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Big NDP names exit before B.C. election. What does that mean for the party?

Big NDP names exit before B.C. election. What does that mean for the party?

VANCOUVER — The New Democrats are campaigning for another term in British Columbia's provincial election but without many of the familiar faces that have graced lawn signs of elections past.
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Native Americans in Montana ask court for more in-person voting sites

Native Americans in Montana ask court for more in-person voting sites

BILLINGS, Mont.
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Judge strikes down Georgia ban on abortions, allowing them to resume beyond 6 weeks into pregnancy

Judge strikes down Georgia ban on abortions, allowing them to resume beyond 6 weeks into pregnancy

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge on Monday struck down the state's abortion law, which took effect in 2022 and effectively prohibited abortions beyond about six weeks of pregnancy.
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Biden administration doubles down on tough asylum restrictions at border

Biden administration doubles down on tough asylum restrictions at border

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday it is making asylum restrictions at the southern border even tougher, as it's increasingly eager to show voters uneasy over immigration that it is taking a hard stance on border security.
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Survivors call for reversal of Canada's 'cut' to residential school search spending

Survivors call for reversal of Canada's 'cut' to residential school search spending

OTTAWA — Residential school survivors say the federal government is keeping the truth about those institutions in the dark by cutting back on funding for records and ground searches looking for unmarked graves of children who died at the schools.
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A list of Quebec language law sections that bilingual municipalities want struck down

A list of Quebec language law sections that bilingual municipalities want struck down

A group of 23 bilingual municipalities in Quebec has asked a Superior Court judge to suspend the application of several portions of the province's 2022 language reform, known as Bill 96.
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New Brunswick election: Relations between province, Indigenous Peoples in spotlight

New Brunswick election: Relations between province, Indigenous Peoples in spotlight

FREDERICTON — The October New Brunswick election loomed over events on Monday marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a public commemoration of the painful legacy of the residential school system. At an event in Fredericton, St.
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ACLU lawsuit challenges New Hampshire's voter proof-of-citizenship law

ACLU lawsuit challenges New Hampshire's voter proof-of-citizenship law

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A lawsuit filed Monday challenges a New Hampshire law that would require proof of U.S.
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Judge strikes down Georgia ban on abortions, allowing them to resume beyond 6 weeks into pregnancy

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge on Monday struck down the state's abortion law, which took effect in 2022 and effectively prohibited abortions beyond about six weeks of pregnancy.
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A 'weird' debate: vice-presidential hopefuls to face off ahead of razor-thin election

A 'weird' debate: vice-presidential hopefuls to face off ahead of razor-thin election

WASHINGTON — Tim Walz and JD Vance are set to face off Tuesday in the only debate for the vice-presidential hopefuls during the razor-thin race to November's election.
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