Tag Archives: Politics

WASHINGTON (AP) - More of President Joe Biden's top Senate allies are demanding that the U.S. act directly to ease Palestinian civilian suffering in Gaza and are joining calls to cut military aid if I...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Veterans Affairs secretary has reversed a department memo that aimed to ban VA displays of the iconic "V-J Day in Times Square" photograph of a Navy sailor kissing a woman he did...

OTTAWA - Canada's prison service says there has been no functioning ice hockey rink for the past two winters at an institution where a Conservative MP says notorious inmates can play "taxpayer-funded ...

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government tabled a single bill on Tuesday that would amend 15 provincial acts and create a new office to protect the rights of young people, a move the opposition said was a...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has donated his congressional papers to Tulane University's Louisiana Research Collection. Gingrich earned a master of arts and a doctorate in edu...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso announced Tuesday that he will run for the No. 2 spot in the Senate Republican conference after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell steps down from the ...

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer is projecting inflation will return to the Bank of Canada's two per cent target by the end of the year and the federal deficit will grow amid weakening econom...

OTTAWA - A proposed income tax change to crack down on cross-border tax avoidance could unintentionally hike power bills and natural gas rates for consumers, Electricity Canada is warning. If Canada t...

The Super Tuesday primaries are the largest voting day of the year in the United States aside from the November general election. Voters in 16 states and one territory are choosing presidential nomine...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's auditor general says the province's spending outside the regular budget process lacks oversight and is costing the government millions of dollars in interest. In a report relea...