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Ontario to launch consolidated transit fares for Toronto-area commuters

Ontario to launch consolidated transit fares for Toronto-area commuters

TORONTO — Ontario will subsidize public transit trips so riders can avoid paying double fares when transferring between transit agencies in Toronto and the surrounding area, Premier Doug Ford said Monday.

Maine must release voter rolls to conservative group, court says

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that Maine must release its voter list to a conservative-backed group that’s conducting independent audits, concluding that state restrictions on distributing the list violated the National Vot
Tribal sovereignty among the top issues facing Oklahoma governor and Legislature

Tribal sovereignty among the top issues facing Oklahoma governor and Legislature

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tribal sovereignty is expected to again be a top issue facing Oklahoma lawmakers and Gov. Kevin Stitt as they returned on Monday to begin the 2024 legislative session.
Indiana legislators vote to repeal Ukrainian driver's license law following lawsuit

Indiana legislators vote to repeal Ukrainian driver's license law following lawsuit

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — One year after passing a law that allows Ukrainian immigrants on humanitarian parole to receive driver’s licenses, Indiana lawmakers are trying to repeal it after a federal judge recently ruled that the law must extend to all paro
With 'superhuman' artificial intelligence looming, Canada needs law now: AI pioneer

With 'superhuman' artificial intelligence looming, Canada needs law now: AI pioneer

OTTAWA — The federal government must move urgently to regulate artificial intelligence, says a top AI pioneer, warning the technology's current trajectory poses major societal risks.
Three auto theft convictions should mean three years in prison: Poilievre

Three auto theft convictions should mean three years in prison: Poilievre

OTTAWA — Auto thieves should not be allowed to serve their sentence "in their living room watching Netflix," Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Monday.
Oversight board urges Meta to rethink its policy on manipulated media in high-stakes election year

Oversight board urges Meta to rethink its policy on manipulated media in high-stakes election year

NEW YORK (AP) — An oversight board is criticizing Facebook owner Meta's policies regarding manipulated media as “incoherent" and insufficient to address the flood of online disinformation that already has begun to target elections across the globe th
Here's how 2 sentences in the Constitution rose from obscurity to ensnare Donald Trump

Here's how 2 sentences in the Constitution rose from obscurity to ensnare Donald Trump

DENVER (AP) — In the summer of 2020, Gerard Magliocca, like many during the coronavirus pandemic, found himself stuck inside with time on his hands.

In reversal, US Rep. Victoria Spartz to seek reelection for Indiana seat

Republican U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz announced Monday that she intends to seek reelection for Indiana's 5th Congressional District, reversing an announcement a year ago that she would forgo another run .

With a single word -- 'lover' -- Trump employs familiar playbook in tweaking his investigators

WASHINGTON (AP) — Each time Donald Trump refers to a Georgia prosecutor 's colleague as her “lover,” he's invoking a strikingly familiar turn of phrase.
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