Ex-governor seeks to open medical marijuana testing facility
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Mississippi Gov. Ronnie Musgrove is teaming up with a health care executive to apply for a state license to open a medical marijuana testing facility.
Wisconsin judge upholds legality of private election grants
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin circuit court judge ruled Wednesday that it was legal for private grants from a group funded by Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg to be sent to the Democratic stronghold of Madison to help it run
Liberals pressed on whether B.C. drug decriminalization could pave the way
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals faced calls Wednesday to take a national approach to decriminalization amid the mounting death toll of the opioid crisis, even as the House of Commons voted against an NDP bill to allow drugs for personal
Biden says 1st female armed services chief is ‘about time’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden hailed Adm. Linda Fagan as new Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard and the armed forces' first female service chief, declaring during a change of command ceremony on Wednesday, “It's about time.”
With Roe in doubt, states weigh letting nurses do abortions
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Abortion rights advocates saw a problem: There’s a limited pool of medical providers who can legally perform abortions. In some states, one solution has been to authorize more providers beyond just physicians.
Biden says he wasn’t informed early on of baby formula woes
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he was not briefed on the prospect of nationwide shortages of infant formula for about two months, and he acknowledged the strain on families as his administration struggles to address the
Live updates |Russian missile hits western Lviv; 5 injured
LVIV, Ukraine — A Russian missile hit rail lines in the western Lviv region, a key conduit for supplies of Western weapons and other supplies, officials said.
Tim Hortons app collected vast amounts of sensitive data: privacy watchdogs
OTTAWA — The Tim Hortons mobile ordering app violated the law by collecting vast amounts of location information from customers, an investigation by federal and provincial privacy watchdogs has found. In a report released Wednesday, privacy commissione...
2 candidates for Michigan governor lose key ballot ruling
DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals kept two Republican candidates off the Aug. 2 primary ballot Wednesday, declaring that election officials suspecting signature fraud had no obligation to examine campaign petitions line by line.
Nova Scotia to create 1,500 new daycare spaces by the end of year
EAST PRESTON, N.S. — The Nova Scotia government announced Wednesday the creation of 1,500 new licensed early learning and child-care spaces by the end of the year. Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Becky Druhan said the spaces will cos...