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Montreal buses remove 'Go! Canadiens Go!' after complaint to language watchdog

Montreal buses remove 'Go! Canadiens Go!' after complaint to language watchdog

MONTREAL — City buses in Montreal have dropped the expression "Go! Canadiens Go!" following a complaint to Quebec's language watchdog.
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Gov. Tim Walz pledges to protect Minnesota from the 'chaos' he says Trump has unleashed on the world

Gov. Tim Walz pledges to protect Minnesota from the 'chaos' he says Trump has unleashed on the world

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz pledged Wednesday night to do everything in his power to protect Minnesotans from the chaos that he said President Donald Trump has unleashed on the country and the world.
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NY attorney general’s lawyer urges Justice Dept. to reject Trump official’s call for criminal probe

NY attorney general’s lawyer urges Justice Dept. to reject Trump official’s call for criminal probe

NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday urged the Justice Department to refuse a Trump administration official’s request to prosecute the Democrat for mortgage fraud, calling it “improper political retribution
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Trump will hold a rally in Michigan next week to mark his first 100 days in office

Trump will hold a rally in Michigan next week to mark his first 100 days in office

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump will mark his first 100 days in office next week with a rally in Michigan , his first since returning to the White House earlier this year.
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Government receives fourth extension to fix unconstitutional 'Lost Canadians' issue

Government receives fourth extension to fix unconstitutional 'Lost Canadians' issue

OTTAWA — The federal government has received a fourth extension to pass legislation to grant citizenship to "Lost Canadians" after the existing law was ruled unconstitutional.
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Protect 'valuable' Canadian health data from Trump's AI aspirations, experts urge

Protect 'valuable' Canadian health data from Trump's AI aspirations, experts urge

TORONTO — Medical researchers and lawyers say our rocky relationship with the U.S. creates an urgent need to protect a critical Canadian resource: patient health information that can be used to train artificial intelligence.
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Department of Homeland Security points to another agency when asked about court-barred deportations

Department of Homeland Security points to another agency when asked about court-barred deportations

Attorneys for the Department of Homeland Security say the agency didn't violate a judge's order detailing when people may be deported to countries other than their own because it was the Defense Department — not DHS officials — doing the deporting.
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Two major law firms urge judges to permanently block Trump's executive orders

Two major law firms urge judges to permanently block Trump's executive orders

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two major law firms asked separate judges Wednesday to permanently block President Donald Trump’s executive orders that were meant to punish them and harm their business operations.
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Trump signs executive orders targeting colleges, plus schools' equity efforts

Trump signs executive orders targeting colleges, plus schools' equity efforts

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has ordered sharper scrutiny of America’s colleges and the accreditors that oversee them, part of his escalating campaign to end what he calls " wokeness ” and diversity efforts in education.
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Conservatives, Liberals called out over lack of 'prudence' in platforms

Conservatives, Liberals called out over lack of 'prudence' in platforms

OTTAWA — Pierre Poilievre is defending the Conservative campaign platform's heavy reliance on economic growth in a period of deep uncertainty, while the NDP and Liberals spar over cost-cutting.
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