Politics

Military investigates sexual misconduct allegation against Snowbirds pilot

The Royal Canadian Air Force is investigating a sexual misconduct allegation against a Snowbirds pilot, and the aerobatics team will be performing a plane short for the time being.

Jun 17, 2023 2:33 PM Read more >

Enbridge to pay Bad River band $5.1M in Line 5 profits, move pipeline by 2026: judge

WASHINGTON — Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. must pay an Indigenous band in Wisconsin more than US$5 million in Line 5 profits and relocate the controversial cross-border pipeline within the next three years, a U.S. judge says.

Jun 17, 2023 2:32 PM Read more >

Putin meets with African leaders in Russia to discuss Ukraine peace plan, but no visible progress

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday met with a group of leaders of African countries who traveled to Russia on a self-styled “peace mission” the day after they went to Ukraine, but the meeting ended with no visible progr

Jun 17, 2023 2:26 PM Read more >

Biden strikes economic populist tone during campaign rally before exuberant union members

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden delivered an unapologetically economic populist message Saturday during the first rally of his reelection campaign, telling an exuberant crowd of union members that his policies had created jobs and lifted the

Jun 17, 2023 2:15 PM Read more >

Official says Yemeni pilgrims depart Sanaa on first direct flight to Saudi Arabia since 2016

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A commercial flight carrying more than 270 Yemeni Muslim pilgrims left the rebel-held capital of Sanaa on Saturday to Saudi Arabia, an official said, the first such flight in about seven years.

Jun 17, 2023 1:25 PM Read more >

P.E.I. Green leader Peter Bevan-Baker stepping down after seat decline in election

NORTH RUSTICO, P.E.I. — The politician who guided Prince Edward Island's Green Party to four years as the province's official Opposition — the best result for a Green party in Canada — is stepping down as leader.

Jun 17, 2023 1:16 PM Read more >

Nikki Haley's husband begins Africa deployment as she campaigns for 2024 GOP nomination

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Jun 17, 2023 12:46 PM Read more >

Saudi foreign minister in Iran as part of restoration of diplomatic ties after a 7-year rift

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister arrived in Iran's capital on Saturday, the latest step in the restoration of diplomatic ties between the two Mideast rivals, Iranian state media reported.

Jun 17, 2023 12:35 PM Read more >

Spain's Socialists have won the Barcelona mayor's office after getting help from conservative rivals

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialists received an unexpected boost from its main rival in next month's national election on Saturday when his party won the mayor's office of Barcelona following a tight vote at city

Jun 17, 2023 12:31 PM Read more >

Thousands have protested against Serbia's president and pledged to 'radicalize' gatherings

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters on Saturday staged marches in Belgrade and other Serbian cities against President Aleksandar Vucic, pledging to “radicalize” weeks of peaceful gatherings that have already shaken

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