Politics

HALIFAX — In Jen Powley's Halifax apartment, there's a bustle of activity as moving boxes fly open and her new roommate arranges for an independent life beyond the walls of a nursing home. "It feels so good," says Vicky Levack, the new arrival.

Airline lawyers and the Justice Department delivered starkly contrasting views of an alliance between American Airlines and JetBlue during closing arguments Friday in a case that will test the Biden administration’s aggressive enforcement of antitrus

RIGA, Latvia — A parade through the streets of Riga Friday in which Canadian soldiers helped mark Latvian independence took on added significance as neighbouring Russia continues its war on Ukraine.

DENVER (AP) — Colorado's election recount rules could help determine the extent of Republicans’ slim majority in the lower chamber of Congress by deciding the outcome of Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert’s reelection race against Democrat Adam Frisch.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has introduced a bill in the legislature to formally enact a raise in the minimum wage.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's high office should shield him from a lawsuit over his role in the killing of a U.S.

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HALIFAX — Defence Minister Anita Anand announced Friday a proposal to establish an innovation hub in Halifax for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

OTTAWA — Canada plans to host a gathering of representatives from the G7 next year to develop new programs and tools to stem the spread of disinformation.

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met Friday with the president of Portugal in an effort to rekindle ties between the two Portuguese-speaking countries after four years of cool relations.