United States of America

Election scrutiny high, but no big hitches as voting begins in USA

Nov 8, 2022 | 11:48am

Final voting began without major hitches Tuesday in midterm elections under intense scrutiny after two years of false claims and conspiracy theories about how ballots are cast and counted. Since the last nationwide election two years ago, former President Donald Trump and his allies have succeeded in sowing wide distrust about voting by promoting false […]

Judge sides with Enbridge Inc. in Michigan’s latest effort to halt Line 5 pipeline

Aug 18, 2022 | 12:49pm

A judge in Michigan has ruled in favour of Enbridge Inc. in the company’s long-running dispute with the state over the Line 5 cross-border pipeline. In her ruling, Judge Janet Neff says the case belongs in federal court — a blow to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s bid to shut down the pipeline. It’s the second […]

Walker Facing Charges After Disappearance

Aug 8, 2022 | 2:19pm

A woman who disappeared from the Saskatoon area with her young son, was found safe and sound in a rental suite just outside of Portland Oregon. Dawn Walker was in a courtroom in the US, today (Monday) facing two charges after she illegally crossed into the U.S. with her 7-year-old son at some point over […]

BREAKING: US Supreme Court Overturns Roe v Wade

Jun 24, 2022 | 8:49am

The US Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v  Wade. Friday’s outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states. The decision, unthinkable just a few years ago, was the culmination […]

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