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Former Manitoba Speaker fulfils last goal with dedicated space for Indigenous art

Former Manitoba Speaker fulfils last goal with dedicated space for Indigenous art

WINNIPEG — Scattered throughout the century-old Manitoba Legislative Building are the works of famed Indigenous artists, including Daphne Odjig and Jackson Beardy. Some pieces hang in offices, while others are placed for passersby to see.
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Four Ontario municipalities turn down strong mayor powers

Four Ontario municipalities turn down strong mayor powers

TORONTO — Several Ontario municipalities have turned down the province's offer of strong mayor powers because of concerns either with housing targets the government has tied to them, or worries that the powers would lend themselves to a "dictatorship
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Alberta CPP-exit panel argues with callers, tries to persuade naysayers at town hall

Alberta CPP-exit panel argues with callers, tries to persuade naysayers at town hall

EDMONTON — The panel hearing from Albertans on quitting the Canada Pension Plan argued with callers and tried to persuade naysayers in its third telephone town hall session Thursday night.
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The man accused of attacking Nancy Pelosi's husband was caught up in conspiracies, defense says

The man accused of attacking Nancy Pelosi's husband was caught up in conspiracies, defense says

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man accused of bludgeoning former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer was caught up in conspiracies when he broke into her San Francisco home last year, his defense attorney said as his trial opened Thursday.
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Parents of B.C. kids with disabilities face 'gut-wrenching' choice, says advocate

Parents of B.C. kids with disabilities face 'gut-wrenching' choice, says advocate

VICTORIA — British Columbia's children's representative Jennifer Charlesworth says some parents are facing what she calls the "gut-wrenching" decision of whether to place their children with disabilities in government care, so they can get access to
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Federal judge puts Idaho's 'abortion trafficking' law on hold during lawsuit

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked Idaho's “abortion trafficking” law from being enforced while a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality is underway. “This lawsuit is not about the right to an abortion.
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Election offices are sent envelopes with fentanyl or other substances. Authorities are investigating

Election offices are sent envelopes with fentanyl or other substances. Authorities are investigating

WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities were hunting Thursday for whoever sent suspicious letters — including some containing fentanyl — to elections offices in at least five states this week, delaying the counting of ballots in some local races in the latest
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COVID-19 waning in B.C., with hospital admissions, deaths and positive cases down

COVID-19 waning in B.C., with hospital admissions, deaths and positive cases down

VANCOUVER — New data suggest that a recent surge in COVID-19 activity in British Columbia appears to be waning, with the number of hospital admissions, deaths and positive tests all down sharply.
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Former top prosecutor for Baltimore convicted in perjury case tied to purchase of Florida homes

Former top prosecutor for Baltimore convicted in perjury case tied to purchase of Florida homes

GREENBELT, Md.
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Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial will go on after lawyers seek early verdict ending case

Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial will go on after lawyers seek early verdict ending case

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers were thwarted Thursday in their longshot bid to immediately end the New York civil fraud trial that threatens the former president’s real estate empire.
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