Politics

OTTAWA — Trade Minister Mary Ng is touring the Prairie provinces to speak with Ukrainian community and business leaders this week as Liberals accuse Conservatives of turning their backs on the war-torn country.

MONTREAL — The family of a Cree elder who recently spent four days in a Montreal hospital hallway said Wednesday they hope sharing his experience might spur change for the treatment of patients in Quebec emergency rooms.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Wednesday apologized to former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson for a Democratic National Committee statement a day earlier that mocked the end of his long-shot 2024 bid for the Republican presidential nomination.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — In a story published January 16, 2024, The Associated Press reported that Florida has a six-week abortion ban.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Longtime Omaha community activist Preston Love Jr. has announced he is seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts for the seat Ricketts was appointed to fill last year.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte , whose administration oversaw a decrease in individual income taxes and an increase in residential property taxes, is seeking a second term.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday reversed an order requiring Texas to move a floating barrier on the Rio Grande that drew backlash from Mexico — the latest development in legal battles between the Biden administration and Texas

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed that former Liberal cabinet minister Carolyn Bennett is to become Canada's new ambassador in Denmark. Bennett submitted her resignation as the member of Parliament for Toronto-St.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said she's “scared as heck” that Donald Trump could win another term as president as she pledged an aggressive campaign to make sure that doesn't happen.