Politics

For generations, the political face of Rhode Island was often Italian or Irish American. But that is changing.

TORONTO — A review of Ontario's Greenbelt could recommend more land be added to the protected area, but it could also see more lands removed, the province's new housing minister said Wednesday.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives promised a tax cut Wednesday for the second straight day on the campaign trail, while the Liberals promised $1 billion in new spending funded in part by tax increases.

HALIFAX — David Oxford says he hopes the Nova Scotia government will consider buying and demolishing his flood-damaged home in the Halifax area, as he fears climate change will bring more dangerous downpours to his street.

OTTAWA — On the eve of his first policy convention as Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre reminded Canadians that he is not bound by the policy ideas the grassroots membership chooses to advance.

MONTREAL — The remains of two Innu children have been exhumed from a Quebec cemetery to help give closure to families who have long-standing questions about the identities of the bodies they buried in 1970.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Chris Christie says Florida Gov.

SURREY, B.C. — Organizers of a Sikh community referendum on Punjabi independence say they've received a "slap in the face" from a British Columbia school district that cancelled their rental of a school to host voting this weekend.

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WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives are promising to eliminate the land transfer tax for first-time homebuyers in the province if re-elected Oct. 3.