Category Archives: Politics
Scrap thresholds in requests to decriminalize simple drug possession: coalition
OTTAWA — More than 20 advocacy organizations are urging the federal minister of mental health and addictions to not require quantity limits from jurisdictions requesting to decriminalize simple drug possession. Legal and health organizations have asked...
Biden announces major non-NATO ally status for Colombia
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that he intends to designate Colombia as a major non-NATO ally, a step that will provide the Latin American nation with benefits in the areas of defense, trade and security cooperation.
Premier won’t call for sanctions on oligarch who owns shares in Saskatchewan mill
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he's not calling on Ottawa to sanction a Russian oligarch who's a major shareholder in a U.K.-incorporated multinational manufacturing company that operates a steel mill in Regina. The British government, cl...
Cyprus rights official: Young migrants in ‘miserable’ camp
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The war in Ukraine has focused the world’s attention on the plight of millions fleeing the country. But migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and elsewhere continue to reach ethnically divided Cyprus, where authorities say they’...
Wisconsin lawsuit accuses 3 GOP congressmen of insurrection
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin liberals on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Republican Sen. Ron Johnson and two other GOP congressmen are insurrectionists in violation of the U.S. Constitution for their words and actions in support of Don...
Budget office says federal spending on health care going up faster than planned
OTTAWA — Federal spending on health care and elderly benefits are set to rise at a faster clip over the next 12 months than previously planned under forecasts the parliamentary budget officer warns don't account for looming budget promises. Health tran...
Right whale protection measures to return ahead of migration into Canadian seas
HALIFAX — The federal government has announced its fishery and vessel management measures for the 2022 season to protect North Atlantic right whales as the endangered animals migrate into Canadian waters. Officials said in a statement today the Fisheri...
US misjudged Ukraine’s will to fight Russia, officials admit
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. intelligence officials admitted Thursday that they underestimated Ukraine’s ability to defend itself against Russia’s invasion, a mistake for intelligence agencies that have otherwise been lauded for accurately predicting Rus...
Pence meets far-right Israelis on West Bank holy site tour
JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke with two far-right Israelis with past links to a banned Jewish terror group during a visit to a hard-line settlement in the occupied West Bank.
Alberta premier tells municipalities no time to super-spend despite soaring oil cash
EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney is telling municipal leaders that while Alberta is once again flush with oil cash, now is not the time to put spending into overdrive. Kenney says oil revenues that are soaring can just as quickly fall,
