Politics

Oath Keepers' son emerges from traumatic childhood to tell his own story in a long shot election bid

KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — The eldest son of one of America’s most infamous seditionists is building a new life since breaking free from his father's control — juggling work, college classes and volunteer firefighting.

Mar 24, 2024 7:14 AM Read more >

Two daughters, two parents, and echoes of a murder that rocked Indigenous activism

VANCOUVER — In Halifax, Denise Pictou Maloney says the trauma and grief from the 1975 murder of her mother, Indigenous activist Anna Mae Aqaush, has never dimmed. Pictou Maloney was nine when she last saw her.

Mar 24, 2024 5:00 AM Read more >

Anti-authority narratives could tear 'fabric of society,' intelligence report warns

OTTAWA — Threats against politicians have become "increasingly normalized" due to extremist narratives prompted by personal grievances and fuelled by misinformation or deliberate lies, warns a newly released intelligence report.

Mar 24, 2024 4:00 AM Read more >

Biden and Trump win Louisiana's presidential primary having already clinched nominations

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won Louisiana's primary on Saturday, collecting more delegates after they already clinched their party nominations.

Mar 23, 2024 7:09 PM Read more >

'Frozen in time.' Kamala Harris tours bloodstained building where 2018 Parkland massacre happened

PARKLAND, Fla.

Mar 23, 2024 6:48 PM Read more >

Fulton County DA Fani Willis says despite efforts to slow down Trump case, 'the train is coming'

ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said Saturday that the election interference prosecution against Donald Trump hasn't been delayed by proceedings over her romantic relationship with a special prosecutor she hired for the cas

Mar 23, 2024 4:19 PM Read more >

Members of the public brave snowfall, frigid temperatures to honour Brian Mulroney

MONTREAL — The frigid, snow-covered streets of Old Montreal were mostly empty ahead of former prime minister Brian Mulroney's funeral, save for a handful of determined mourners from the general public who gathered at the edge of the security barrier

Mar 23, 2024 1:45 PM Read more >

What people are saying about former prime minister Brian Mulroney at his funeral

OTTAWA — Family members, friends, political dignitaries and celebrities packed Montreal's storied Notre Dame Basilica on Saturday for the funeral of Brian Mulroney. The former prime minister died Feb. 29 in Palm Springs, Fla.

Mar 23, 2024 1:09 PM Read more >

Friends, family pay heartfelt tribute as Brian Mulroney remembered in Montreal

MONTREAL — Members of the Canadian establishment gathered Saturday to laud Brian Mulroney as a loyal architect of modern-day Canada, one whose love of life and family transcended the rough-and-tumble world of partisan politics.

Mar 23, 2024 12:52 PM Read more >

The latest on the state funeral for former prime minister Brian Mulroney

OTTAWA — 1:25 p.m. The family follows the casket out of the church. The bell at Notre-Dame toll 18 times in honour of the country's 18th prime minister. Meanwhile, a 19-gun salute begins at the Old Port of Montreal. ——— 1:15 p.m.

Mar 23, 2024 11:33 AM Read more >