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In Kentucky governor’s race, Democrat presses the case on GOP challenger’s abortion stance
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s debate over abortion access intensified Wednesday as the Democratic governor…
Michigan’s top court won’t revive Flint water charges against 7 key figures
DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a last-chance effort to revive…
Communication outage hits flood-stricken city in Libya, further complicating search efforts
CAIRO (AP) — A day-long communication outage in a flood-stricken city in eastern Libya further…
Live Updates: World leaders convene for Day 2 of the UN General Assembly high-level meeting
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Welcome to the United Nations. Over the course of the next…
Six Palestinians are killed in latest fighting with Israel, at least 3 of them militants
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli military operations in the occupied West Bank and unrest…
Illegal tobacco growth costing three provinces $2.47 billion in taxes: retail report
VICTORIA – The governments of British Columbia, Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador lost up to…
Abortion-rights group rebrands to Reproductive Freedom for All in post-Roe world
NARAL Pro-Choice America, an influential abortion-rights group, announced Wednesday that it is changing its name…
1 in 4 adolescents have been cyberbullied, StatCan says
TORONTO – One in four adolescents in Canada have been cyberbullied and it’s taking a…
NASA spacecraft delivering biggest sample yet from an asteroid
Planet Earth is about to receive a special delivery — the biggest sample yet from…
Rwanda’s president says he’ll run for a fourth term and doesn’t care what the West thinks about it
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda’s president declared he will run for a fourth term next…
Talking Heads on the once-in-a-lifetime ‘Stop Making Sense’
TORONTO (AP) — You may find yourself in a movie theater with “Stop Making Sense”…
Talking Heads on the once-in-a-lifetime ‘Stop Making Sense’
TORONTO (AP) — You may find yourself in a movie theater with “Stop Making Sense”…
Toronto hospital network appoints chief AI scientist in bid to improve health care
Canada’s largest network of research hospitals has appointed a chief artificial intelligence scientist to harness…
Randy Hillier back in court seeking location change for ‘Freedom Convoy’ jury trial
OTTAWA – Former Ontario MPP Randy Hillier, who is facing charges in connection with last…
Pentagon working to restore benefits to LGBTQ+ veterans forced out under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon began a new effort Wednesday to contact former service members…
This simple log structure may be the oldest example of early humans building with wood
NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers have uncovered a simple structure from the Stone Age that…
Virginia is the next big battleground for abortion rights and may send a signal for 2024
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrat Russet Perry has knocked on thousands of doors in a…
Left behind and grieving, survivors of Libya floods call for accountability
DERNA, Libya (AP) — Abdel-Hamid al-Hassadi survived the devastating flooding in eastern Libya but he…
Student loans are back. Is it time to consolidate your credit card debt?
The federal student loan payment pause that began in March 2020 is ending. Loans began…
How a rural Alabama school system outdid the country with gains in math
PIEDMONT, Ala. (AP) — While the rest of the country’s schools were losing ground in…
NYC day care operator tried to cover up fentanyl operation before 1-year-old’s death, feds allege
NEW YORK (AP) — The owner of a New York City day care center where…
B.C. to introduce new disaster management laws to address preparedness, mitigation
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s emergency management minister said the province will be ready to introduce…
New Mexico official orders insurance companies to expand timely access to behavioral health services
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top insurance regulator on Tuesday ordered health insurance…
Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians get 3% annual raises in 3-year labor contract
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and members of the Chicago Federation of Musicians…