Politics

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats on Tuesday promised to “punch back” against Elon Musk in the race for control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, casting the election as a referendum on the billionaire adviser to President Donald Trump.

A Hong Kong-based conglomerate has agreed to sell its controlling stake in a subsidiary that operates ports near the Panama Canal to a consortium including BlackRock Inc.

OTTAWA — The United States imposed sweeping tariffs Tuesday on Canadian products, claiming Canada has failed to adequately address the southbound flow of contraband drugs like fentanyl. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dismissed the U.S.

OTTAWA — Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree said Tuesday he hopes a federal settlement with Métis who attended a boarding school in Saskatchewan will help them heal.

The U.S. Census Bureau under the Trump administration has sought permission to delete questions about gender identity from a monthly survey that gathers near real-time data about American life.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Columbia University has become the first target in President Donald Trump’s campaign to cut federal money to colleges accused of tolerating antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas war .

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Supreme Court set execution dates for four inmates, including Oscar Smith , who was within minutes of being executed in 2022, when Gov. Bill Lee issued a sudden reprieve.

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order hitting Canada and Mexico with 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs, with a lower 10 per cent levy on Canadian energy, took effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is encouraging Republican lawmakers to skip town halls that have been filled with protesters decrying the Trump administration's slashing of federal government, echoing the president's claims that the demo

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s auditor general says the provincial government is not properly keeping track of the billions of dollars it is sending to universities. In a new report today, Kim Adair says Nova Scotia’s 10 universities have received $2.