Utah proposes panel to decide when transgender athletes play
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers advanced a proposal Monday to create a commission of political appointees to make decisions about transgender student-athletes participating in youth sports — diving into a heated debate that has taken place in doze...
Myanmar says it won’t attend ASEAN foreign ministers meeting
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar will not participate in this week’s meetings in Cambodia of foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, spurning an invitation to send a non-political representative instead of its chief diplomat, its gover...
Latest inmate removed from death row via mental illness law
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A convicted killer who fatally shot a man nearly 40 years ago has been removed from Ohio's death row under a new law that prohibits the execution of people who had severe mental illness
Biden has long-term inflation plan, but voter patience short
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden came into office with a plan to fix inflation — just not the particular inflationary problem that the country now faces.
Japan, Cambodia officials agree to cooperate on Myanmar
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's foreign minister met Monday with the son and appointed successor of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and agreed to cooperate in dealing with the situation in Myanmar following the military's seizure of power, Japanese officials sai...
Noisy anti-mandate COVID-19 protest in New Brunswick dwindles to small group
FREDERICTON — A small group of about 60 demonstrators were all that remained Monday afternoon of a protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Fredericton, which was inspired by the trucker convoy in Ottawa. That's down from about 700 people and 300
Democrats, ACLU sue over new Kansas congressional districts
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democrats, a civil rights group and a national elections watchdog filed two lawsuits Monday against Kansas officials over a Republican redistricting law that costs the state's only Democrat in Congress some of the territory in her
The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond
The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, in Ottawa and various locations across Canada. All times eastern: 7:35 p.m. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says it does ...
Ontario announces vax certificates to end March 1
TORONTO — Ontario is ending its vaccine certificate system on March 1, when capacity limits in public settings and restrictions on social gathering sizes will fully lift as well, though masking requirements will remain for now. Premier Doug Ford insist...
Nova Scotia NDP member Claudia Chender first to declare for leadership of party
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia NDP leadership contest got its first candidate Monday after party house leader Claudia Chender jumped into the race. Chender, who represents the riding of Dartmouth South, ended months of speculation by officially announcing h...
