NYC mayor calls on ATF to yank ghost gun kit maker’s license

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s mayor is calling on the Biden administration to yank the federal firearms license of a Nevada company that sells parts and kits for ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers that have been increasingly

Governor General’s tour of Nunavik suspended amid poor weather in northern Quebec

KUUJJUAQ, Que. — Mary Simon's tour of Nunavik has been suspended due to poor weather in northern Quebec.  The Governor General's third day was scheduled to take place in Kangiqsujuaq, Que., about 435 kilometres northwest of Kuujjuaq.  But with forecast...

‘Fiery’ Psaki ending tenure as a top White House messenger

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jen Psaki had been White House press secretary less than two weeks when a reporter asked whether Twitter's ban of Donald Trump had made President Joe Biden's life easier.

Putin guilty of ‘depravity’ for denying hungry Africans grain from Ukraine: Goodale

OTTAWA — Ralph Goodale, Canada's high commissioner to the United Kingdom, has accused Vladimir Putin of "unconscionable depravity" for denying hungry people in African countries and other developing nations access to grain from Ukraine.  In remarks on ...

Thousands of protesters besiege Armenian capital’s town hall

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Thousands of opposition supporters rallied in the Armenian capital Wednesday, besieging the mayor's office for hours as they kept up pressure on the country's prime minister to step down for seeking a peace treaty with neighbori...

Report estimates at least 500 deaths at former Indigenous residential schools in U.S.

WASHINGTON — Canadian audiences have grown used to seeing an Indigenous politician denounce the federal legacy of residential schools. For Maka Black Elk, it was nothing short of a revelation. Black Elk watched Wednesday as the first Indigenous cabinet...

Democrats seek criminal charges against Trump Interior head

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee asked the Justice Department on Wednesday to investigate whether a Trump administration interior secretary engaged in possible criminal conduct while helping an Arizona developer get ...

Gov. DeSantis still hasn’t made decision over sheriff’s lies

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis still has not said whether he will discipline a major county sheriff he appointed who state investigators found lied repeatedly about killing another teenager almost 30 years ago despite saying mor...

N.L. sets up panel to prepare for 2041 end of Churchill Falls hydro deal with Quebec

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Newfoundland and Labrador government has established a panel to examine how the province might best capitalize on the end of a controversial energy deal with Quebec in 2041. Premier Andrew Furey told reporters today the panel

Minnesota GOP seeks candidate who can topple Democrat Walz

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Endorsing a candidate who can topple Democratic Gov. Tim Walz in one of the Midwest's rare liberal-dominated states tops the agenda as Minnesota Republicans gather for their state convention Friday and Saturday.

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