Education chief: ‘We must make up for lost time’ in schools
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Thursday that the nation’s schools must act more urgently to help millions of students who have fallen behind during the pandemic. "We must make up for lost time,” he said.
Florida GOP aims to curtail school lessons on sex, gender
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republicans want to forbid discussions of sexual orientation or gender identity in schools with a bill that activists say endangers children and echoes a previous wave of laws that sought to squelch LGBTQ conversations ...
Court of Appeal reserves decision on Alberta ID policy for supervised drug-use sites
EDMONTON — Judges from Alberta's top court have reserved a decision on a request to stop a provincial policy that personal identification be shown to get into supervised consumption sites. The rule, set to come into force Monday, would require people
Austin orders more focus on limiting civilian casualties
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday ordered his staff to quickly develop an “action plan” for improving how the Pentagon limits and responds to civilian casualties caused by American airstrikes. He called protection of civilian...
Nova Scotia Power seeks 10 per cent rate hike and system to defer green energy costs
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's power utility is asking for an average general rate increase for residential customers of 9.9 per cent over three years, with possible additional costs due to severe weather and energy efficiency costs. Nova Scotia Power's incre...
Investigation into deadly assault in New Brunswick nursing home uncovers failures
FREDERICTON — An investigation into the death of a 91-year-old man who was twice assaulted at a New Brunswick nursing home has uncovered a wide array of failures, including the home’s inability to protect residents from harm. Norman Bossé, the province...
Low public confidence in Supreme Court as Breyer retires
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Stephen Breyer's impending retirement from the Supreme Court gives President Joe Biden his first pick at a time when the American public has increasingly negative views of the high court.
Key Pa. Dems to miss Biden visit, cite scheduling conflicts
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden will appear in Pittsburgh on Friday as an opening step in a broader campaign to promote the White House's achievements in key states before the midterm elections.
57 per cent of Yukon children have first COVID-19 shot but more needed: doctor
WHITEHORSE — The head of the Canadian Medical Association says Yukon's COVID-19 vaccine rate for children is encouraging but more work is needed to increase the number of immunized kids. Dr. Katharine Smart, who is also a pediatrician in the territory,...
SD Speaker: Telemarketers trying to sway AG impeachment
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers weighing impeachment charges against the state's attorney general said Thursday that they have been pressured by a telemarketing campaign to impeach him.
