Politics

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (AP) — A new study has found that systemic barriers to voting on tribal lands contribute to substantial disparities in Native American turnout, particularly for presidential elections.

EDMONTON — Former prime minister Stephen Harper is the new chairman of the Alberta Investment Management Corp., which oversees more than $160 billion in funds, including pension funds and the Heritage Savings Trust Fund.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders forced an effort in the Senate on Wednesday to block the sale of some offensive weapons to Israel for its war in Gaza over mounting civilian deaths there.

VICTORIA — British Columbia Conservative Leader John Rustad says Premier David Eby's new cabinet appears to be a taxpayer-funded loyalty program that rewards NDP caucus.

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Residents in the riding of Lethbridge-West will be heading to the polls a week before Christmas to cast their ballot in a provincial byelection. Premier Danielle Smith’s government announced Wednesday the vote will take place Dec.

MONTREAL — The City of Montreal is promising to speed up construction permits, raise taxes on owners of vacant lots and spend tens of millions more dollars to help develop affordable housing as part of its 2025 budget. The $7.

OTTAWA — Randy Boissonnault is leaving his post as employment minister in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal cabinet after weeks of questions about the Edmonton MP's shifting claims of Indigenous identity and his business dealings.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur won another term in the U.S. House on Wednesday, after defeating a Republican state lawmaker endorsed by President-elect Donald Trump. Her victory in northwest Ohio over fourth-term state Rep.

MONTREAL — A survey conducted for Quebec's language watchdog has found that young Quebecers are far less concerned than older residents about not being served in French.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Republican-dominated North Carolina legislature completed on Wednesday its override of Gov.