Canada to provide residential school records to U.S. if needed: minister
OTTAWA — Canada is open to providing archival data on residential schools to the U.S. government to help with its recently announced investigation into Indigenous boarding schools, the Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister said Wednesday. Carolyn Bennet...
India Walton defeats Buffalo mayor in Democratic primary
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — India Walton, a socialist community activist, has defeated the four-term mayor of Buffalo in a Democratic primary, putting her on track to become the first woman to lead New York's second-largest city.
Harris to visit US-Mexico border area regarding migration
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will make her first visit on Friday to the U.S.-Mexico border since taking office, following criticism from members of both parties for failing to go earlier despite her role leading the Biden administrati...
Atheists, humanists sue over Mississippi’s license plates
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Four words on Mississippi's license plates have sparked a federal lawsuit. American Atheists, the Mississippi Humanist Association
Black cops seek $8M in University of Washington racism claim
SEATTLE (AP) — Five Black officers with the University of Washington Police Department have filed claims of racism against the department and are seeking $8 million in damages, alleging they were routinely insulted and demeaned by co-workers and superv...
Ivory Coast court sentences former PM to life in prison
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — An Ivory Coast court has sentenced prominent opposition figure and former prime minister Guillaume Soro to life in prison for “undermining the security of the state.”
Scale and speed of change needed to achieve 2030 climate goal a challenge, says PBO
OTTAWA — A new report released from Canada's parliamentary budget officer Wednesday says the speed at which change needs to happen for how people drive and heat buildings will make it tough for the Liberal government to achieve its latest
Lisbon drives virus surge as Portugal is chided for failings
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The Lisbon region’s surge in COVID-19 cases is powering ahead, with new infections pushing Portugal’s daily new cases to a four-month high as a report by health experts finds fault with the government's pandemic response.
Merle Smith, 1st Black graduate of Coast Guard Academy, dies
NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — Merle Smith Jr., the first Black cadet to graduate from the Coast Guard Academy, has died, his family said. He was 76.
Desmond inquiry: Veterans Affairs manager says family violence training was needed
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — The inquiry investigating why a former soldier in Nova Scotia killed three family members and himself in 2017 heard Wednesday from Lionel Desmond's case manager at Veterans Affairs, who testified she could have benefited from tr...