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Iraq criminalizes same-sex relationships with maximum 15 years in prison
FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad, Iraq, January 9, 2022. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen/File Photo
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Some U.S. officials say in internal memo Israel may be violating international law in Gaza
Israeli soldiers sit in a military vehicle near Israel's border with Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Israel, April 17, 2024. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo
opinion
The notwithstanding clause has put our rights - and democracy - on the line
Peter Biro
world
Seventeen states challenge federal rules entitling workers to accommodations for abortion
FILE - The emblem of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is shown on a podium in Vail, Colo., Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, in Denver. Pregnant workers have the right to a wide range of accommodations under new federal regulations for implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. The regulations take an expansive view of conditions related to pregnancy, from fertility treatments to abortion and post-childbirth complications. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
opinion
About that foreign-agents registry thing...
The Editorial Board
world
Israeli push to legalize settlements in West Bank ‘dangerous and reckless,’ U.S. says
FILE PHOTO: Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a handing over ceremony after he took office as the new Israeli Finance Minister in Jerusalem January 1, 2023. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo
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U.S. Senate passes bill to force TikTok divestment or ban
FILE — TikTok content creators at a news conference with several House Democrats on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. A bill that would force a sale of TikTok by its Chinese owner, ByteDance — or ban it outright — was passed by the Senate and is expected to be signed into law by President Biden; now the process is likely to get even more complicated. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)
opinion
A Canadian federal ban on non-compete agreements is long overdue
Matt Malone
world
Ukraine suspends consular services for military-age male citizens until May 18 in draft push
FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba looks on, on the day of a bilateral meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (not pictured), at the NATO Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium April 4, 2024. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Pool/File Photo
opinion
Why striking down Ontario’s ‘ag-gag’ law is so important
Jessica Scott-Reid
opinion
The Bloc’s fake freakout over halal mortgages is ridiculous
Campbell Clark
world
More pregnant women in U.S. getting turned away by emergency rooms, leaving one to miscarry in lobby restroom
Sacred Heart Emergency Center is pictured Friday, March 29, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
canada
Family of man who died after assault outside Halifax bar threatens lawsuit over law in limbo
Staff of the Halifax Alehouse work in front of the bar in Halifax in the early hours of Thursday, July 7, 2023. Darren Calabrese/The Globe and Mail
world
BNP Paribas must face lawsuit over Sudanese genocide, U.S. judge rules
FILE PHOTO: A view of a BNP Paribas bank building in Paris, France, February 24, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo
opinion
Danielle Smith’s Bill 18 is as cynical and nefarious as it gets
Gary Mason
u.s. politics
Arizona Republicans blocking Democratic attempt to repeal 1864 abortion ban
FILE PHOTO: Arizona State Capitol is seen in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. April 9, 2024. Arizona's Supreme Court revived a law dating to 1864 that bans abortion in virtual all instances. REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo
world
British MPs vote to make tobacco illegal for future generations, target vaping in new bill
A woman smokes on a street, in London, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. A bold plan to ban anyone born after 2008 from ever legally buying cigarettes in Britain faces its first test in Parliament. The bold plan has divided the governing Conservatives, with some hailing its public health benefits and others condemning it as state overreach. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
world
U.S. court sides with transgender school athlete against West Virginia ban
FILE - A pedestrian passes by the US 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Courthouse on Main Street in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, June 16, 2021. In a ruling Tuesday, April, April 16, 2024, a federal appeals court has overturned a West Virginia transgender sports ban, finding that the law violates Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
u.s. politics
U.S. Supreme Court leans toward Jan. 6 rioter in obstruction case, with Trump implications
The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Thursday, March 7, 2024, as President Joe Biden prepares to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. Democrats are eager to demonstrate how the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade has limited reproductive rights. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Pharmacists at Shoppers file proposed lawsuit against Loblaw, alleging unethical corporate practices
The Shoppers Drug Mart location at the south east corner of King St. East and Yonge St. in downtown Toronto, is photographed on Feb 6, 2024. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
canada
Striking York University workers reach tentative agreement with employer, union says
