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Political collateral? Oregon GOP walkout on abortion, trans health bill threatens school funds

Political collateral? Oregon GOP walkout on abortion, trans health bill threatens school funds

PORTLAND, Ore.
Justice Russell Brown retires from Supreme Court, ending judicial conduct review

Justice Russell Brown retires from Supreme Court, ending judicial conduct review

OTTAWA — Russell Brown retired from the Supreme Court of Canada on Monday, ending a probe into allegations of misconduct, and the federal justice minister says the search to replace him will begin "in the coming days.
Richer countries like Canada must deliver proactive aid: head of UN rural food agency

Richer countries like Canada must deliver proactive aid: head of UN rural food agency

OTTAWA — The head of a UN agency working to shore up rural food systems says richer countries need to boost proactive aid to developing states, as Ottawa increasingly shifts its focus to humanitarian support for crises that have already happened.
New Brunswick child advocate offers critique of province's school LGBTQ policy

New Brunswick child advocate offers critique of province's school LGBTQ policy

FREDERICTON — Changes announced last week to New Brunswick's policy on sexual orientation in schools are "incredibly vague and shoddy" and could open the door to discrimination, the province's youth and child advocate warned Monday.
No concerns raised at time of Beijing-linked donation: former Trudeau Foundation head

No concerns raised at time of Beijing-linked donation: former Trudeau Foundation head

OTTAWA — The former head of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, Morris Rosenberg, says concerns were never raised to him about a large donation to the charity from two Chinese businessmen connected to Beijing.
In Miami, Trump's ardent backers are a sign of the city's rightward shift

In Miami, Trump's ardent backers are a sign of the city's rightward shift

MIAMI (AP) — Florida’s shift to the right is perhaps nowhere more notable than in this vibrant swath of the state’s southeast coast where the latest Donald Trump drama is unfolding.
Permanent refuge for some Ukrainians who fled to Canada could be politically fraught

Permanent refuge for some Ukrainians who fled to Canada could be politically fraught

OTTAWA — As Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine from the north and south of the country last year and rockets rained down across the county, hundreds of thousands of people made for the borders to escape.
UK parliamentary committee to conclude Boris Johnson 'partygate' inquiry

UK parliamentary committee to conclude Boris Johnson 'partygate' inquiry

LONDON (AP) — A U.K.
Turkey's president unwavering on two-state policy to resolve Cyprus' ethnic division

Turkey's president unwavering on two-state policy to resolve Cyprus' ethnic division

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Turkey’s president said Monday that any deal resolving Cyprus’ ethnic division of nearly half a century must be based on recognition of a breakaway Turkish Cypriot state in the island nation’s northern third.
Atlantic premiers want to expand doctor registry to other health-care workers

Atlantic premiers want to expand doctor registry to other health-care workers

CHARLOTTETOWN — Atlantic Canada’s premiers say they want to expand a registry of physicians and surgeons to include other health-care professionals.
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