NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh demands Indian PM Modi stop stoking anti-Muslim hate
OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government stop stoking anti-Muslim sentiment in India. In an outspoken intervention into Indian politics, Singh tweeted Thursday that he is concerned about evidence of ...
LA political donor gets 30 years in prison for fetish deaths
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ed Buck told his neighbors that the steady stream of young Black men leaving his West Hollywood apartment were social work clients. What really happened behind closed doors, which he referred to as the “gates of
Feds’ $16M to stamp out abuse in sport will help restore confidence, trust — Minister
OTTAWA — Sports Minister Pascale St-Onge says $16 million in the budget to help stamp out maltreatment and sexual abuse in sport is "just one step" to ensure Canada’s athletes feel safe and that their voices will be heard. The money
French students block schools to protest presidential choice
PARIS (AP) — Hundreds of French university students on Thursday occupied or blocked buildings at the Sorbonne in Paris and other schools to express their anger over France’s presidential election.
Wolastoqey chiefs want return of Indigenous artifacts from New Brunswick Museum
FREDERICTON — The six chiefs of the Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick want the return of Indigenous artifacts from the New Brunswick Museum. In a statement Thursday, the chiefs called on Aboriginal Affairs Minister Arlene Dunn to begin the process
EXCERPT: Jill Biden, navigating a prominent platform
The following excerpt is from the introduction of “Jill: A Biography of the First Lady,” by Associated Press journalists Julie Pace and Darlene Superville. The book details the life of Jill Biden. Superville covers the White House for the AP;
Supreme Court affirms drug, firearm convictions despite police officer’s mistake
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a man's convictions on firearm and drug charges even though his arrest in Calgary six years ago violated his charter rights. In a 6-1 ruling Thursday, the high court said that despite
Georgia’s Sen. Warnock raises $13.6M in 2022’s first quarter
ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock says his fundraising has set a new record as Georgia's Senate campaign shapes up to be one of this year's most expensive races.
E-cigs using synthetic nicotine come under FDA oversight
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators will soon begin cracking down on vaping companies using a now-closed loophole, including a line of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes that have become teenagers' top choice.
Abortion ban after 15 weeks signed into law in Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a 15-week abortion ban into law Thursday as the state joined a growing conservative push to restrict access to the procedure ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could roll
