Biden’s pledge on media freedom may be easier said than done
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the Biden Justice Department's first big moves has been to alert reporters at three major news organizations that their phone records were seized as part of leak investigations under the Trump administration, with President Joe...
Forced and coerced sterilization of Indigenous women ongoing, Senate report reveals
OTTAWA — She was screaming that she "didn't want this," but it happened anyway. A Cree woman had just given birth to her sixth child in Saskatoon, when she was presented with a consent form for her sterilization. "She tried to wheel
Celebrity attorney F. Lee Bailey dead at 87
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — F. Lee Bailey, the celebrity attorney who defended O.J. Simpson, Patricia Hearst and the alleged Boston Strangler, but whose legal career halted when he was disbarred in two states, has died, a former colleague said Thursday.
Videos show disputed police shooting of Kansas City man
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A group of Christian ministers is questioning the fatal police shooting of a Kansas City man after they said videos released this week contradicted the law enforcement version of what happened.
4 candidates Friday in rare election to lead world ski body
GENEVA (AP) — An open presidential election with several strong, first-time candidates is unusual for an international sports body. It's unique
Ontario judge made mistakes but can keep job, judicial council decides
TORONTO — A judge accused of lying about his activities with a Black activist group made mistakes but should face no sanction, the Ontario Judicial Council has concluded. In its decision, a council disciplinary panel found Ontario court Judge Donald Mc...
A look at the residential-school system in Canada
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation announced last week that ground-penetrating radar had located what are believed to be the remains of 215 children in an unmarked burial site on the grounds of a former residential school
What people are saying about the MMIWG national action plan
A national action plan to implement the calls to justice of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls was released on Thursday. Here is what people are saying: "For decades, Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people...
Yukon lays groundwork to establish First Nations school board: officials
WHITEHORSE — Yukon education officials say they have finalized an agreement that paves the way for the creation of a First Nations school board in the territory. Education Minister Jeanie McLean said Thursday the eventual establishment of a First Nati...
Toddler and man die as building collapses in Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A four-story building collapsed in western Rio de Janeiro before dawn Thursday, killing at least one infant and one adult and damaging nearby residences, the city's Fire Department said. Four people were rescued from the