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Ontario's party leaders pledge to help whales at Marineland

Ontario's party leaders pledge to help whales at Marineland

The leaders of Ontario's main political parties pledged Monday to help the remaining animals at Marineland should they win the election. The Niagara Falls, Ont.

Hawaii court rules against insurance companies in Maui wildfire, allowing $4B settlement to proceed

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s Supreme Court has ruled that insurance companies can’t bring their own legal actions against those blamed for Maui’s catastrophic 2023 wildfire, the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century.

New York City shutters sprawling migrant tent camp on remote former airfield

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has shuttered a sprawling tent complex that housed hundreds of migrant families on a remote former airport in Brooklyn, as it shrinks the emergency shelter system built up in response to a surge from the southern border
Ex-Ohio State coach Jim Tressel joins a long list of sports figures who've moved into politics

Ex-Ohio State coach Jim Tressel joins a long list of sports figures who've moved into politics

College Football Hall of Fame coach Jim Tressel, who won the 2002 national title at Ohio State University, has been nominated to be the state’s next lieutenant governor , joining a long list of sports figures who’ve moved into politics.
So long, penny! Trump orders US to ditch 1-cent coin after decades of complaints

So long, penny! Trump orders US to ditch 1-cent coin after decades of complaints

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The lowly penny, the forgotten mainstay of coin jars and car cupholders everywhere, may soon be no more.
'A two-year stay of execution': Montana legislature defeats bill to resume executions

'A two-year stay of execution': Montana legislature defeats bill to resume executions

The clock has been reset for a Canadian who has been on death row in Montana for 42 years after state legislators defeated an attempt to resume executions. Ronald Smith, 67, is originally from Red Deer, Alta.
Senator opens inquiry into US Center for SafeSport’s hiring of investigator charged with sex crimes

Senator opens inquiry into US Center for SafeSport’s hiring of investigator charged with sex crimes

DENVER (AP) — The chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee is looking into how a former police officer landed an investigator's job at the U.S.
Nearly two dozen states sue the Trump Administration to halt cuts in medical research funding

Nearly two dozen states sue the Trump Administration to halt cuts in medical research funding

BOSTON (AP) — Attorney generals from 22 states filed a lawsuit Monday against the Trump Administration for slashing funding for medical and public health research at universities nationwide.
Trump's latest tariff plans on steel, aluminum and other imports are spreading uncertainty

Trump's latest tariff plans on steel, aluminum and other imports are spreading uncertainty

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to on Monday formally announce 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports as part of an aggressive effort to remake the existing terms of world trade that so far has compounded economic uncertainty.
After 15 years at the helm, can Schreiner lead the Ontario Greens to a breakthrough?

After 15 years at the helm, can Schreiner lead the Ontario Greens to a breakthrough?

KITCHENER, Ont. — There was a moment in 2023 when it seemed possible the man who had become practically synonymous with the Green Party of Ontario might leave it behind.