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Montreal English junior colleges bracing for new Quebec language law requirements

Montreal English junior colleges bracing for new Quebec language law requirements

Montreal English-language junior colleges are bracing for the year ahead as parts of Quebec's language law reform take effect, threatening financial penalties for non-compliant schools.
One image, one face, one American moment: The Donald Trump mug shot

One image, one face, one American moment: The Donald Trump mug shot

A camera clicks. In a fraction of a second, the shutter opens and then closes, freezing forever the image in front of it.
After Roe v. Wade, the fight over abortion access moves to New Mexico

After Roe v. Wade, the fight over abortion access moves to New Mexico

CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) — The sanctuary in Grace Covenant Reformed Church was packed.
Trump and all 18 others charged in Georgia election case meet the deadline to surrender at jail

Trump and all 18 others charged in Georgia election case meet the deadline to surrender at jail

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and the 18 people indicted along with him in Georgia on charges that they participated in a wide-ranging illegal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election have all turned themselves in to a jail
Ukraine aid faces a stress test as some GOP 2024 presidential candidates balk at continued support

Ukraine aid faces a stress test as some GOP 2024 presidential candidates balk at continued support

WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Joe Biden, strong backing for Ukraine’s effort to repel Russia’s invasion has been a rare issue where he’s mustered bipartisan support.
Quebec physicians college says some doctors worry about reprisals after giving MAID

Quebec physicians college says some doctors worry about reprisals after giving MAID

MONTREAL — Quebec's college of physicians says some doctors in the province are afraid to perform medical aid in dying because of the threat of professional sanctions, as the number of patients seeking the procedure continues to climb.
Backers blast approved ballot language for Ohio's fall abortion amendment as misleading

Backers blast approved ballot language for Ohio's fall abortion amendment as misleading

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Ballot Board approved language Thursday for a fall measure seeking to establish abortion access as a fundamental right, but one Democratic member blasted it as “rife with misleading and defective language.
Ford 'confident' RCMP will find no criminality in Greenbelt land swap

Ford 'confident' RCMP will find no criminality in Greenbelt land swap

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Friday he's confident that nothing criminal took place in his government's process of removing land from the protected Greenbelt for housing development.
Ontario adds $160 million to skills training funding

Ontario adds $160 million to skills training funding

Ontario is putting $160 million toward skills training programs, prioritizing help for people on social assistance and people with criminal records.
Activists furious Democratic leaders haven't denounced plan to check every ‘Stop Cop City’ signature

Activists furious Democratic leaders haven't denounced plan to check every ‘Stop Cop City’ signature

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia activists against a proposed police and firefighting training center have called on Democratic senators to denounce Atlanta’s plan to check every signature on a petition to put the issue to voters.