Quebec invests $14 million to adapt justice system to First Nations communities
MONTREAL — Quebec is investing $14 million over four years to adapt its justice system to the realities of Indigenous communities. Indigenous Affairs Minister Ian Lafrenière said today the money will go toward promoting community justice initiatives an...
Deported veteran sues to get naturalization interview in US
Hector Ocegueda-Rivera wanted to head to an interview in Los Angeles with immigration officers so he could become a U.S. citizen — but since he was deported to Mexico, he couldn't get back in the country to do so.
Maldives foreign minister elected as UN assembly president
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid of the Maldives won election as the next president of the U.N. General Assembly on Monday, and pledged to push for equal access to coronavirus vaccines, a stronger and greener economic recovery,
Luiselli’s prize-winning novel responds to migratory crisis
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Valeria Luiselli is pleased to have passed the libraries’ test with her first novel written directly in English, “Lost Children Archive” (“Sound Desert”), which received the Dublin Literary Award.
Murphy says he plans to close NJ’s only women’s prison
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's long-troubled and only women's prison faces closure as details of “horrific attacks” by guards against inmates emerged in a new report, the state's governor said Monday.
Murphy says he plans to close NJ’s only women’s prison
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's long-troubled and only women's prison faces closure as details of “horrific attacks” by guards against inmates emerged in a new report, the state's governor said Monday.
GOP chair expects former Nevada AG Laxalt to run for Senate
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The head of the Senate Republican political arm says he expects former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt to challenge Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada next year.
Alberta premier says sorry for breaking COVID-19 health rules with rooftop dinner
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, facing mounting criticism in cabinet and caucus, says he is sorry for breaking COVID-19 rules at a dinner party caught on camera. Kenney says he thought he and other cabinet ministers were keeping the required
Vancouver Island First Nations plan to defer old-growth logging at protest sites
PORT RENFREW, B.C. — The leaders of three First Nations on southwestern Vancouver Island say they've told the B.C. government they want old-growth logging temporarily deferred in two areas, including the site at the centre of ongoing protests and arres...
Motion passes urging feds drop court actions on rulings regarding First Nations kids
OTTAWA — MPs from all parties have joined New Democrats in calling on the federal government to drop its legal battles against a pair of rulings involving First Nations children. In a motion put forward by NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, parliamentarians