Politics

Eby announces dedicated B.C. housing ministry, as Opposition seeks audit of providers

VICTORIA — The housing crisis in British Columbia will receive the attention of a dedicated place at the government's cabinet table, new Premier David Eby announced, as the Opposition raised concerns about his own management of the brief.

Nov 22, 2022 5:25 PM Read more >

'Really screwed the pooch': Kenney upset with feds over Coutts blockade, texts say

OTTAWA — Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney accused the federal government of leaving provinces "holding the bag" to clear "Freedom Convoy" protesters who blockaded a border crossing in southern Alberta, a public inquiry has learned.

Nov 22, 2022 5:25 PM Read more >

Biden to extend student loan pause as court battle drags on

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that his administration will extend a pause on federal student loan payments while the White House fights a legal battle to save his plan to cancel portions of the debt .

Nov 22, 2022 5:04 PM Read more >

Justice Thurgood Marshall's wife 'Cissy' Marshall dies at 94

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cecilia “Cissy” Suyat Marshall, the wife of the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall who worked alongside the civil rights champion at the NAACP, died Tuesday at the age of 94, the Supreme Court announced.

Nov 22, 2022 4:52 PM Read more >

Ex-Tennessee lawmaker pleads guilty to campaign cash scheme

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former Tennessee state senator accused of violating federal campaign finance laws pleaded guilty to two charges on Tuesday after initially calling the case against him a political witch hunt. Former Republican state Sen.

Nov 22, 2022 4:40 PM Read more >

B.C. 'doing everything' it can to stop bird flu, minister says, as infections spread

VICTORIA — Farmers in British Columbia's Fraser Valley are facing "intense disease pressure" from an avian flu outbreak in commercial farms that the agriculture minister says is concerning.

Nov 22, 2022 4:29 PM Read more >

Federal consumer carbon price to expand to three Atlantic provinces next summer

OTTAWA — Federal ministers were spoiling for a fight over carbon pricing Tuesday as the Liberals moved to expand the federal system — and the accompanying rebates — to three Atlantic provinces.

Nov 22, 2022 4:26 PM Read more >

Manitoba man who rammed truck into Rideau Hall gate approved for day parole

OTTAWA — A Manitoba man who armed himself and rammed a gate at Rideau Hall to confront Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been granted day parole.

Nov 22, 2022 4:24 PM Read more >

Coutts blockade top of mind for Mendicino on eve of invoking Emergencies Act

OTTAWA — The night before the Liberal government took the drastic step of invoking the Emergencies Act, the head of the RCMP sent a cautionary email to the federal public safety minister's office.

Nov 22, 2022 4:12 PM Read more >

Court seems skeptical of Trump claims in Mar-a-Lago case

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court appeared deeply skeptical Tuesday that former President Donald Trump was entitled to challenge an FBI search of his Florida estate or to have an independent arbiter review documents that were seized from the

Nov 22, 2022 4:11 PM Read more >