Category Archives: Politics
Govt watchdog faults Postal Service analysis of new trucks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service relied on false assumptions as it evaluated purchases of a new generation of delivery vehicles, a government watchdog said Tuesday.
New Brunswick reports nine more deaths as new website for COVID-19 data launched
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is reporting nine deaths from COVID-19 for the week that ended Saturday, bringing the total to 358 since the start of the pandemic. Health officials said Tuesday 12 more people were admitted to hospital for COVID-19 over
Germany shuts down darknet platform specializing in drugs
BERLIN (AP) — German investigators on Tuesday shut down a Russian-language darknet marketplace that they say specialized in drug dealing, seizing bitcoin worth 23 million euros ($25.3 million).
Meet NATO defence spending target in budget, says Business Council of Canada
OTTAWA — One of Canada's most influential business lobby groups is making an unprecedented request for increased defence spending in Thursday's federal budget because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Business Council of Canada says it is time for C...
Manitoba cabinet minister says welfare reform won’t result in cuts to benefits
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says there will be no cuts to benefits or stricter eligibility requirements under its plan to reform welfare. "There will not," Families Minister Rochelle Squires said Tuesday. "We're continuing to offer programs for ...
Biden orders push on long COVID, pandemic’s shadowy mystery
WASHINGTON (AP) — Confronting the pandemic's lasting shadow, President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered a new national research push on long COVID, while also directing federal agencies to support patients dealing with the mysterious and debilitating condi...
Georgia legislature drifts right in 2022 election year
ATLANTA (AP) — In the final hours of its 2022 session, Georgia's General Assembly pivoted from celebrating a towering bipartisan mental health overhaul to bitterly debating Republican efforts to ban transgender girls from playing sports — one of many a...
US: Discrimination based on opioid treatment violates law
A deepening opioid epidemic is prompting the U.S. Department of Justice to warn about discrimination against those who are prescribed medication to treat their addictions. In guidelines
After Trump backed her foe, SC’s Mace says she raised $1M
U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina raised more than $1 million in the first quarter of this year, the bulk of that haul coming in the weeks after former President Donald Trump threw his backing behind one of her
Analysis: 3 GOP senators buck party to back Biden court pick
WASHINGTON (AP) — By announcing they will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, three Republican senators are marking the historical moment by building legacies of their own.
