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California sues district that requires parents be notified if their kids change gender ID
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — California’s attorney general sued a Southern California school district Monday…
FEMA changes wildfire compensation rules for New Mexicans affected by last year’s historic blaze
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced changes Monday to its wildfire…
Faculty member fatally shot in University of North Carolina building
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — A shooter killed a faculty member in a science building…
Infrastructure woes face B.C.’s Shuswap and Okanagan communities, hard hit by fires
Officials in British Columbia’s Shuswap and Okanagan regions are shifting some of their attention from…
Elections NWT says legislature has delayed October election over wildfires
INUVIK, N.W.T. – Members of the Northwest Territories legislature unanimously voted Monday to delay an…
Missouri law banning minors from beginning gender-affirming treatments takes effect
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Two new laws restricting the access of transgender youth in Missouri…
Biden says action needed against ‘hate-fueled violence’ after racist shooting in Florida
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden called Monday for action to end the type of…
Florida prays Idalia won’t join long list of destructive storms with names starting with ‘I’
Floridians pray that when Idalia hits the Gulf Coast it won’t join the long list…
Jacksonville shootings refocus attention on the city’s racist past and the struggle to move on
By some measures, Jacksonville was making strides to emerge from its racist past. But the…
Biden and the first lady drop by a DC middle school math class and lunch to welcome back students
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden shook hands with middle…
Need to know about lifesaving CPR? A new study says it’s probably wise not to ask Alexa or Siri
Ask Alexa or Siri about the weather. But if you want to save someone’s life?…
Quebec father who murdered his two three-year-olds arrested days before, friend says
NOTRE-DAME-DES-PRAIRIES, Que. – A Quebec man accused of killing his two three-year-old boys before taking…
B.C.’s agriculture industry at forefront of climate change reality
CALGARY – With more than 400 active wildfires still burning in B.C. and many residents…
Mortality rose in 2021, led by cancer, heart disease, overdoses and COVID-19: StatCan
More people died in Canada in 2021 than the previous year, with cancer, heart disease,…
A look at how Canada’s housing woes are straining the budgets of foreign students
Housing woes for international students have made headlines in recent weeks as they grapple with…
Biden is widely seen as too old for office, an AP-NORC poll finds. Trump has problems of his own
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans actually agree on something in this time of raw discord: Joe…
ACLU sues over Indiana law blocking gender-affirming surgery for inmates
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Civil rights advocates are suing Indiana’s Department of Corrections over the state’s…
A broad genetic test saved one newborn’s life. Research suggests it could help millions of others
CINCINNATI (AP) — Brynn Schulte nearly died twice when she was a baby, at one…
An evacuation order finds few followers in northeastern Ukraine despite Russia’s push in the region
KUPIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — The thunder of mortar fire echoes in the distance as 5-year…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis booed at vigil as hundreds mourn more racist killings
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at prayer vigils and in church,…
In the news today: Wildfire damage update today for residents of BC’s Shuswap region
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Many big US cities now answer mental health crisis calls with civilian teams — not police
DENVER (AP) — Christian Glass was a geology geek, a painter and a young man…
Many big US cities now answer mental health crisis calls with civilian teams — not police
DENVER (AP) — Christian Glass was a geology geek, a painter and a young man…
Racism partly to blame for unequal health care provided to Indigenous women: PHAC study
Racism and the lack of primary care providers mean off-reserve First Nations, Métis and Inuit…