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Disney board banned X-rated stores and liquor shops from property, overlooking prisons

Disney board banned X-rated stores and liquor shops from property, overlooking prisons

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Before allies of Gov.
DeSantis signs immigration overhaul ahead of expected White House run

DeSantis signs immigration overhaul ahead of expected White House run

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov.
Poland reverts to historic name for Russia's Kaliningrad

Poland reverts to historic name for Russia's Kaliningrad

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland is reverting to using its historical name for Kaliningrad, the Russian city and administrative region that sits on its border.
India's Modi to visit White House in June as Biden seeks stronger ties amid competition with China

India's Modi to visit White House in June as Biden seeks stronger ties amid competition with China

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House next month, courting an Indo-Pacific leader with whom he has sought stronger ties as the United States looks to blunt China's growing assertiveness
Canadians can apply to renew their passports online beginning this fall

Canadians can apply to renew their passports online beginning this fall

OTTAWA — Canadians who need their travel documents renewed before visiting far-off shores will soon be able to skip the line at the passport office, the immigration minister announced Wednesday.
Nova Scotia government touts land-for-housing plan as way to reduce shortages

Nova Scotia government touts land-for-housing plan as way to reduce shortages

NEW MINAS, N.S. — Nova Scotia's government is providing some of its surplus land in an Annapolis Valley village to help defray the cost of building 24 co-operative housing units.
Canadian military commits to training Ukrainian soldiers in Latvia as war drags on

Canadian military commits to training Ukrainian soldiers in Latvia as war drags on

OTTAWA — Defence Minister Anita Anand announced Wednesday that Canadian military members and their Latvian counterparts will begin training Ukrainian soldiers in Latvia as soon as next week.
Quebec government rejects Trudeau's immigration plan, fears decline of French

Quebec government rejects Trudeau's immigration plan, fears decline of French

MONTREAL — Canada's plan to increase immigration is stoking fears among Quebec's political class, who say the changes would reduce the province's influence in the country and make it harder to protect French.
Elon Musk's tweets about Texas mall gunman spread misleading claims, question shooter's background

Elon Musk's tweets about Texas mall gunman spread misleading claims, question shooter's background

WASHINGTON (AP) — Misleading claims about the neo-Nazi gunman responsible for Saturday's mass shooting at a Dallas-area shopping center are reverberating across Twitter, in large part because of Twitter owner Elon Musk .
Alberta NDP says newly uncovered video of Smith concerning for public hospitals

Alberta NDP says newly uncovered video of Smith concerning for public hospitals

CALGARY — Alberta's NDP says a video showing United Conservative Party Leader Danielle Smith proposing to sell off hospitals to private operators is highly problematic.