she first heard of Indigenous people in Canada when she was eight years old. Her family had just moved to Canada for her mother’s job at the Kenya High Commission in Ottawa. At one of the gatherings,
US envoy announces new Syria aid, seeks delivery access
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations announced on Thursday nearly $240 million in humanitarian funding to support the people of Syria, Syrian refugees and countries hosting them, and called for access through international cr...
