Category Archives: Politics
Ukraine asks G7 to step up arms supply, pressure on Russia
WEISSENHAUS, Germany (AP) — Ukraine's foreign minister said Friday that his country is willing to engage in diplomatic talks with Russia to unblock grain supplies and to achieve a political solution to the war in Ukraine but won’t accept ultimatums
Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 13
Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are today: ____ Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford Windsor: Makes an announcement. 9:30 a.m. ____ NDP Leader Andrea Horwath Chatham-Kent: Announces a plan aimed at helping seniors stay...
Parks Canada capital budget falls as agency works on new plan for crumbling assets
OTTAWA — The capital budget for Canada's national parks and historic sites is being slashed by more than two-thirds this year even as more than 30 per cent of the agency's assets remain in poor or very poor condition. Parks Canada
Ontario NDP, Liberals eye four-day work weeks in proposed pilot projects
TORONTO — Two Ontario political parties are promising to explore a four-day work week if they form government, an idea that has met with great success in one southwestern township, but business groups are wary. The Liberals pledge to launch a
Feds seek dismissal of planned class action against RCMP over facial recognition tool
OTTAWA — The federal government is asking a judge to dismiss a Quebec photographer's bid for certification of a class-action lawsuit, possibly involving millions of people, over the RCMP's use of a controversial facial-recognition tool. In a submission...
Battle for the base: What Conservatives think of Lewis – in a race against Poilievre
EDMONTON — It was a common refrain heard from Conservative party members gathered in Edmonton to watch the leadership debate: I like Leslyn Lewis, but I'm picking Pierre Poilievre. “I wouldn’t be heartbroken if she won," said Deborah Price, who is
Live updates | Zelenskyy: No one can predict length of war
KYIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said although Ukrainians are doing everything they can to drive out the Russians, “no one today can predict how long this war will last.”
Australia says Chinese spy ship has been hugging west coast
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's defense minister said Friday that a Chinese warship with spying capabilities had been hugging the nation's western coastline in what amounted to an “aggressive act.”
Allies of Marcos Jr. set to dominate Philippine Congress
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Allies of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the presumptive next president of the Philippines, appear set to dominate both chambers of Congress, further alarming activists after the late dictator son's apparent election victory restored ...
US grappling with Native American boarding school history
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Deb Haaland is pushing the U.S. government to reckon with its role in Native American boarding schools like no other Cabinet secretary could — backed by personal experience, a struggle with losing her own Native language
