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Alberta separatists gain partial court win, referendum petition to be verified
EDMONTON - The group behind a petition for a separation referendum in Alberta has won a partial victory in court. An Alberta Court of Appeal judge ruled on Monday that the signatures on the petition c...
Jun 29, 2026
Supreme Court will weigh Trump-backed Republican appeal to enforce Arizona voting laws
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider a Republican push to enforce strict Arizona voting laws passed in the swing state after the 2020 election. The high court has allowed s...
Jun 29, 2026
Tom Siddon, cabinet minister during Oka crisis, dies at 84: family
OTTAWA - Tom Siddon, who served as a cabinet minister under Prime Minister Brian Mulroney during the Oka crisis and later helped to establish Nunavut, has died. He was 84. His daughter, Katie Siddon K...
Jun 29, 2026
Americans' pride in US history and democracy drops, and fewer are proud to be American, polls find
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans have grown less proud of their country's history or the way its democracy works over the past decade, according to a new AP-NORC poll. Americans' pride in the U.S. on sever...
Jun 29, 2026
Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day, a persistent target of President Donald Trump. The 5-4 decision rejected a Republican-...
Jun 29, 2026
'Turned into a symbol': Taber billboard focal point for Alberta separatist rally
TABER - A pro-separatist billboard in a southern Alberta town of 10,000 was the focal point for a rally on Sunday calling for the province's independence. About 150 people braved strong winds and a de...
Jun 29, 2026
UN ambassador Lametti: Canada pushing for safety, equity in artificial intelligence
OTTAWA - Canada is pushing for safe, equitable adoption of artificial intelligence at the United Nations, where Ottawa's ambassador says AI is a significant priority for his team. "AI governance is so...
Jun 29, 2026
Some Indigenous people wary of Order of Canada's "colonial symbolism": federal study
OTTAWA - Indigenous community members have encouraged federal officials to reflect on how the Order of Canada can overcome its "deep colonial symbolism and associations," says an internal government p...
Jun 29, 2026
Revellers drench Mark Carney with water as Toronto celebrates Pride Parade
TORONTO - Toronto's annual Pride Parade on Sunday drew throngs of rainbow-clad partygoers, including the prime minister. Mark Carney joined the parade briefly with Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow, shaking h...
Jun 28, 2026
Poilievre asks Parliament to probe B.C. 'condo bailout' blocking 'a price correction'
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Parliament to probe Ottawa's proposal to convert unsold condominium units in British Columbia into affordable housing. In a letter to the Ho...
Jun 28, 2026
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Sarah Mills: Not every travel horror story is the airline's fault
Sarah Mills says a pregnant Winnipeg woman is disappointed in her WestJet experience after she made the choice to seek h...
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