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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the race to replace Kevin McCarthy

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first -- and maybe only -- step toward filling the seat vacated by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy kicks off Tuesday with a special primary in California’s 20th Congressional District.
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Program helping northern Ontario ERs stay open set to expire

Program helping northern Ontario ERs stay open set to expire

A program that helps rural and northern Ontario hospitals avoid temporary ER closures is set to expire at the end of the month, after a series of last-minute renewals, and hospitals are anxiously awaiting word from the government on what happens next
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Ohio's presidential and state primaries

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Ohio's presidential and state primaries

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the presidential nominations locked up, the most high-profile election in Ohio’s primary on Tuesday will be the Republican contest to take on Ohio’s Democratic U.S. senator.
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Ontario has to pay public sector workers $6B and counting in Bill 124 compensation

Ontario has to pay public sector workers $6B and counting in Bill 124 compensation

TORONTO — Ontario is so far on the hook for more than $6 billion in payments to broader public sector workers as a result of the provincial government's wage restraint legislation being found unconstitutional.
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International students face growing mental distress in Canada, advocates warn

International students face growing mental distress in Canada, advocates warn

OTTAWA — When Gobindbir Singh describes the stress international students are under, he remembers a young man who called in tears.
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Doctors urge myth-busting, education to counter misinformation as measles cases rise

Doctors urge myth-busting, education to counter misinformation as measles cases rise

A troubling rise in measles cases has a Toronto doctor remembering a little girl who became blind, noncommunicative and incontinent after contracting the virus. Dr.
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Tentative deal averts planned strike by thousands of Edmonton city workers

Tentative deal averts planned strike by thousands of Edmonton city workers

EDMONTON — Library workers are now part of a tentative deal that has averted a strike by thousands Edmonton civic workers. Civic Service Union 52 made the announcement Thursday night on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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Southern Illinois GOP congressional candidates race to win the hearts, minds of Trump conservatives

CASEY, Ill. (AP) — At a local restaurant meet-and-greet, Darren Bailey led his audience in prayer, then suggested reciting the Pledge of Allegiance before failing to find an American flag in the room.
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These Republicans won states that Trump lost in 2020. Their endorsements are lukewarm (or withheld)

These Republicans won states that Trump lost in 2020. Their endorsements are lukewarm (or withheld)

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will back his fellow Republicans' presidential ticket in November. That does not mean he will cheerlead for former President Donald Trump or even endorse him by name.
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San Francisco protesters who blocked bridge to demand cease-fire will avoid criminal proceedings

San Francisco protesters who blocked bridge to demand cease-fire will avoid criminal proceedings

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Seventy-eight protesters were ordered to do five hours of community service and pay restitution to avoid criminal proceedings for allegedly blocking traffic on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge for hours in November to demand
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