Skip to content

Politics

Children's Ministry refuses to compensate youth it misinformed: B.C. Ombudsperson

Children's Ministry refuses to compensate youth it misinformed: B.C. Ombudsperson

VICTORIA — The refusal by the British Columbia government to compensate a young woman for its mistakes deeply disappoints the provincial ombudsperson, who says the former foster child may not be the only one harmed.

Arkansas blogger files suit seeking records related to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' travel, security

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas attorney and blogger has filed a lawsuit against the Arkansas State Police that accuses the agency of illegally withholding public records he requested related to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' travel and security.
Deb Haaland, first Indigenous member of U.S. cabinet, meets counterparts in Ottawa

Deb Haaland, first Indigenous member of U.S. cabinet, meets counterparts in Ottawa

WASHINGTON — Canada and the United States are working together through "a period of healing" from the open wounds of residential schools and missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says.
Pence rails against Trump's 'siren song of populism' as he tries to energize his 2024 campaign

Pence rails against Trump's 'siren song of populism' as he tries to energize his 2024 campaign

MANCHESTER, N.H.
Prosecutors seeking new indictment for Hunter Biden before end of September

Prosecutors seeking new indictment for Hunter Biden before end of September

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors plan to seek a grand jury indictment of President Joe Biden’s son Hunter before the end of the month, according to court documents filed Wednesday.
'Freedom Convoy' got more volatile as protest went on, police officer tells court

'Freedom Convoy' got more volatile as protest went on, police officer tells court

OTTAWA — The longer "Freedom Convoy" demonstrators blockaded Ottawa streets in protest of COVID-19 public health restrictions last year, the more volatile the relationship between police and protesters became, an Ottawa police officer testified Wedne
Liberals could ask Bank of Canada to stop hiking interest rates: NDP

Liberals could ask Bank of Canada to stop hiking interest rates: NDP

OTTAWA — The federal government should follow the lead of British Columbia's premier and ask the Bank of Canada to stop raising interest rates, the New Democrats said Wednesday.
Council debates Toronto's financial future as Chow presses for refugee shelter help

Council debates Toronto's financial future as Chow presses for refugee shelter help

TORONTO — Refugee claimants could account for half of Toronto's homeless shelter population by the end of the year, according to a new staff report, a situation Mayor Olivia Chow called "desperate" as she pressed the federal government for immediate

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appoints Moms for Liberty co-founder to state Commission on Ethics

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed a co-founder of Moms for Liberty, a “parental rights” group that has sought to take over school boards in multiple states, to the Florida Commission on Ethics on Wednesday.

Montana's attorney general faces professional misconduct complaint. Spokeswoman calls it meritless

HELENA, Mont.
push icon
Be the first to read breaking stories. Enable push notifications on your device. Disable anytime.
No thanks