Category Archives: Politics
Northern premiers discuss Arctic sovereignty with PM in light of war in Ukraine
WHITEHORSE — Yukon's premier says he and the other two premiers of Canada's northern territories met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the national defence minister on Monday to discuss Arctic sovereignty and security in light of the war in
North Korea warns of nuclear response if South provokes it
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — For the second time this week, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un berated South Korea for touting its supposed preemptive strike capabilities against the North, saying her country’s nuclear forces would
Mississippi joins states limiting outside election funding
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is the latest Republican-led state to ban election offices from accepting donations from private groups for voting operations — a movement fueled by conservatives' suspicion of donations by Facebook founder Mark Zucker...
Veteran B.C. Liberal Stephanie Cadieux resigns seat, takes federal accessibility post
VICTORIA — A member of the British Columbia Liberal caucus is resigning her Surrey-area seat after 13 years at the legislature to become Canada's first chief accessibility officer. Stephanie Cadieux, who represents Surrey South, is the first woman ...
White House nuptials: Biden granddaughter to wed this fall
WASHINGTON (AP) — There's going to be a rare wedding reception at the White House this fall when Naomi Biden, President Joe Biden's granddaughter, celebrates her marriage to Peter Neal.
Man who chugged wine during US Capitol riot gets jail time
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man who swilled wine and stole a book while storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced to 90 days in jail on Monday.
Detroit is largest city to challenge 2020 census numbers
DETROIT (AP) — Majority-Black Detroit has become the largest U.S. city to challenge its figures from the 2020 census following a national head count in which the U.S. Census Bureau acknowledges that a higher percentage of African Americans were underco...
B.C. doubles number of subsidized seats in veterinary college to address shortage
VICTORIA — British Columbia is doubling the number of seats it will subsidize for first-year veterinary college students, a change the voice of the province's veterinarians says is a much-needed step forward to address a "tremendous" shortage of animal...
Outer Banks will soon open 2nd bridge to skirt flooded route
RODANTHE, N.C. (AP) — A bridge that will allow locals and tourists to avoid a perennially washed-out route on North Carolina’s Outer Banks is set to open to traffic this month.
Police find woman was not seriously injured by horse at ‘freedom convoy’ protest
OTTAWA — The Ontario police watchdog says a woman who claimed she was injured by a police horse during the "freedom convoy" protest was not hurt seriously enough to warrant an investigation. The Special Investigations Unit was looking into police behav...
