Tag Archives: Politics

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Over jeers of "shame" shouted from the gallery, New Jersey lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to overhaul the state's open public records law despite objections from civil rig...

Ottawa city officials say Israel's flag will be raised Tuesday in a private event to mark the country's national day. In a statement, the city says it's agreed to allow the Jewish Federation of Ottawa...

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will ask the province's police watchdog to investigate how officers forcibly cleared out two pro-Palestinian protests on university campus...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A political action committee that helps Republicans get elected to Congress is doing the unusual - spending more than $450,000 to defeat a GOP incumbent. That incumbent, conservative...

VICTORIA - The B.C. and federal governments have set aside nearly $254 million to expand rebates to convert home heating and cooling systems to more climate-friendly options with a focus on low- and m...

WINNIPEG - Crews are continuing to battle a wildfire in northwest Manitoba that has forced the evacuation of some 550 residents. Earl Simmons, the province's wildfire director, says the blaze near Cra...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Recreational marijuana could be available for sale in Ohio by mid-June, after new licensing rules for dispensaries cleared a key legislative hurdle Monday. Adult-use sales have b...

CALGARY - The petition effort to recall Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek has officially failed. The city clerk says the petition collected fewer than 70,000 signatures, well short of the 514,000 needed unde...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Impassioned supporters and opponents of a far-reaching Equal Rights Amendment to the Minnesota Constitution flocked to the State Capitol ahead of crucial votes aimed at putting ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Republicans said Monday that the state Senate would vote to override up to 36 of the governor's vetoes, including a bill to fight PFAS pollution - moves that Democrats derided as ...