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Michigan museum preserves Civil Rights artifacts amid federal efforts to downplay Black history

Michigan museum preserves Civil Rights artifacts amid federal efforts to downplay Black history

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Brick by brick, beam by beam and shingle by shingle, a house where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Artifacts in US museums explain the outsized role of racism in the nation's history

Artifacts in US museums explain the outsized role of racism in the nation's history

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Museums across the U.S. are displaying artifacts that represent and reflect landmark events of the Civil Rights era.
As Trump cracks down on college student visas, other countries see opportunity

As Trump cracks down on college student visas, other countries see opportunity

LONDON (AP) — In China, wait times for U.S. visa interviews are so long that some students have given up. Universities in Hong Kong are fielding transfer inquiries from foreign students in the U.S.
Nine hospitalized, dozens sickened in salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios

Nine hospitalized, dozens sickened in salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios

Nine people have been hospitalized, and dozens of salmonella cases have been reported after an outbreak of infections linked to certain brands of pistachios and pistachio-containing products.
Air Canada flight attendants vote in favour of strike mandate

Air Canada flight attendants vote in favour of strike mandate

MONTREAL — Air Canada flight attendants have voted to give their union a strike mandate. The Air Canada component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees says members voted 99.7 per cent in favour.
Pakistani musicians use folk songs and rap to raise climate change awareness

Pakistani musicians use folk songs and rap to raise climate change awareness

UMERKOT, Pakistan (AP) — Villagers hush when Pakistani folk musician Sham Bhai starts singing about climate change , her clear voice rising above the simple squat dwellings. “We are the people of the south.
Ministers Champagne, Anand in Mexico to strengthen countries' ties

Ministers Champagne, Anand in Mexico to strengthen countries' ties

OTTAWA — Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand were in Mexico to strengthen the countries' relationship, days after the United States hit Canada with higher tariffs.
B.C. mink farmers lose appeal for damages against province for pandemic-era ban

B.C. mink farmers lose appeal for damages against province for pandemic-era ban

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Court of Appeal says lawsuits launched by mink farmers over a pandemic-era ban on their farms have "no reasonable prospect of success," dismissing their bid for damages against the province, provincial health officer Dr.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announces support measures for softwood lumber industry

Prime Minister Mark Carney announces support measures for softwood lumber industry

KELOWNA — The federal government is setting up a safety net of loans, product-development grants and market diversification plans for Canada’s softwood lumber industry in an effort to shield it from the worst of American duties and fees.
'Ketamine Queen' accused of selling Matthew Perry fatal dose gets September trial date

'Ketamine Queen' accused of selling Matthew Perry fatal dose gets September trial date

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman charged with selling Matthew Perry the dose of ketamine that killed him is headed for a September trial.