Category Archives: Politics
Legault warns new Liberal-NDP alliance will trigger confrontation with provinces
Quebec Premier François Legault is warning that the new alliance between the federal Liberals and the NDP is going to trigger a confrontation with the provinces, particularly around health care. Legault's comments to reporters on Wednesday were in reac...
Patients in B.C. waiting too long for surgery, not being counted by province: doctor
VANCOUVER — The incoming leader of a group that represents surgeons across British Columbia is questioning the health minister's claims that nearly all surgeries that were cancelled in the first and later waves of the pandemic have been completed. Dr. ...
Highlights of Saskatchewan government budget include smaller deficit, new taxes
REGINA — Premier Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party government tabled its 2021-22 budget on Wednesday. Here are some of the highlights: — A $463 million deficit, $2.1 billion less than what was expected in the fall. — A goal to eliminate the deficit
City of Toronto unveils 10-year plan for reconciliation with Indigenous peoples
TORONTO — The City of Toronto has unveiled a proposed 10-year plan for reconciliation with its Indigenous residents. The 2022-2032 Reconciliation Action Plan is aimed at healing the many traumas Indigenous people have been subjected to, including force...
Washington governor signs bills tightening gun rules
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a package of bills Wednesday tightening the state's gun laws, including a measure that bans the manufacture, distribution and sale of firearm magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition....
IRS unit gets no funds to enforce sanctions on rich Russians
WASHINGTON (AP) — For all of the talk about slapping sanctions on Russian oligarchs, there was a notable omission in the Ukraine aid package approved this month by Congress: An infusion of money for the IRS criminal investigation arm tasked
Belarus grants asylum to suspect in US Capitol riot
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former San Francisco Bay Area resident facing federal criminal charges from the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol has been granted asylum in Belarus, the former Soviet nation's state media reported Tuesday.
Idaho governor signs abortion ban modeled on Texas law
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho on Wednesday became the first state to enact a law modeled after a Texas statute banning abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and allowing it to be enforced through lawsuits to avoid constitutional court
5th worker charged with sex abuse at federal women’s prison
WASHINGTON (AP) — A fifth worker at a federal women’s prison in California has been charged with sexually abusing an inmate, and prosecutors say more arrests are expected at the lockup.
Transgender athlete ban heads to South Carolina Senate floor
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — After nearly two years of work, supporters of a bill that would ban transgender students from playing girls' and women's sports in South Carolina high schools and public colleges have gotten a proposal out of committee.
