Politics

TORONTO — Ontario's new law on supervised consumption sites does not ban them entirely and those deemed too close to schools and daycares are free to relocate farther away, government lawyers argued Tuesday as a court considers a Charter challenge of

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's Progressive Conservative government delivered a throne speech Tuesday focused on the economic uncertainty, rising costs and trade instability caused by U.S. tariff threats.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's government says it will table legislation on Monday that eliminates the consumer carbon tax in the province.

MONTREAL — A Quebec man has been found in contempt of court for refusing to remove swastikas from outside his home in a municipality that he accuses of being the most racist in the world.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Angry over the crush of court rulings against the Trump administration , Republicans in Congress are trying to slap back at the federal judiciary with proposals to limit the reach of its rulings, cut funding and even impeach judges

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s education minister said Tuesday he will make it clear to schools on the province’s South Shore that they are expected to resume flying flags representing diverse communities.

BOSTON (AP) — When Ash Lazarus Orr went to renew his passport in early January, the transgender organizer figured it would be relatively routine.

After signing several executive orders, President Donald Trump fielded questions from reporters, including on reports that 18 senior administration officials texted attack plans for military strikes in Yemen to a group chat in a secure messaging app

QUÉBEC — Against the backdrop of U.S. tariff threats, the Quebec government tabled a budget on Tuesday with a record $13.6-billion deficit and billions of dollars in new infrastructure spending to stimulate the economy.

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government has introduced legislation that would apply the provincial sales tax of six per cent to vaping products.