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'Unrepentant' N.B. Tory worker who called for Higgs's leadership review steps down

'Unrepentant' N.B. Tory worker who called for Higgs's leadership review steps down

FREDERICTON — A New Brunswick Progressive Conservative party volunteer who spearheaded an unsuccessful effort to trigger a leadership review of Premier Blaine Higgs has resigned from his post.
Will Biden be on the ballot in Ohio and Alabama? That's up to Republicans

Will Biden be on the ballot in Ohio and Alabama? That's up to Republicans

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — President Joe Biden's reelection campaign is wrangling with Republican-dominated state governments in Ohio and Alabama to assure he is listed on their fall ballots , as once-mundane procedural negotiations get caught up in the n
How a hush money scandal tied to a porn star led to Trump’s first criminal trial

How a hush money scandal tied to a porn star led to Trump’s first criminal trial

NEW YORK (AP) — It was the kind of tawdry tale that Donald Trump might have relished before politics: a porn actor claiming they had had sex.
Saskatchewan sexual assault organizations look to libraries months after school ban

Saskatchewan sexual assault organizations look to libraries months after school ban

REGINA — Saskatoon mother Tamara Hinz says her two kids have watched the same puppet show that thousands of other Saskatchewan children have seen over the last 17 years.
When leaders speak of workers and their rights, hold them to it, CLC urges unions

When leaders speak of workers and their rights, hold them to it, CLC urges unions

OTTAWA — Canada's largest labour organization is urging unions to hold politicians to account when they profess to champion the country's working class.
What we learned from the inquiry into foreign meddling in Canada's elections

What we learned from the inquiry into foreign meddling in Canada's elections

OTTAWA — If one thing from the public inquiry into foreign interference is clear, it’s that China attempted to meddle in the 2019 and 2021 elections. But the evidence is hazy on whether or not it succeeded.
Canada advises against all travel to Israel, West Bank due to heightened risk

Canada advises against all travel to Israel, West Bank due to heightened risk

OTTAWA — Canadians are being told to avoid all travel to Israel and the West Bank because of the "unpredictable security situation" in the region.
Maine lawmakers approve shield law for providers of abortion and gender-affirming care

Maine lawmakers approve shield law for providers of abortion and gender-affirming care

The Democratic-controlled Maine Legislature gave final approval Friday to a bill that would protect health care workers who provide abortion and gender-affirming care from legal action brought in other states. If signed by Democratic Gov.
Overdoses prompt B.C. First Nation to declare state of emergency

Overdoses prompt B.C. First Nation to declare state of emergency

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A spike in overdose deaths in the six British Columbia nations that make up the Tsilhqot'in National Government has prompted the chiefs to declare a local state of emergency.
Supreme Court of Canada says treaty entitled Alberta First Nation to larger reserve

Supreme Court of Canada says treaty entitled Alberta First Nation to larger reserve

OTTAWA — An Alberta First Nation ended up with less land than it should have received under a treaty made with the Crown well over a century ago, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.
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