Skip to content

Politics

DeSantis to expand 'Don't Say Gay' law to all grades

DeSantis to expand 'Don't Say Gay' law to all grades

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov.
Former Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart wins $100,000 costs in NPA defamation case

Former Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart wins $100,000 costs in NPA defamation case

VANCOUVER — Former Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart can recover more than $100,000 in legal costs related to a failed defamation case launched by his political rivals in the Non-Partisan Association, a British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled.
Musicians fight threat of Tennessee anti-LGBTQ, drag bills

Musicians fight threat of Tennessee anti-LGBTQ, drag bills

NASHVILLE, Tenn.
Ontario to get rid of temporary paid sick days, lift some COVID measures in LTC homes

Ontario to get rid of temporary paid sick days, lift some COVID measures in LTC homes

TORONTO — Ontario will soon end its temporary paid sick day program, The Canadian Press has learned.
World Bank puts cost of rebuilding Ukraine at $411 billion

World Bank puts cost of rebuilding Ukraine at $411 billion

WASHINGTON (AP) — A World Bank report released Wednesday puts the cost of Ukraine's recovery and rebuilding from Russia's invasion at $411 billion over the next decade, with the cost of cleaning up the war rubble alone at $5 billion.
Report: 119K people hurt by riot-control weapons since 2015

Report: 119K people hurt by riot-control weapons since 2015

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — More than 119,000 people have been injured by tear gas and other chemical irritants around the world since 2015 and some 2,000 suffered injuries from “less lethal” impact projectiles, according to a report released Wednesday.
Don't assume U.S. minds are made up about Safe Third Country treaty: Canada's envoy

Don't assume U.S. minds are made up about Safe Third Country treaty: Canada's envoy

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's administration is not dismissing out of hand the idea of renegotiating the bilateral 2004 treaty that governs the flow of asylum seekers across its northern border, says Canada's ambassador to the U.S.
Senators press Moderna CEO on COVID-19 vaccine price hike

Senators press Moderna CEO on COVID-19 vaccine price hike

Moderna’s CEO on Wednesday defended a plan to more than quadruple the company’s COVID-19 vaccine price, but he also said the drugmaker will work to ensure patients continue paying nothing at drugstores or clinics.
Ex-Haitian mayor found liable in killings charged with fraud

Ex-Haitian mayor found liable in killings charged with fraud

BOSTON (AP) — A former Haitian mayor was criminally charged Wednesday with lying on his application to become a legal resident of the U.S., just one day after he was found liable for a killing and two attempted slayings in his homeland.
Biden administration plans revamp of organ transplant system

Biden administration plans revamp of organ transplant system

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Wednesday it will attempt to break up the network that runs the nation’s organ transplant system as part of a broader modernization effort.