Undocumented Women Fear for Unborn Children After Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order

Andrea Chavez, who arrived in the United States illegally almost two decades ago, gave birth to a baby girl last year in Maryland. Within days, the child had a Social Security number. Ms. Chavez’s cousin Maria Calderas, who is undocumented and just a few months into her own pregnancy, faces the prospect that her child … Read more

2SLGBTQ+ advocates fear ‘dangerous time’ in both U.S. and Canada as Trump rolls back protections

Advocates for the 2SLGBTQ+ community in Manitoba say they’re saddened and fearful after U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at transgender people in one of his first moves in office. Hours after his inauguration on Monday, he signed an executive order terminating a range of policies aimed at protecting 2SLGBTQ+ rights, fulfilling a campaign promise he described as … Read more

Lawsuit against school board, former teachers accused of sexual abuse can proceed, judge says

A judge from the Alberta Court of King’s Bench says a class-action lawsuit against the Calgary Board of Education (CBE) and two former teachers, accused of sexually abusing students, can proceed. The three students, identified only by initials in the lawsuit attended John Ware School, located in the southwest Calgary community of Pump Hill, between … Read more

Elon Musk might be antisemitic, but he’s OUR antisemite

At a time of heightened media sensitivity to antisemitism across the West and routine complaints from Jewish community leaders, the Israeli government and right-wing politicians that governments have failed to crack down hard enough on antisemitic rhetoric and violence, as well as persistent claims that antisemitism is encouraged and enabled by progressives, one kind of … Read more

Billy Ray Cyrus reveals he would never have missed the ‘honour’ of playing at Donald Trump’s inauguration

Billy Ray Cyrus would not have missed the “honour” of playing at Donald Trump’s inauguration even if his equipment had totally failed. The country star, 63, performed at the Liberty Ball on Monday (20.01.25) as part of Trump’s swearing-in festivities as he took power once again at the White House. But after quietly performing his … Read more

Jan. 6 rioters released from prison after Trump pardons

Federal prosecutors described David Dempsey as “one of the most violent rioters” during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The Van Nuys man used flagpoles, metal crutches and broken pieces of furniture as he stormed the building, injuring both police and other insurrectionists, according to court documents. He “viciously assaulted and injured … Read more

Canadian doctor says WHO headquarters ‘stressed, devastated’ as Trump orders U.S. exit

TORONTO — Staff at the World Health Organization are “devastated” by President Donald Trump’s executive order to pull the U.S. out of the agency, a Canadian global health specialist says. Dr. Madhukar Pai, the Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology and Global Health, is at the WHO headquarters in Geneva this week for meetings about tuberculosis … Read more

Residents ordered to pay $850,000 bond to appeal Ohio derailment settlement vow not to give up

Residents challenging Norfolk Southern’s $600 million settlement for the disastrous East Palestinetrain crash have asked a court to reject a judge’s order requiring them to put up an $850,000 bond to continue their appeal for higher compensation and more information about the contamination. Nearly $300 million of the settlement has been on hold because of … Read more