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Environmental group alleges Ontario broke law over Hamilton's boundary expansion

Environmental group alleges Ontario broke law over Hamilton's boundary expansion

Ontario has broken the law by forcing the City of Hamilton to expand its boundary to build homes on farmland and wild spaces, an environmental rights group alleges in legal documents as it takes the province to court in a case being tracked by the ma
Santos probe sought by Democrats over House ethics

Santos probe sought by Democrats over House ethics

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee was asked Tuesday to investigate Rep.
Kansas right pushing back more aggressively on LGBTQ rights

Kansas right pushing back more aggressively on LGBTQ rights

TOPEKA, Kan.
Hamilton uncovers another decades-old leak dumping sewage into Lake Ontario

Hamilton uncovers another decades-old leak dumping sewage into Lake Ontario

HAMILTON — The City of Hamilton says it has uncovered another sewage leak that has been dumping waste into Lake Ontario for more than two decades, with the mayor saying they will continue to search for other leaks underground.
Mendicino open to working with MPs to 'improve' much-criticized cybersecurity bill

Mendicino open to working with MPs to 'improve' much-criticized cybersecurity bill

OTTAWA — The federal public safety minister says he is prepared to work with other parliamentarians to revise the Liberal government's cybersecurity bill after civil society groups and opposition MPs raised transparency and accountability concerns.
Conservative leader calls for probe into federal contracts awarded to McKinsey

Conservative leader calls for probe into federal contracts awarded to McKinsey

OTTAWA — Conservative party Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for a parliamentary inquiry into federal contracts awarded to consulting firm McKinsey & Company.

US will require detailed safety plans at charter airlines

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials said Tuesday they will require charter airlines, air-tour operators and plane manufacturers to develop detailed systems for identifying potential safety problems before accidents occur.
Federal utility chooses gas plant despite EPA concerns

Federal utility chooses gas plant despite EPA concerns

NASHVILLE, Tenn.
Capitol riot trial starts for man with feet on Pelosi desk

Capitol riot trial starts for man with feet on Pelosi desk

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Arkansas man who propped his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the riot at the U.S.
Nova Scotia non-profits plead for higher income assistance amid rising cost of living

Nova Scotia non-profits plead for higher income assistance amid rising cost of living

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia food banks and community groups are calling for an immediate increase in income assistance for the growing number of residents in a state of "crisis" who cannot afford housing or food.
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