China claims sabotage as UN rights official visits Xinjiang
BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday said the U.S., Britain and other foreign powers are seeking to sabotage its foreign relations by orchestrating criticism surrounding a trip by the top United Nations official for human rights.
Five reasons Quebec’s language law reform has stirred controversy
MONTREAL — Quebec's overhaul of its language law was adopted in the legislature Tuesday. The government calls Bill 96 a moderate reform that will improve protection for French while preserving English services, but critics say the bill will limit acces...
New York opens window for adults to sue for sexual assault
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will temporarily set aside its time limit for adults who were sexually assaulted to bring lawsuits under a law signed Tuesday — a measure similar to one for child victims that sparked a surge
Infant formula crisis another symptom of North American ‘managed trade,’ experts say
WASHINGTON — Another cargo jet laden with European infant formula will arrive Wednesday in the United States as the White House scrambles to ease a debilitating shortage — a response some fear could lead to even emptier shelves in Canada
Pelosi pushes back on archbishop who denies her Communion
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed back Tuesday on the decision by San Francisco's conservative Catholic archbishop to deny her Communion over her support of abortion rights, saying she respects that people have opposing views but not ...
After Cawthorn’s loss, candidate challenge ruling reversed
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A week after U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn lost his primary election, a federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a trial judge's decision that had blocked North Carolina's elections board from examining whether he should be disqual...
Trial opens for Army reservist charged with storming Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Army reservist who worked on a Navy base stormed the U.S. Capitol because he wanted to kick off a civil war and create “a clean slate,” a federal prosecutor said Tuesday at the start of
Five things to watch for during the French-language Conservative leadership debate
OTTAWA — Candidates running for leadership of the federal Conservative party will meet north of Montreal Wednesday to face off in the second official debate of the race, this time in French. Here are five things to watch for when
N.B. Court of Appeal boots watchdog group from hearing on legality of snap elections
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's highest court refused to hear an appeal on Tuesday by a national pro-democracy group that wants snap elections to be declared illegal in the province. The Court of Appeal said the lower court failed to decide whether
Indiana lawmakers enact trans sports ban with veto override
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Indiana voted Tuesday to override the GOP governor’s veto of a bill banning transgender females from competing in girls school sports and join about more than a dozen other states adopting similar laws in
