Category Archives: Politics
EU agrees on Russia sanctions so far, but energy divides
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union preserved a sense of rarely seen unity through four rounds of unprecedented sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. But at a summit Thursday, the 27 leaders faced division on the biggest issue
EU regulator advises AstraZeneca’s COVID drug be cleared
LONDON (AP) — The European Union's drug regulator said Thursday it was recommending that an antibody medication developed by AstraZeneca be authorized to help some vulnerable people avoid getting sick with the coronavirus.
EXPLAINER: How the US and allies can freeze Russian gold
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and its allies said Thursday they're moving to block financial transactions with Russia's Central Bank that involve gold, aiming to further restrict the country's ability to use its international reserves because of Vladimir ...
Canada to resume exports of P.E.I. potatoes to U.S. after potato wart halted trade
WASHINGTON — The United States began easing its lockdown on Prince Edward Island potatoes Thursday, reaching an "understanding" with Ottawa four months after concerns about a soil-borne fungus first blocked one of the province's most famous exports fro...
Public memorials set for late-US Rep Don Young next week
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Public memorial services are planned for next week in the Washington, D.C.-area and in Alaska to honor the late-U.S. Rep. Don Young. Young's
Italian lawmakers probe Russian pandemic mission’s motives
ROME (AP) — An Italian Parliament committee that deals with intelligence matters summoned former Premier Giuseppe Conte on Thursday over growing concerns that a Russian military and medical team sent to help Italy early in the COVID-19 pandemic was rea...
Leadership rivals shouldn’t be calling each other ‘not Conservative,’ says Bergen
OTTAWA — Conservative interim leader Candice Bergen says leadership contenders should avoid calling those they disagree with on policy "not Conservative." Bergen, who was first elected in 2008 and has led the party since early February, says Conservati...
3 US Muslims sue over religious questioning by officers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three Muslim Americans filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging that U.S. border officers questioned them about their religious beliefs in violation of their constitutional rights when they returned from international travel.
Design for national LGBTQ2+ monument inspired by thundercloud and disco balls
OTTAWA — A national LGBTQ2+ monument — inspired by a dramatic thundercloud — is to be built in Ottawa by 2025. The winning design, featuring a silver mirrored mosaic interior influenced by a thunderhead cloud and disco balls, was unveiled today
Kansas lawmaker apologizes for equating gavel with tomahawk
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas House member has apologized after asking a Native American lawmaker if she used a tomahawk rather than a gavel when she was presiding over the House.
