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Elenore Sturko's defection to BC Conservatives confuses, disappoints LGBTQ+ advocates

Elenore Sturko's defection to BC Conservatives confuses, disappoints LGBTQ+ advocates

SURREY, B.C. — LGBTQ+ advocates in British Columbia say some in their communities are confused and disappointed by the political defection of legislator Elenore Sturko to the BC Conservatives, whose policies she once opposed.
Columbia University and a Jewish student agree on a settlement that imposes more safety measures

Columbia University and a Jewish student agree on a settlement that imposes more safety measures

NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University has agreed to take additional steps to make its students feel secure on campus under a settlement reached Tuesday with a Jewish student who had sought a court order requiring the Ivy League school provide safe acce
Washington warns of danger from China in remembering the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown

Washington warns of danger from China in remembering the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the U.S.
English museum to return headdress to Alberta's Siksika First Nation

English museum to return headdress to Alberta's Siksika First Nation

SIKSIKA, Alta. — An English museum is returning a ceremonial headdress to the First Nation in Alberta that it came from.
Connecticut's top public defender fired for misconduct alleged by oversight commission

Connecticut's top public defender fired for misconduct alleged by oversight commission

HARTFORD, Conn.
Prosecutors spend first day of testimony in Hunter Biden's gun trial detailing his drug problems

Prosecutors spend first day of testimony in Hunter Biden's gun trial detailing his drug problems

WILMINGTON, Del.
Alberta government reducing independence of province's energy regulator: Opposition

Alberta government reducing independence of province's energy regulator: Opposition

EDMONTON — Alberta's energy minister is undermining the independence of its energy regulator, one of several examples of the United Conservative Party government extending its grasp into supposedly arm's-length public agencies, observers say.
Maryland's Hogan will skip GOP convention again as party leaders hedge on funding his campaign

Maryland's Hogan will skip GOP convention again as party leaders hedge on funding his campaign

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Former Maryland Gov.
Trump's lawyers ask judge to lift gag order imposed during New York trial

Trump's lawyers ask judge to lift gag order imposed during New York trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers are asking a New York judge to lift the gag order that barred the former president from commenting about witnesses, jurors and others tied to the criminal case that led to his conviction for falsifying records t
Federal NDP want a price cap on grocery store staples; Liberals say it won't work

Federal NDP want a price cap on grocery store staples; Liberals say it won't work

OTTAWA — The federal New Democrats want a price cap on grocery store staples if the Liberal government can't convince grocers to bring down the prices themselves.
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