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11 mustangs die in US roundup in Nevada caught on video, showing horses with broken necks

11 mustangs die in US roundup in Nevada caught on video, showing horses with broken necks

RENO, Nev.
Grassroots groups say Canada won't meet UN Sustainable Development Goals, lacks data

Grassroots groups say Canada won't meet UN Sustainable Development Goals, lacks data

OTTAWA — A coalition of grassroots groups says Canada won't meet the Sustainable Development Goals it is trying to attain by 2030 as part of a United Nations initiative to bridge inequities around the world.
Maine governor expands access to abortion later in pregnancy

Maine governor expands access to abortion later in pregnancy

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine will soon expand abortion access, joining a half dozen states that leave it to doctors and patients to make the decision without restrictions on timing. Democratic Gov.
Judge nixes Trump’s bid to move hush-money criminal case, keeping it in New York state court

Judge nixes Trump’s bid to move hush-money criminal case, keeping it in New York state court

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump ’s bid to move his hush-money criminal case from New York state court to federal court, ruling that the former president had failed to meet a high legal bar for changing jurisdiction.
Toronto council approves pilot project to allow alcohol consumption in 27 parks

Toronto council approves pilot project to allow alcohol consumption in 27 parks

Toronto residents will be allowed to consume alcohol in a select number of parks in the coming months after city council approved a time-limited pilot program. The pilot project will run from Aug. 2 to Oct.
Immigrant seniors lonelier than those born in Canada but research lacking: StatCan

Immigrant seniors lonelier than those born in Canada but research lacking: StatCan

After arriving from China in February 2016, Xihong Liu endured a Calgary winter that left him feeling socially isolated long after the snow gave way to spring sunshine.
Indigenous leaders call for release of report investigating Saskatchewan police force

Indigenous leaders call for release of report investigating Saskatchewan police force

SASKATOON — Indigenous leaders in Saskatchewan are calling for the release of a report into Prince Albert police and transparency for the family of a man who died while in custody.
Trump's target letter suggests the sprawling US probe into the 2020 election is zeroing in on him

Trump's target letter suggests the sprawling US probe into the 2020 election is zeroing in on him

WASHINGTON (AP) — A target letter sent to Donald Trump suggests that a sprawling Justice Department investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election is zeroing in on him after more than a year of interviews with top aides to the former presid
CAQ member Joëlle Boutin quits politics, setting stage for byelection faceoff with PQ

CAQ member Joëlle Boutin quits politics, setting stage for byelection faceoff with PQ

QUEBEC — A member of the governing Coalition Avenir Québec party is quitting politics to take on a job in the private sector. The departure of Joëlle Boutin sets the stage for a byelection in Quebec City, where the Parti Québécois is newly resurgent.
Ontario boosts pediatric health-care funding by $330M a year

Ontario boosts pediatric health-care funding by $330M a year

Ontario is boosting pediatric health-care funding by $330 million a year, in part to ease system pressures that saw children's hospitals strained last fall by a respiratory virus surge.
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