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Supreme Court: Biden properly ended Trump-era asylum policy
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the Biden administration properly ended a Trump-era policy forcing some U.S. asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico. The justices' 5-4 decision for...
Jun 30, 2022

Canada to require nutrition warnings on front of some packaged food
Canada will require that companies add nutrition warnings to the front of pre-packaged food with high levels of saturated fat, sugar or sodium in an effort to help grocery shoppers make healthier choi...
Jun 30, 2022

Judge temporarily blocks Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A judge cleared the way Thursday for abortions to resume in Kentucky, temporarily blocking the state's near-total ban on the procedure that was triggered by the Supreme Court ru...
Jun 30, 2022

Supreme Court limits EPA in curbing power plant emissions
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court on Thursday limited how the nation's main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from ...
Jun 30, 2022

Biden says transatlantic alliance has adapted to new threats
MADRID (AP) - President Joe Biden said Thursday that transatlantic alliance has transformed itself by adapting to a rapidly changing security situation around the globe. "I think we can all agree that...
Jun 30, 2022

ICC seeks arrest of 3 suspects linked to Russo-Georgian war
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - International Criminal Court judges have issued arrest warrants for three men wanted on suspicion of committing war crimes during the 2008 Russo-Georgian War, the court a...
Jun 30, 2022

Canada Day events scheduled across Northwest region
For those outside of areas like Maidstone and Meadow Lake, there are other Canada Day festivities in the region.The City of Lloydminster is holding its first large-scale gathering on July 1 since 2019...
Jun 30, 2022

'Forward together:' Manitoba Métis graphic designer creates logo for papal visit
WINNIPEG - Shaun Vincent points to his computer monitor at soaring eagles, salmon and a caribou herd that appear as if they are moving together in a brilliant blue circle. The Winnipeg-based Mtis grap...
Jun 30, 2022

Russian forces withdraw from Ukraine's Snake Island
SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) - Russia's Defense Ministry says it has withdrawn its forces from a Black Sea island near Ukraine's port of Odesa. The ministry said that it pulled back its forces from the Zmi...
Jun 30, 2022

Protests in Ottawa, SCOC decision on rape shield laws: In The News for June 30
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 30 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jun 30, 2022