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These companies have laid off Canadian workers in 2023

These companies have laid off Canadian workers in 2023

A wave of layoffs in 2022, which left thousands of Canadian workers jobless, is continuing this year as recession predictions loom and the tech sector downturn deepens.

Editorial Roundup: Texas

Austin American-Statesman. May 7, 2023. Editorial: Texas lawmakers shouldn’t target local prosecutors Texas lawmakers are under pressure from Republican leaders to make it easier to remove local prosecutors based on politically motivated complaints.
Boston dean who shot student gets 18 years for racketeering

Boston dean who shot student gets 18 years for racketeering

BOSTON (AP) — A former Boston high school dean serving a 26-year sentence in state prison for shooting a student he had recruited to deal drugs has received an additional 18 years or more on a federal gang-related charge.
Georgia enacts law letting panel punish, oust prosecutors

Georgia enacts law letting panel punish, oust prosecutors

ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill into law Friday creating a new commission empowered to discipline and remove wayward prosecutors, saying it will curb “far-left prosecutors” who are “making our communities less safe.
Minnesota Legislature shapes budget bills as deadline looms

Minnesota Legislature shapes budget bills as deadline looms

ST. PAUL. Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature is toiling away with only two full weeks left in a productive 2023 session.
States add laws on pronouns, sports for transgender students

States add laws on pronouns, sports for transgender students

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb this week signed into a law a requirement that schools notify a parent when their student asks to be called a different name or uses pronouns that correspond with their gender, not their sex.
Prosecutor: Baltimore police officer sold pot on the clock

Prosecutor: Baltimore police officer sold pot on the clock

BALTIMORE (AP) — Two Baltimore police officers were indicted this week in separate cases, including an 11-year department veteran accused of selling drugs on the clock — allegations that come as the agency seeks to rebuild its reputation after the Gu
Tyre Nichols died of blows to the head, autopsy shows

Tyre Nichols died of blows to the head, autopsy shows

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tyre Nichols died of blows to the head suffered when he was beaten by Memphis police during a January arrest, an autopsy report released Thursday showed. The autopsy said the manner of death was homicide.
In latest abortion law chapter: Bill signings, court rulings

In latest abortion law chapter: Bill signings, court rulings

Courts this week blocked abortion restrictions from taking effect in two states, while lawmakers in a third are forging ahead with a plan for a new ban that's less stringent than most.
Ex-NBA star Shawn Kemp pleads not guilty to shooting charge

Ex-NBA star Shawn Kemp pleads not guilty to shooting charge

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Former NBA star Shawn Kemp pleaded not guilty Thursday to an assault charge after prosecutors accused him of shooting at a man while attempting to retrieve a stolen cell phone.
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