Black balloons, rallies, calls for safer supply in B.C. on sombre OD anniversary
VANCOUVER — Families whose loved ones have fatally overdosed in British Columbia are calling for the province to prioritize a safer supply of drugs to match the urgency that came with the declaration of a public health emergency six years
Lawsuit over Idaho transgender athlete ban likely to proceed
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal lawsuit challenging Idaho’s ban on transgender athletes in women’s sports will likely move forward after both sides agreed that the woman who sued is again enrolled at Boise State University and competing in school
B.C. commits $53.6M in recovery funding for 10 local communities affected by floods
VICTORIA — Ten communities still recovering from November's disastrous flooding in British Columbia are receiving $53.6 million from the provincial government to help rebuild infrastructure and get evacuees back into their homes. Municipal Affairs Min...
US approves $1B arms sale to Nigeria despite rights concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has given the green light for Nigeria to buy advanced attack helicopters worth nearly $1 billion despite concerns about the country’s human rights record as it battles threats from criminal gangs and extremist...
New Jersey to start recreational marijuana sales April 21
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Recreational marijuana sales in New Jersey for those 21 and older will begin April 21, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said Thursday. Murphy's announcement
Man blaming Trump’s ‘orders’ for riot actions found guilty
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Ohio man who claimed he was only “following presidential orders” from Donald Trump when he stormed the U.S. Capitol was convicted by a jury that took less than three hours to reject his novel defense for
‘Violating my privacy:’ Former Alberta justice minister had contract with fixer
CALGARY — Former Alberta justice minister Jonathan Denis has told a newspaper columnist that he had a contract with a political fixer but denies he asked for a reporter's phone logs to trace the sources of a story. The self-described fixer,
‘Horrifying’: Freeland promises justice for sexual violence victims in Ukraine
CALGARY — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada is committed to seeking justice for Ukrainian women and children as allegations mount of sexual violence by Russian soldiers. Freeland was asked Thursday about war crimes that Russia has be...
LA Mayor Garcetti says goodbye with next role unclear
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti delivered what amounted to a farewell speech to his city Thursday at a time when it’s not clear when, or where, he’s going.
Canada’s emissions plummet during first year of COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA — Canada's greenhouse gas emissions plummeted to their lowest level in almost three decades in 2020 as pandemic restrictions kept cars off the road and grounded airplanes for months on end. But a new and more accurate way to count
