Politics

VANCOUVER — Attia Elserafy was expecting a second lease on life when he escaped Egypt with his family, landing in Vancouver in October 2018.

TORONTO — The campaign to elect Toronto's next mayor officially got underway Monday, heralding what political observers expect to be a whirlwind race as a number of high-profile candidates jostle to establish themselves as front-runners in a crowded

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government will invest billions of dollars to ease a housing "crisis that is touching people in every corner of the province," Premier David Eby said.

CALGARY — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she will no longer speak about her involvement in how COVID-19 court cases are being prosecuted.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has ordered an external organizational review of its Crown-owned auto insurance provider after a sharp jump in the cost of technology upgrades and a steep rise in projected staffing levels.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Veterans' advocacy groups sued the U.S.

Ahead of former President Donald Trump’s expected booking and arraignment in New York City on Tuesday, social media users are accusing Alvin Bragg , the Manhattan district attorney, of having poor prosecutorial judgment in other cases .

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California law enforcement took away 54 so-called ghost guns last year from people who can’t legally own firearms, a 38% jump in the number of the hard-to-trace weapons seized since 2021 under a unique state program, officials said

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Major oil-producing countries led by Saudi Arabia said they're cutting supplies of crude — again. This time, the decision was a surprise and is underlining worries about where the global economy might be headed.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Opposition New Democrats said Monday they will delay passage of a bill governing supervised drug consumption sites and some other addictions centres — a move that would almost certainly prevent the proposed legislation from beco