Quebec’s largest school district placed under trusteeship over governance issues
MONTREAL — The Quebec government has placed the province's largest public school district under trusteeship. The province has appointed Jean-François Lachance to oversee the Centre de services scolaire de Montréal and says he will make "urgent administ...
Missouri responds defiantly to Justice Dept. over gun law
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri's Republican governor and attorney general said in a defiant letter to the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday that they stand by the state's new law that would ban police from enforcing federal gun rules.
Rule changes allow for delivery of non-medical marijuana in British Columbia
VICTORIA — British Columbia's legal cannabis operators will be allowed to deliver directly to buyers starting on July 15. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says the government wants to shrink the illegal market and allowing delivery to consumers i...
How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
Most stocks ended lower on Wall Street Thursday as investors continued to interpret new guidance from the Federal Reserve, which is now looking at potentially raising interest rates as soon as 2023.
Judge: Woman’s confession in death of Texas soldier stays
WACO, Texas (AP) — A judge denied a request to suppress the confession of a woman accused of helping kill and dismember Spc. Vanessa Guillén, who was missing for about two months before her remains were found.
Montenegro minister ousted over Srebrenica genocide denial
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegrin lawmakers on Thursday ousted a pro-Serb government minister who has denied the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica and passed a resolution condemning the massacre, in a vote that has shaken the new government and expose...
Alberta confirms two patient deaths from COVID-19 Delta variant at Calgary hospital
EDMONTON — A health spokesman says two patients at Calgary’s Foothills hospital have died from the Delta variant of COVID-19 — and one had been fully immunized. Kerry Williamson with Alberta Health Services says the two patients, a man and a
Q&A: Abdul-Jabbar talks new documentary, MLK, social justice
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an NBA legend, but the man known for his trademark skyhook shot has also devoted his life advocating for equality and social justice.
US Mint to issue quarters honoring notable American women
Poet and author Maya Angelou, America’s first woman in space and a revered Cherokee Nation leader are among female trailblazers whose likenesses will appear on the U.S. quarter.
Ottawa using “racist” Indian Act to narrow Jordan’s Principle eligibility, AFN argues
OTTAWA — Canada's attempt to narrow the list of First Nations children who can access services under Jordan's Principle is linked to the country's long-standing "racist and colonial" policies toward Indigenous Peoples, lawyers argued in Federal Court T...