Politics

WINNIPEG — As the Manitoba election campaign hit the halfway mark Tuesday, the incumbent Progressive Conservatives again appeared to be playing defence. The provincial election is set for Oct. 3.

The shooting death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C., in June has touched off a foreign affairs crisis between Canada and India over the Sikh leader's role in the Khalistan separatism movement. Here is what you need to know about the movement.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Joe Biden made his case before the U.N.

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BOWLING GREEN, ONTARIO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford received a polite welcome Tuesday at a rural and farm expo, but underneath the smattering of applause and cheers lay a quiet undercurrent of anger about his plan to open parcels of protected Greenbel

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans plan to hold their first hearing next week in their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden . The hearing — scheduled for Sept.

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MONTREAL — Ten years after Quebec's government wanted to launch oil and gas exploration on Anticosti Island, the picturesque territory in the Gulf of St. Lawrence has been added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — A joint task force investigation into last week's major fire at a scrapyard in Saint John, N.B., will consider whether the recycling plant should continue operating at the city's port, says Premier Blaine Higgs.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Progressive Conservatives say they will ensure more health care services are available at pharmacies if they are re-elected Oct. 3.