Politics

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Jimmy Carter’s path to the presidency is an oft-told story, especially by aspiring presidents trying to be the next politician to defy Washington expectations.

YELLOWKNIFE — The federal government is committing more than $2.4 million to create 30 new apprenticeships in the Northwest Territories' Tlicho region.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Adults who testified they were sexually abused as children urged Maryland lawmakers on Thursday to end the state's statute of limitations for when civil lawsuits can be filed against institutions related to child sexual abuse.

NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — The sandstorm being waged between New Jersey environmental officials and a defiant shore town bolstering its dunes without state permission is intensifying.

NEW YORK (AP) — The opening Republican presidential debate of the 2024 election season will take place in Milwaukee this August, the Republican National Committee decided Thursday.

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OTTAWA — An Indigenous political organization representing 39 Ontario First Nations says it is "confounded" by a federal decision to hire an international organization to provide advice on unmarked graves.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s far-right government has granted approval for over 7,000 new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, settlement backers and opponents said Thursday.

OTTAWA — An accused recruiter for the Islamic State military group has renounced his previous extremism and pleaded guilty to terrorism offences in an Ottawa courtroom. Awso Peshdary was sentenced to 14 years, but is being credited with time served.

EDMONTON — Alberta's auditor general says the province’s continuing-care system worked desperately to cope in the early waves of the COVID-19 pandemic mainly due to crippling staff shortages.