A potential Powell renomination for Fed faces some dissent
WASHINGTON (AP) — Resistance to the potential renomination of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell intensified this week, with Sen. Elizabeth Warren becoming the first senator to publicly oppose him and many progressive groups pushing for some alternati...
South Dakota lawmakers question Noem’s meeting with daughter
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Republican and Democratic legislators alike said Wednesday that they want more details from Gov. Kristi Noem’s administration about a meeting last year that included the governor, her daughter and state employees o...
‘Put down your sword’: Federal Court dismisses feds’ Indigenous child-welfare appeals
OTTAWA — A prominent child-welfare advocate wants Canadians to ask their MPs to urge Ottawa to cease its court battles around services and compensation for First Nations children after the Federal Court upheld two key rulings on Wednesday. The Canadian...
B.C. parents, teachers, unions calls on school districts to announce mask mandates
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver School District's extension of a mask mandate that will include kindergarten to Grade 3 students starting Monday has prompted calls for more districts in British Columbia to follow suit in the absence of a provincewide public
Reeves: No date for legislative session on medical marijuana
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Wednesday he is working with legislative leaders on details about how the state will pay for a proposed medical marijuana program.
Rohingya refugee leader shot dead in Bangladesh camp
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — An international representative of ethnic Rohingya refugees was shot to death in a camp in Bangladesh by unknown gunmen late Wednesday, police said.
Russia labels media outlet, 2 rights groups ‘foreign agents’
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities on Wednesday designated a popular independent media outlet and two rights groups “foreign agents,” a move that comes as part of a months-long crackdown on opposition supporters, independent media and human rights activ...
Ontario adding Indigenous curriculum content in early grades
TORONTO — Ontario is planning to add Indigenous learning to the social studies curriculum for grades 1 to 3, the education minister announced ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The social studies curriculum in grades 4 to 6
Lava from La Palma eruption finally reaches the Atlantic
LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands (AP) — A bright red river of lava from the volcano on Spain’s La Palma island finally tumbled over a cliff and into the Atlantic Ocean, setting off huge plumes of steam and possibly
‘Laundry list of facts’: Alberta teachers group revives school curriculum criticism
EDMONTON — The Alberta Teachers' Association is inviting the minister of education to meet and go over a new report that has rekindled fierce opposition to the government's proposed curriculum for kindergarten to Grade 6 students. Association president...