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Drought conditions are lingering across the country and some wells have run dry, forcing people to haul water or pay the steep cost to drill a new well. Source link

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday allowed U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to withhold for now about $4 billion US needed to fully fund a food aid program for 42 million low-income Americans this month amid the federal government shutdown. Source link

U.S. President Donald Trump unlawfully ordered National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, a federal judge ruled Friday, a legal setback to the administration’s use of the military in American cities. Source link

Has Congress given the U.S. president the power to impose sweeping tariffs through the International Emergency Economic Powers Act? The Supreme Court will make a decision in a ruling that could restrain the Trump administration’s primary economic and foreign policy tool. Andrew Chang breaks down the central arguments for and against President Donald Trump’s use […]

The Manitoba Inuit Association has terminated its former CEO, Nastania Mullin, one week after an Ottawa woman came forward with allegations of abuse, amid a growing #InuitMeToo movement expressing concerns about his conduct. Source link

Government job cuts, more defence spending and … getting Canada into Eurovision? The budget promise has Europop fans excited, but CBC’s Abby Hughes explains why sending a Canadian to the campy song competition isn’t an easy feat. Source link

An RCMP adjudicator has found three Coquitlam RCMP constables failed to treat people with respect and courtesy when they posted racist, sexist and homophobic comments in a group chat with other officers and on police computer terminals. Source link

A British man who would “dream about being like James Bond” was jailed Friday for seven years after trying to spy for Russia. Source link

The community’s mayor estimates at least 500 more jobs will be indirectly impacted and says she worries the closure could push people to leave the lumber town. Source link

The era of teen news media is seemingly withering, and that’s a big deal for teens — and adults. Earlier this week, Teen Vogue’s publisher, Condé Nast, announced that it would be folding the 22-year-old brand under the Vogue.com umbrella, calling it “a transition that’s part of a broader push to expand the Vogue ecosystem.” […]