Ketanji Brown Jackson appeared more comfortable behind the witness table Wednesday as she started a second day of questioning in her Supreme Court confirmation hearing.North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, who did not get a chance to ask questions on the first day that lasted 13 hours and ended after 10 p.m., told Jackson he…Continue Reading
Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as secretary of state for the United States, has died at the age of 84.Former secretary of state Madeleine Albright is shown speaking at a State Department event in Washington on Jan. 10, 2017. Albright was 84. (Sait Serkan Gurbuz/TheAssociated Press)Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as…Continue Reading
The federal government raised $5 billion from investors this week in its first ever sale of a so-called green bond, an increasingly popular investment vehicle that promises to combat climate change while making money, too.Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the bond sale was an example of how something can be a win for the environment…Continue Reading
Homeowners in Victoria could soon have the option to voluntarily add between five and 10 per cent extra to their annual property tax bill as a contribution to local Indigenous nations.Songhees Chief Ron Sam and Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps share a hug at a ceremony on March 11. (Kathryn Marlow/CBC)Homeowners in Victoria could soon have…Continue Reading
An investigation into former Unifor president Jerry Dias found that he accepted $50,000 from a supplier of COVID-19 rapid test kits, the union’s secretary-treasurer Lana Payne said Wednesday.Former Unifor president Jerry Dias allegedly accepted $50,000 from a supplier of COVID-19 test kits, the union said on Wednesday. Dias, meanwhile, issued a statement saying he is seeking help…Continue Reading
Canada’s first lithium-ion electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant is coming to Windsor, Ont., as part of a $4.9-billion joint-venture deal between Stellantis and LG Energy Solution, government officials confirmed Wednesday.Premier Doug Ford along with federal and municipal officials confirmed on Wednesday that Windsor, Ont., will be home to an important electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant.…Continue Reading
(RNS) — It takes nine months for a woman to produce a baby. It took nine years for the Vatican to birth a new document reforming the Roman Curia. Perhaps the Vatican would act more quickly if there were more women working there. The new plan, a 54-page document issued Saturday (March 19), is titled…Continue Reading
(RNS) — Twelve years ago a group of young church leaders flew to Florida to observe ministry at a church there. Five women from the larger group arrived early at the Fort Lauderdale airport. They rented a car, drove to Miami for dinner and began to talk. They haven’t stopped since. The five, two Baptists…Continue Reading
LONDON (AP) — The owners of the Chicago Cubs, who are bidding for Premier League club Chelsea, touted their anti-racism credentials Wednesday after a backlash in England about offensive comments by the Ricketts family patriarch. It has been three years since Joe Ricketts apologized after online media outlet Splinter News published emails featuring him making…Continue Reading
(RNS) — Days after Russian troops invaded Ukraine, leaders of the Chemin Neuf Catholic Community outside Warsaw, Poland, got a call asking if it could take in a group of Ukrainian refugees. The call came from a bus driver whose route usually took him between Warsaw and the Polish village of Mistow. But on that…Continue Reading
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