Tag Archives: Politics

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Measures that would legalize medical marijuana, spend $125 million to combat pollution from "forever chemicals" and allow election officials to speed up the counting of absentee b...

HALIFAX - Outdoor fridges and pantries, often painted in bright, inviting colours, are popping up across Atlantic Canada, and the people regularly stocking them say demand is growing. Community fridge...

CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) - President Joe Biden said Wednesday that while a college degree was still a ticket to a better life, that ticket is often too expensive, as he announced he was canceling fede...

OTTAWA - The flow of humanitarian aid shipments for Palestinians in Gaza is at its lowest ebb since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, Canada's international development minister said following a visi...

VICTORIA - The federal government says the final offshore oil and gas permits for Canada's West Coast have been relinquished. A news release from the office of Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jo...

OTTAWA - A federal government unit tasked with keeping war criminals out of Canada has not published a report on its activities in more than eight years, and its budget hasn't been adjusted in more th...

QUEBEC - The Quebec government adopted a controversial housing bill Wednesday that will restrict a popular tool tenants have used for years to limit rent increases. The new law will allow landlords to...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden "never had any involvement" in the business dealings of other members of his family, his brother James Biden testified Wednesday when he appeared for a voluntary ...

ATLANTA (AP) - When she was behind bars in Georgia, Nia Thomas would use toothpaste to stick handwritten flyers to the wall and spread the word about community bail funds that could pay inmates' bonds...

OTTAWA - A future Conservative government would change the law to require that porn websites verify the age of users to prevent minors from accessing the content, Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre si...