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Farmers pleased but anxious after Alberta pauses new on-farm slaughter sale limits

Farmers pleased but anxious after Alberta pauses new on-farm slaughter sale limits

EDMONTON — Alberta animal farmers are pleased but anxious for updates after the provincial government paused new limits on annual on-farm slaughter sales.
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New Hampshire judge pauses Trump’s birthright citizenship order nationwide via class action lawsuit

New Hampshire judge pauses Trump’s birthright citizenship order nationwide via class action lawsuit

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge in New Hampshire issued a ruling Thursday prohibiting President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship from taking effect anywhere in the U.S.
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Judges to weigh request to put Alabama under preclearance for a future congressional map

MONTGOMERY, Ala.
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Freed from ICE detention, Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump administration

Freed from ICE detention, Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump administration

NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old son as he thought back to the pre-dawn hours spent pacing a frigid immigration jail in Louisiana, awaiting news of the child’s birth in New
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What's next for President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship order in the courts

What's next for President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship order in the courts

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The legal fight over President Donald Trump's order ending birthright citizenship is advancing on a path toward the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Amid political backlash, Canada's Nathan Fillion says Superman's true power is hope

Amid political backlash, Canada's Nathan Fillion says Superman's true power is hope

In an age of endless remakes and superhero fatigue, Nathan Fillion says he isn’t sure the world needs another Superman movie. But he’s certain it needs what the new one represents. “I think all the Superman iterations have had incredible value.
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N.S. premier wishes $1.35M home-sharing program had resulted in more than 60 leases

N.S. premier wishes $1.35M home-sharing program had resulted in more than 60 leases

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says he wishes his government's $1.35 million partnership with home-sharing platform Happipad had resulted in more than just 60 leases over two years.
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Michigan State professor enters crowded Democratic primary for US Rep. Tom Barrett's seat

Michigan State professor enters crowded Democratic primary for US Rep. Tom Barrett's seat

LANSING, Mich.
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Alberta appoints lawyer, policy advisor to lead involuntary treatment commission

Alberta appoints lawyer, policy advisor to lead involuntary treatment commission

EDMONTON — The Alberta government says a longtime lawyer and recent provincial policy advisor has been tapped to head its new involuntary drug treatment system.
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A century after a man was convicted of teaching evolution, the debate on religion in schools rages

A century after a man was convicted of teaching evolution, the debate on religion in schools rages

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One hundred years ago, a public high school teacher stood trial in Dayton, Tennessee, for teaching human evolution. His nation is still feeling the reverberations today. The law books record it as State of Tennessee v. John T.
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