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Head of Canadian Museum of History looks to move past a tumultuous few years

Head of Canadian Museum of History looks to move past a tumultuous few years

GATINEAU, Que. — Caroline Dromaguet first started working at the Canadian Museum of History as a summer guide, where as a student she fell in love with the world of museums.
Anti-racism policies in health care should be led by Indigenous staff: report

Anti-racism policies in health care should be led by Indigenous staff: report

More Indigenous practitioners are needed to address systemic racism, but that can't happen without a supportive education system that also envisions them in leadership roles, says a report commissioned by Health Canada and touted as the first compreh
US chip controls threaten China's technology ambitions

US chip controls threaten China's technology ambitions

BEIJING (AP) — Furious at U.S.
Tennessee House moves to expel 3 Democrats after gun protest

Tennessee House moves to expel 3 Democrats after gun protest

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republican lawmakers took the first steps Monday to expel three Democratic members from the GOP-dominant House for their role in a recent gun control protest at the state Capitol .
France boosts military spending amid war in Ukraine

France boosts military spending amid war in Ukraine

PARIS (AP) — The French government on Tuesday approved a key budget bill presented as the country's biggest military spending spree in more than 50 years, underscoring the impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine .
Montenegro's new president says country firmly on EU path

Montenegro's new president says country firmly on EU path

PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro’s president-elect Jakov Milatovic is pledging to speed up the small country’s bid for membership to the European Union and to adhere to the bloc’s policy line toward Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
Florida Senate passes 6-week abortion ban backed by DeSantis

Florida Senate passes 6-week abortion ban backed by DeSantis

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Senate on Monday approved a bill to ban abortions after six weeks , a measure supported by Gov. Ron DeSantis as the Republican prepares to launch his expected presidential candidacy.
Free-market ex-UK Treasury chief Nigel Lawson dies

Free-market ex-UK Treasury chief Nigel Lawson dies

LONDON (AP) — Nigel Lawson, the tax-cutting U.K. Treasury chief under the late Margaret Thatcher and a lion of Conservative politics in the late 20th century has died. He was 91.

German opposition seeks inquiry over Scholz and tax scheme

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's main opposition party said Tuesday that it will seek a parliamentary inquiry into Chancellor Olaf Scholz's handling of a tax evasion scam involving a private bank before he became the country's leader.
Macron heads to China for delicate talks on Ukraine, trade

Macron heads to China for delicate talks on Ukraine, trade

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron will have to muster all his diplomatic adeptness and political acumen on a three-day state visit to China where the war in Ukraine will be front and center, along with tough talks on trade.
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