Category Archives: Politics
Elections Ontario offering more options for voting other than in person on June 2
TORONTO — Elections Ontario is encouraging residents to request mail-in ballots or take advantage of extra days of advanced voting this year in the hopes of thinning polling station crowds on the province's first – and hopefully only – election
Manitoba Tory government signals looser purse strings, health money coming in budget
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Progressive Conservative government, trailing in opinion polls with an election set for next year, is signalling that its upcoming budget will pump more money into health care and offer some sort of protection against rising infla...
‘A huge rift:’ COVID-19 response strains relationships in northern Alberta county
MACKENZIE COUNTY, ALBERTA — The mayor of High Level, a town in Alberta's far northwest corner, says she has not spoken to the county government for several weeks. "We're not at each other's throats, but it’s a very estranged relationship," say
‘It was the only one right decision:’ Canadian recounts time spent with Ukraine army
TORONTO — Just a few weeks ago Maksym Sliepukhov was taking cover in a Ukrainian forest after Russian missiles hit the army base where he and fellow international volunteers had been training for combat. It was a world away from his
US official: Russia appoints new Ukraine war commander
WASHINGTON (AP) — US official: Russia appoints new Ukraine war commander. The Associated Press
Experts: Asian population overcount masks community nuances
PHOENIX (AP) — Jennifer Chau was astonished last month when the U.S. Census Bureau's report card on how accurately it counted the U.S. population in 2020 showed that Asian people were overcounted by the highest rate of any race or
Some sirens sound in Poland’s disputed memorial observance
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Sirens went off in some Polish cities early Sunday to mark the anniversary of the 2010 presidential plane crash, despite widespread protests that their sound would be unnecessary trauma to hundreds of thousands of refugees from
GOP’s energy promises face limits in Pa. governor’s race
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican Bill McSwain pledges to be a pro-energy governor by “turning on the spigot of natural gas.” Another hopeful, Dave White, says he wants Pennsylvania “to be the energy capital of the world.” A third candidate,
Sri Lankans occupy president’s office entrance for 2nd day
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan protesters occupied the entrance to the president’s office for a second day on Sunday, demanding Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign over the debt-ridden country’s worst economic crisis in memory.
Frustration over COVID-19 restrictions boosts Quebec Conservatives ahead of fall vote
MONTREAL — As Quebec Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime arrived at a rally last Tuesday, he wore a mask, unlike most of the supporters he was greeting. In a province where opposition parties have generally backed the government's COVID-19 restrictions, D...
