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Nevada lawmakers are bucking a U.S. national trend toward more restrictive abortion laws by voting to repeal requirements that physicians document a pregnant woman’s marital status and tell her about the “emotional implications” of an abortion. Democrats in the State Assembly passed the bill in a largely party-line vote on …

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is coming to Canada next week to meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss what the U.S. embassy calls the “swift adoption” of the new NAFTA trade agreement — but there’s no sign of U.S. President Donald Trump planning a state visit north of the …

Under an unseasonably warm spring sun, a lineup of retirees crowded the sidewalk, waiting to get into Brentwood’s hottest nightclub. The Sugar Hut, in Essex county, northeast of London, attracts British reality TV stars, but not usually senior citizens. The group had lined up to hear the populist, anti-establishment rhetoric …

The anti-abortion movement is hitting an aggressive new stride in the United States. Whether it breaks into a sprint toward the Supreme Court is worrying reproductive rights activists amid a renewed push to reverse the long-standing precedent that legalized abortions. As part of a frenzy of recent legislative activity, Alabama …

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A zoo owner in central Quebec is facing criminal charges after roughly 100 animals were seized at a facility in Saint-Édouard-de-Maskinongé. Normand Trahan was arrested Tuesday morning by SPCA investigators, with the assistance of provincial police, on charges of animal neglect and cruelty. If found guilty, Trahan could face up …

Ken Pereira, a former union leader who now spreads conspiracy theories online, will run in the federal election for the People’s Party of Canada, the new political formation led by Maxime Bernier. Speaking with La Presse Canadienne, Pereira touted Bernier’s “courage” while describing him as “a career politician who took …

An Ontario firefighter alleges his human rights were violated when he was not provided sufficient vegan food while battling a massive blaze in B.C. Adam Knauff has filed a complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario against his employer, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, over his treatment …

The Canadian Coast Guard, local fishermen, firefighters and police are searching off the North Shore of eastern P.E.I. for fisherman Jordan Hicken who went overboard early this morning. Maj. Mark Norris, officer in charge of the Joint Rescue Centre in Halifax, said the call came in just before 5:30 a.m. …

Just over a month after the provincial government announced its plan to cut local health units and slash millions in funding, a new poll suggests a vast majority of Ontarians are not on board. In a poll conducted by Environics Research over a three-day period from May 14 to 16, …