Category Archives: Politics
Treasury Secretary Yellen expects inflation to ‘remain high’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen acknowledged Tuesday that she and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell “could have used a better word” than “transitory” when describing the expected run of inflation in the U.S. economy. She added that ...
30 cases in a month: Abortion, guns top justices’ to-do list
WASHINGTON (AP) — Curbing abortion rights and expanding the right to be armed in public are long-sought goals of the conservative legal movement that the Supreme Court seems poised to deliver within the next month.
Bureaucrat tried to undercut cabinet’s powers with shipbuilding project leak: Crown
OTTAWA — A federal public servant was accused Tuesday of trying to undercut cabinet's decision-making powers by intentionally leaking sensitive documents about a $700-million shipbuilding project. Crown prosecutor Mark Covan levelled the accusation dur...
Federal Court says it lacks jurisdiction to hear CSIS employee’s discrimination claim
OTTAWA — A federal judge has tossed out a Canadian Security Intelligence Service employee's discrimination lawsuit against the spy service, saying Sameer Ebadi should have followed the internal grievance procedures available to him. In his newly relea...
Chief electoral officer wants law against false claims meant to undermine elections
OTTAWA — Canada's chief electoral officer is calling for changes to the country's election law to combat foreign interference in elections and the spread of misinformation. Stéphane Perrault has suggested creating a new offence of making false statemen...
Son of Buffalo victim pushes Congress: ‘What are you doing?’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of Ruth Whitfield, an 86-year-old woman killed when a gunman opened fire in a racist attack on Black shoppers in Buffalo, New York, challenged Congress Tuesday to act against the "cancer of white supremacy” and
Conservatives, NDP demand more action from Liberals to reduce cost of living
OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives and New Democrats both delivered forceful pleas to the government on Tuesday to do more to address the cost-of-living crisis in Canada, though the parties diverged on what they want to see from the Liberals. Interim
No justice reform in Poland, no money, EU chief vows
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s chief executive vowed Tuesday that Poland would get no money from the bloc’s vast pandemic relief fund until the right-wing government rolls back measures deemed to limit the independence of the country’s judiciary....
Big campaign question for Democrats: Focus on Jan. 6 or not?
NEW YORK (AP) — As he prepares for a daunting reelection fight in the sprawling New Jersey suburbs, Democratic Rep. Tom Malinowski points to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and argues that Republican control of Congress could
Saskatchewan’s equity policy hasn’t been updated in 22 years: auditor
REGINA — Saskatchewan's auditor says policy designed to eliminate barriers in government workplaces for people of colour or with disabilities hasn't been updated in almost 22 years. Tara Clemett said in a report covering the last six months of 2021 tha...