Category Archives: Politics
Poland to end state of emergency along border with Belarus
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's government announced Thursday that it will lift a state of emergency on July 1 along its border with Belarus as it completes the construction of a wall aimed at stopping migrants and refugees.
Pride organizers ban Manitoba premier, say she ducked out of parade
WINNIPEG — Organizers have banned Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson from future Pride events after she bowed out of an annual parade in Winnipeg. "She is not welcome any more to walk in Pride because she has flat out lied to our
Manitoba premier promotes backbencher Greg Nesbitt to cabinet to fill vacancy
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson has promoted a backbencher to cabinet. Greg Nesbitt, who represents the Riding Mountain constituency, is the province's new minister of natural resources and northern development. He replaces Scott Fielding...
Biden’s inflation crunch: Too much shopping – even at beach
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — While motorcading to his beach house last weekend, President Joe Biden could have looked out the window of his limousine and seen firsthand why he has struggled to contain inflation.
Justice Department opens probe into Louisiana State Police
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is opening a sweeping civil rights investigation into the Louisiana State Police amid mounting evidence that the agency has a pattern of looking the other way in the face of beatings
Poland’s PM pushes for more coal to lower heating costs
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister vowed Thursday to support higher production at the nation’s coal mines in order to bring down heating and energy prices that have soared amid the war in neighbouring Ukraine and the European Union's
German transport minister opposes EU combustion engine ban
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's transport minister voiced strong opposition Thursday to plans to ban the sale of new cars with combustion engines across the European Union in 2035, arguing this would discriminate against vehicles powered with synthetic fuels. ...
Biden pushing to lower ocean shipping costs, fight inflation
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden launched a renewed push Thursday to reduce the costs of shipping goods across oceans, a major challenge for retailers that the White House said has pushed up prices as the world emerges from the
Crown stays charge against federal public servant in echo of Mark Norman case
OTTAWA — The failed prosecution of vice-admiral Mark Norman loomed large on Thursday as a second federal official accused of leaking cabinet secrets about a $700-million shipbuilding contract walked out of an Ottawa courthouse a free man. More than thr...
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Crown drops case in shipbuilding leak trial
OTTAWA — The Crown is dropping its case against federal bureaucrat Matthew Matchett, accused of leaking secret cabinet documents about a $700-million shipbuilding contract. More coming. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 9, 2022...