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Reconciliation and reckoning as Nisga'a totem pole returns from Scotland museum

Reconciliation and reckoning as Nisga'a totem pole returns from Scotland museum

VICTORIA — A homecoming celebration for a memorial totem pole after an absence of almost 100 years will resonate far beyond the tiny Indigenous village in northwest British Columbia where it is being returned Friday.
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Indigenous groups stand firm with child welfare law before Supreme Court

Indigenous groups stand firm with child welfare law before Supreme Court

EDMONTON — Some Indigenous nations say they are prepared to continue enforcing their jurisdiction over child welfare if Canada's top court sides with Quebec in a landmark constitutional case.
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Poll suggests two-thirds of Albertans oppose pause on renewable energy approvals

Poll suggests two-thirds of Albertans oppose pause on renewable energy approvals

EDMONTON — A poll released Thursday suggests nearly two-thirds of Albertans oppose the provincial government's moratorium on approvals for new renewable energy projects.
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Trump goes to Michigan to rail against Biden's electric vehicle push while GOP rivals debate

Trump goes to Michigan to rail against Biden's electric vehicle push while GOP rivals debate

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich.
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The candidates went after Biden - and Trump - at the second GOP debate. Follow live updates

The candidates went after Biden - and Trump - at the second GOP debate. Follow live updates

The seven candidates on stage for Wednesday night's second presidential debate went after President Joe Biden, one another and the absent GOP front-runner.
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New Mexico trial begins over allegations that Democrats tried to dilute votes with redistricting map

New Mexico trial begins over allegations that Democrats tried to dilute votes with redistricting map

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Accusations that New Mexico's Democratic-led Legislature unfairly diluted the vote of a politically conservative oil-producing region with its redistricting map went to trial on Wednesday.
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Race to replace Sen. Mitt Romney heats up as Republican Utah House speaker formally enters race

Race to replace Sen. Mitt Romney heats up as Republican Utah House speaker formally enters race

DRAPER, Utah (AP) — Promising to fight against liberal activism in Washington if elected, Republican Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson formally announced Wednesday night that he is running for the U.S.
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Disney World government will give employees stipend after backlash for taking away park passes

Disney World government will give employees stipend after backlash for taking away park passes

ORLANDO, Fla.
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Virginia Democrats warn Republicans will ban abortion; GOP says their rhetoric is fearmongering

Virginia Democrats warn Republicans will ban abortion; GOP says their rhetoric is fearmongering

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Republicans stepped up their criticism this week of the rhetoric being used by their Democratic opponents in abortion-focused messaging in this year's critical legislative elections.
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British Columbia expects 'enhanced masking' in health-care settings, Dix says

VANCOUVER — British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says an announcement is coming Thursday on new rules for the province's health-care facilities, include masking.
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