Category Archives: Social
Liberals, Tories clash over criticism of Chinese government and accusations of racism
OTTAWA — Liberals and Conservatives have stumbled into a thorny debate over fears that criticism of China can bleed into bigotry, as wariness of the global superpower rises alongside incidents of anti-Asian racism in Canada. Tory MPs asked Justin Trude...
Striking seamen in Greece temporarily disrupt ferry services
PIRAEUS, Greece (AP) — Ferry services to the Greek islands were disrupted Thursday morning after a seamen’s union went ahead with a strike that a court had declared illegal.
Malaysia detains French conspiracist wanted for kidnapping
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian police said Thursday they have detained a French conspiracy theorist who is wanted back home on charges of organizing the kidnapping of a girl.
Politician killed in Kashmir, detainee shot dead in camp
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Assailants fatally shot a politician belonging to India’s ruling party in disputed Kashmir, and separately, police on Thursday killed a detainee who they said snatched an officer’s rifle and fired at officials inside a police cam...
Military leaders wary of changes in sexual assault policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Military service leaders are privately expressing reservations about removing sexual assault cases from the chain of command, The Associated Press has learned, striking a note of caution as momentum builds toward changing a military j...
Trudeau, Horgan talk Kamloops residential school remains, next steps
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has spoken with Premier John Horgan about the discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former Indian residential school site in Kamloops, B.C., as well as potential next steps. A release
Dallas HS valedictorian delivers abortion rights call
DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas high school valedictorian scrapped a speech approved by her school administrators and delivered an abortion rights call in its place.
SC lawmaker makes history as 1st Black woman to run for gov
BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Since the country's founding, no Black woman has ever served as a governor in the United States. But South Carolina Democratic state Sen. Mia McLeod says she's the person who can change that, despite the fact
Georgia sheriff accused of civil rights violations suspended
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's governor on Wednesday suspended a sheriff accused of violating the civil rights of several people in his custody by ordering them unnecessarily strapped into restraint chairs and left there for hours.
Texas push to close shelters for migrant kids alarms groups
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A move by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to shutter more than 50 shelters housing about 4,000 migrant children could seriously disrupt a national program that already faces strained capacity to properly care for minors crossing the
