Tag Archives: Politics

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is promising to resettle 20,000 refugees who have already fled Afghanistan even as months of frustration turn to outright fear over the fate of hundreds of former inter...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge is refusing landlords' request to put the Biden administration's new eviction moratorium on hold, though she made clear she thinks it's illegal. U.S. District Judge D...

The Alberta government is walking back its decision to eliminate isolation requirements for people who test positive for COVID-19 after weeks of pressure from local leaders, physicians and families. D...

REGINA - Saskatchewan has become the latest jurisdiction to sign on to the federal government's plan to implement $10-a-day childcare for families. "A child-care centre is as important to our economy,...

Saskatchewan has signed on to a deal that will give families in the province access to $10-a-day child-care spaces by the end of 2025-26. Families with children under the age of six will be eligible f...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban completed their sweep of Afghanistan's south on Friday, taking four more provincial capitals in a lightning offensive that brought them closer to Kabul just weeks...

VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou are expected to present their defence in a Vancouver court today, explaining why the Huawei executive should not be extradited to the United States to face fraud c...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - The death toll from the severe floods and mudslides in northern Turkey rose to 27 Friday after search and rescue crews recovered 10 more bodies overnight, officials said. An oppo...

TORONTO - Canadian special forces will deploy to Afghanistan where Canadian embassy staff in Kabul will be evacuated before closing, a source familiar with the plan told The Associated Press. The offi...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Republicans enlisted the help of law enforcement for the first time Thursday to force the return of Democratic legislators who fled the state a month ago to block new voting...