James Derek Mize is an American citizen, born and raised in the United States. His husband, who was born in Britain to an American mother, is a United States citizen, too. But the couple’s infant daughter isn’t, according to the State Department. She was born abroad to a surrogate, using a donor egg and sperm […]
A district attorney in Utah says he refuses to enforce a new law banning abortions after 18 weeks. In Colorado, the Secretary of State is barring her staff from taking work-related trips to Alabama, a protest against that state’s decision last week to set the strictest abortion limits in the country. And in Vermont, Democrats […]
CHICAGO (AFP) – A former auto worker who spent 45 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit has been awarded US$1.5 million (US$2.07 million) by the US state of Michigan as restitution for his wrongful conviction. Richard Phillips was convicted in 1972 and sentenced to life in prison “based almost entirely” on the […]
Chute Lake Lodge in Naramata has been around for about a century and was starting to show its age. But, thanks to some new owners and a lot of work, the historic lodge stands proud again. ”I grew up in Penticton and I spent a lot of time up here camping as a kid,” said […]
Police in Labrador are investigating the discovery of human remains near a coastal community. The RCMP say the remains were found Saturday near Makkovik. The Mounties say the remains have been sent to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy and identification. Makkovik is a mainly Inuit community about 200 kilometres northeast […]
Turkey is open to allowing captured Canadian ISIS members to transit through the country so they can return to Canada for prosecution, a Turkish official said in an interview. The official told Global News that Turkey was willing to co-operate with the RCMP to repatriate the dozens of Canadians caught by U.S.-backed Kurdish forces during […]
The City of Winnipeg is unveiling the contents of a time capsule Tuesday. The capsule was “placed within the Public Safety Building” on Nov. 30, 1965, said the city. The time capsule has already been opened, however, envelopes inside the capsule are still sealed shut. They will open the envelopes at 10 a.m. at City […]
Paul Harrison lost his daughter to anorexia in May of 2018. Later that year, his life-long friend, Rick Stephens, suggested the two should ride their bikes from their home town in Wichita, Kan. to Winnipeg to raise money and awareness for anorexia and other eating disorders. The duo rode their bikes from Wichita to Winnipeg […]
It is unclear if the letter from Congress will push the White House into articulating a clear strategy for Syria. Hundreds of US congressmen and senators have sent a letter to the White House urging President Donald Trump not to pull troops out of Syria. The bipartisan plea argues the United States should remain engaged […]
Laval police are investigating after they found a body in a torched car on Monday night. Police said a vehicle was on fire around 9:30 p.m. on Mille-Îles Boulevard on the Highway 25 overpass. After firefighters extinguished the flames, they discovered a body in the car. Laval police say the death is suspicious. Investigators have […]