The union representing striking academic workers at York University has reached a tentative deal with the institution. Academic workers from York University walk a picket line on the school’s campus in Toronto on Monday, Feb 26, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
world
Semiautomatic firearm ban passes Colorado’s House, heads to Senate
FILE - Visitors stand on the west steps of the Colorado Capitol, April 23, 2023, in Denver. Colorado's Democratic-controlled House on Sunday, April 14, 2024, passed a bill that would ban the sale and transfer of semiautomatic firearms, a major step for the legislation after roughly the same bill was swiftly killed by Democrats last year. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
world
Maine lawmakers approve shield law for providers of abortion and gender-affirming care
FILE - The morning fog lifts beyond the Burton M. Cross Building, left, and the State House, Wednesday, June 21, 2023, in Augusta, Maine. Maine Gov. Janet Mills has signed into law a bill Friday, April 12, 2024, restricting paramilitary training in response to a neo-Nazi who wanted to create a training center for a “blood tribe.” (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
world
Maine governor signs bill restricting paramilitary training in response to neo-Nazi’s plan
The Maine State House is seen at sunrise, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, in Augusta, Maine. Maine Republicans are angry about a proposal by the Democratic-led Legislature's spending committee that would draw money from the highway fund, reduce a tax break for seniors and eliminate much of the $107 million the governor wanted to set aside in anticipation of slowing revenues. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
canada
Quebec ‘not alone’ in commitment to secularism, says French Prime Minister Attal
The Prime Minister of France Gabriel Attal, centre, walks in the Salon Bleu of the National Assembly, followed by Quebec Premier Francois Legault, right, at the legislature in Quebec City, Thursday, April 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
books
Books on artificial intelligence, space law shortlisted for Donner Prize
University of Toronto law professor Kent Roach appears at a Senate national defence committee in Ottawa on Monday, February 2, 2015. Books on artificial intelligence, space law and wrongful convictions are among the works shortlisted for the $60,000 Donner Prize, which recognizes the best public policy book by a Canadian. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
canada
Montreal’s English school board appealing to Supreme Court over Bill 21
MONTREAL, Que. (20/10/2021) – Giuseppe “Joe” Ortona, president of the EMSB and independent politician, poses for a portrait at the English Montreal School Board on Oct. 30, 2021, in Montreal, QC. Ortona is part of Montreal’s anglophone community, who expressed opposition against Bill 96. (Andrej Ivanov/The Globe and Mail)
canada
Ontario won’t divulge total fines for hospital patients refusing transfers to LTC
<p>Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones responds to questions during a news conference in Vancouver, on Monday, November 7, 2022. Jones and her ministry are refusing to divulge the amount of money that seven patients in the province have been fined for refusing transfers from a hospital to a long-term care home not of their choosing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</p>
canada
Montreal English school board seeks leave to appeal Bill 21 ruling to Supreme Court
The offices of the English Montreal School Board are seen Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, in Montreal. The English Montreal School Board says it will seek permission to appeal a recent decision on Quebec's secularism law to the Supreme Court of Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
world
Arizona abortion ruling upends legal and political landscape from Phoenix to Washington
Arizona state representatives convene on House floor at the Capitol, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Phoenix. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state can enforce its long-dormant law criminalizing all abortions except when a mother's life is at stake. (AP Photo/Matt York)
alberta
Alberta tables gatekeeper bill on federal funding, cites housing money as last straw
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks about proposed legislation addressing agreements between the federal government and provincial entities, in Edmonton on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.
canada
Quebec tables bill that includes fines of up to $1,500 for threatening politicians
<p>Quebec Minister of Municipal Affairs Andree Laforest answers questions during a scrum in Saguenay on Thursday September 7, 2023. People who harass or threaten Quebec politicians could soon be hit with a court injunction or a fine of up to $1,500. &nbsp;THE CANADIAN PRESS/Francis Vachon.</p>
world
Trump says Arizona’s abortion ban goes too far while defending the overturning of Roe v. Wade
Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump watches play on the 18th hole in the final round of LIV Golf Miami, at Trump National Doral Golf Club, Sunday, April 7, 2024, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
canada
Ontario city seeks easier means of removing officials after councillor’s offensive comments
Nov. 2022 after Lisa Robinson elected to the Office of City Councillor, Ward 1, in Pickering. SOURCE: City of Pickering, Facebook
world
Special counsel urges U.S. Supreme Court to reject Trump immunity bid
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Green Bay, Wis., on April 2, 2024. “The absence of any prosecutions of former presidents until this case does not reflect the understanding that presidents are immune from criminal liability,” the special counsel Jack Smith wrote of Trump. (Jamie Kelter Davis/The New York Times)