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Defense rests at sedition trial for Proud Boys leaders

Defense rests at sedition trial for Proud Boys leaders

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense attorneys on Thursday finished presenting their trial testimony for the landmark case against former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio and four other group members charged with conspiring to stop the peaceful transfe
Indigenous groups going to court over Quebec's French-language reforms

Indigenous groups going to court over Quebec's French-language reforms

MONTREAL — Two Indigenous groups are going to court over the reforms passed last year to Quebec's French-language law, with lawyers filing a request for a judicial review on Thursday.

Connecticut pauses prison commutations amid uproar

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut has paused granting prison commutations in the wake of an uproar over a drastic rise in the number of inmates having their sentences reduced , the governor announced Thursday.
Distrust in America: Small mistakes, deep fear - and gunfire

Distrust in America: Small mistakes, deep fear - and gunfire

In suburban Detroit, it was a lost 14-year-old looking for directions. In Kansas City, it was a 16-year-old who went to the wrong house to pick up his younger brothers.
Five schools on Six Nations of Grand River closed due to PSAC strike

Five schools on Six Nations of Grand River closed due to PSAC strike

A First Nation in southern Ontario says five federally run schools in its community are closed as a result of a strike by federal public service workers. Six Nations of the Grand River says more than 1,100 students are affected.
B.C. stores broke privacy laws on facial ID technology, privacy commissioner says

B.C. stores broke privacy laws on facial ID technology, privacy commissioner says

VICTORIA — British Columbia's privacy commissioner is recommending the province amend its information protection laws after his investigation found several Canadian Tire stores contravened privacy laws by using facial recognition technology without p
Biden, Colombia's Petro meet amid growing policy differences

Biden, Colombia's Petro meet amid growing policy differences

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden hosted Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Thursday for talks at the White House amid deep differences on U.S.
Former wrestler charged in Mississippi welfare fraud case

Former wrestler charged in Mississippi welfare fraud case

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Companies run by a former professional wrestler received “sham contracts” in Mississippi and misspent millions of dollars of welfare money that was supposed to help some of the neediest people in the U.S.
Anti-abortion group blasts Trump over federal ban comments

Anti-abortion group blasts Trump over federal ban comments

COLUMBIA, S.C.
Saskatchewan government votes down NDP Indigenous consultation bill

Saskatchewan government votes down NDP Indigenous consultation bill

REGINA — Opposition NDP legislature member Betty Nippi-Albright says she isn’t surprised the Saskatchewan Party government defeated her bill that aimed to bolster relations with Indigenous people.