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The province’s energy utility regulator has ordered the Crown corporation to submit a third-party report.

Texas high schools offering training in corrections and law enforcement are being tapped by the states Department of Criminal Justice to address massive staffing shortages at jails and prisons. Nearly a third of corrections positions in Texas prisons are vacant. Jordan Huebner, a criminal justice instructor at Huntsville High School in rural Walker County, home to seven state prisons and headquarters for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, said at least 10% of her students will work in c...

When Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the CROWN Act into law this month, she tweeted she is "proud to take action to make Michigan a more equitable and inclusive place." The CROWN Act expands civil protections against discrimination based on a persons hair texture or hairstyle. It means companies and schools will need to consider such factors in their dress codes and appearance policies. ...

Spiritual abuse survivors who join a new congregation still need to heal from their hurt.

(Ruth) Miriam Preston, 100, of Mt. Vernon, passed away peacefully on June 18. Miriam was born in Swampscott Massachusetts on February 18, 1923, to Theodore Juel and Martha Christensen who

Portland has nixed plans to bring gunshot detection technology to the city. The technology - designed by a company formerly known as ShotSpotter, and now called SoundThinking - raised concerns among some Portlanders that it might be used to more heavily police low income communities and communities of color. In his announcement, Mayor Ted Wheeler said the city would not move forward with the project because of resource constraints. ...

Hoosiers could play a pivotal role in pushing back against a surge of hate and violence against Jews in America. Nearly two-thirds of all religiously motivated hate crimes in the U.S. last year were against Jews. ...

A Muslim rights group is taking the Kent County Sheriffs Office to court for forcing a Michigan woman to remove her hijab for a booking photo. The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations filed a claim this week alleging the sheriffs office violated the religious rights of Jannah Hague, 21, of Grand Rapids. Amy Doukoure, staff attorney for the council, said the sheriffs office insisted on taking one of her two booking photos without her hijab, and posting it on a public we...

Factory International by OMA is gearing up to show off its moveable features later this year

Since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade last year, restrictions on access to abortion have had a negative impact on cancer care.