Category Archives: Politics
Omicron remains the most common COVID-19 variant among B.C. residents
VICTORIA — British Columbia recorded another 23 deaths linked to COVID-19 in the week ending April 9. New cases reported for the same period were 1,770. In its weekly reporting of pandemic statistics, the BC Centre for Disease Control figures
Maine House advances plan to give state tribes sovereignty
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine House voted Thursday to give the state’s tribes the same rights enjoyed by Native Americans elsewhere across the country, a first step in an effort to uphold the tribes’ sovereignty.
Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions, by the numbers
OTTAWA — 692 million tonnes: Canada's total greenhouse gas emissions reported in 2020. 738 million tonnes: Canada's total greenhouse gas emissions reported in 2019. 408 to 445 million tonnes: Canada's targeted greenhouse gas emissions for 2030. 200,000...
As the Charter turns 40, human rights groups say it hasn’t achieved ‘full potential’
OTTAWA — Canadian human rights organizations say the 40th anniversary of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms is an opportunity to acknowledge its shortcomings and call for change. Sen. Marilou McPhedran, who was involved in campaigning for stronger gen...
Nebraska GOP governor hopeful accused of groping women
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A top Republican candidate for Nebraska governor faced an onslaught of criticism Thursday after several women, including a GOP state lawmaker, alleged that he groped them at public events and forcibly kissed one woman.
State lawyer alleges Newsom interfered in Activision lawsuit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A lawyer for California's civil rights agency has resigned over what she alleged were undue attempts by Gov. Gavin Newsom and his office to interfere in a state lawsuit against video game giant Activision Blizzard.
Capital city defrauded out of more than half a million dollars, police investigating
OTTAWA — Police are investigating an illegal transaction that saw Canada's capital city defrauded out of more than half a million dollars. A memo to the city's council shows staff found an irregularity on April 11 related to a $558,000 payment
Ontario’s top doctor to recommend extending mask mandate for hospitals, transit
TORONTO — Ontario's chief medical officer of health will recommend that the province extend remaining mask mandates – in settings such as hospitals, long-term care and public transit – as new COVID-19 modelling suggests a tenuous plateau in transmissio...
Black balloons, rallies, calls for safer supply in B.C. on sombre OD anniversary
VANCOUVER — Families whose loved ones have fatally overdosed in British Columbia are calling for the province to prioritize a safer supply of drugs to match the urgency that came with the declaration of a public health emergency six years
Lawsuit over Idaho transgender athlete ban likely to proceed
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal lawsuit challenging Idaho’s ban on transgender athletes in women’s sports will likely move forward after both sides agreed that the woman who sued is again enrolled at Boise State University and competing in school
