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Founder of the American Family Association dies in Mississippi

Founder of the American Family Association dies in Mississippi

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Donald Wildmon, the founder of the American Family Association, a conservative Christian advocacy group, has died, the organization announced Thursday.
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Judge rejects Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez's request to delay his May bribery trial for two months

Judge rejects Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez's request to delay his May bribery trial for two months

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York federal judge scheduled to preside over the bribery trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez rejected on Thursday a defense request to delay the start of jury selection from May to July. Judge Sidney H.
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Alabama aims to get medical marijuana program started in 2024

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Members of the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission said Thursday they are aiming to get the state's medical marijuana program underway in 2024 after a series of delays and legal disputes.
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Missouri school board to reinstate Black history classes with new curriculum

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Students at a suburban St. Louis school district can continue to take elective Black history courses, school leaders announced Thursday in a reversal of a vote last week by the conservative-led school board to end the classes .
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Canada to offer humanitarian visas to those fleeing Sudan if relatives pay costs

Canada to offer humanitarian visas to those fleeing Sudan if relatives pay costs

Ottawa is offering a lifeline to people fleeing an escalating civil war in Sudan if they have relatives in Canada who agree to financially support them.
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Last Canadian missing after Hamas attack, Judih Weinstein Haggai, declared dead

Last Canadian missing after Hamas attack, Judih Weinstein Haggai, declared dead

OTTAWA — The family of the only Canadian citizen who was still missing after Hamas militants conducted a brutal assault on Israel has confirmed her death. A relative says Judih Weinstein Haggai, 70, died on Oct.
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Councillor must apologize and pay $500 fine or resign, says P.E.I. minister

Councillor must apologize and pay $500 fine or resign, says P.E.I. minister

MURRAY HARBOUR, P.E.I. — A village councillor in Prince Edward Island has until Sunday to pay a $500 fine and apologize for displaying a sign on his property denying the existence of residential school graves, or he will be forced to resign. P.E.I.
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Due date for first report by foreign interference inquiry extended to May

Due date for first report by foreign interference inquiry extended to May

OTTAWA — A federal inquiry into foreign interference has been granted a nearly two-month extension to deliver its first report after Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue requested more time to conduct her work.
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Federal judge accepts redrawn Georgia congressional and legislative districts that will favor GOP

Federal judge accepts redrawn Georgia congressional and legislative districts that will favor GOP

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday accepted new Georgia congressional and legislative voting districts that protect Republican partisan advantages, saying the creation of new majority-Black voting districts solved the illegal minority vote di
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Quebec reaches tentative deal on salaries with union representing 420K workers

Quebec reaches tentative deal on salaries with union representing 420K workers

MONTREAL — An alliance of Quebec unions representing 420,000 public sector workers said Thursday it reached a deal on salaries with the provincial government, a crucial step toward ending the labour conflict that has shut schools and delayed surgerie
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