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UСÀ¶ÊÓÆµ professors taking school to court over 'political' actions by administration

UСÀ¶ÊÓÆµ professors taking school to court over 'political' actions by administration

VANCOUVER — A group of professors and a graduate student are taking the University of British Columbia to court to stop the school from engaging in "political activity," which they claim limits academic freedom and violates legislation requiring it t
Chief Justice Roberts pauses deadline for return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador

Chief Justice Roberts pauses deadline for return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts agreed Monday to pause a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
Alberta premier suggests Mark Carney has issues with strong conservative women

Alberta premier suggests Mark Carney has issues with strong conservative women

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith responded Monday to Liberal Leader Mark Carney using her as a stump speech punchline, saying Carney has issues with assertive women of opposing ideologies.
Court directive to notify voters in close North Carolina election blocked for now

Court directive to notify voters in close North Carolina election blocked for now

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's Supreme Court temporarily halted enforcement on Monday of an appeals court decision that favored a Republican candidate in a close and unresolved November election for a seat on the state's highest court.
Catholic bishops end refugee aid partnerships with US government, citing funding cuts

Catholic bishops end refugee aid partnerships with US government, citing funding cuts

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Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who led 2020 election probe agrees to surrender law license

Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who led 2020 election probe agrees to surrender law license

A former Wisconsin state Supreme Court justice who spread election conspiracies and led an investigation into President Donald Trump's 2020 loss in the swing state agreed Monday to surrender his law license to settle multiple misconduct violations.
Weedkiller maker asks US Supreme Court to block lawsuits claiming it failed to warn about cancer

Weedkiller maker asks US Supreme Court to block lawsuits claiming it failed to warn about cancer

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Global agrochemical manufacturer Bayer has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether federal law preempts thousands of state lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people that its popular weedkiller could cause cancer.
COVID-19 rules barring protests in 2021 were unconstitutional: Ontario's top court

COVID-19 rules barring protests in 2021 were unconstitutional: Ontario's top court

TORONTO — Provincial restrictions on gatherings that prohibited peaceful protests in Ontario for several weeks during the COVID-19 pandemic were unconstitutional, the province's top court ruled Monday.
First Black Republican woman in Congress honored in Utah after her death from brain cancer

First Black Republican woman in Congress honored in Utah after her death from brain cancer

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Family and friends of former U.S. Rep. Mia Love gathered Monday in Salt Lake City to honor the life and legacy of the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress after she died of brain cancer last month at age 49.
Government social services are 'significant agent' of colonialism, N.L. inquiry hears

Government social services are 'significant agent' of colonialism, N.L. inquiry hears

ST. JOHN'S — A social worker with decades of experience working with the Innu in Newfoundland and Labrador has told a public inquiry that government social services that were supposed to help have in fact undermined and harmed Indigenous families.
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