Category Archives: Politics
‘We were 100 per cent sure.’ Mounties mistakenly thought N.S. gunman had shot himself
HALIFAX — It is one of the most perplexing aspects about the mass shooting in Nova Scotia that claimed 22 lives: after killing 13 people in Portapique, N.S., late on April 18, 2020, the killer decided it was time to
Echoing Churchill, Zelenskyy vows Ukraine will fight to end
LONDON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy evoked wartime British leader Winston Churchill on Tuesday as he told the U.K. Parliament that Ukrainians would fight Russian invaders to the end in the country's forests, fields and streets.
Kuwait’s ex-premier, officials acquitted in corruption case
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Kuwaiti court on Tuesday acquitted two former ministers and their co-defendants of the corruption charges they faced in an explosive case that tarnished the government and was widely seen as a test of
Legault picks April 11 for Montreal-area byelection after being accused of stalling
QUEBEC — Voters on Montreal's south shore will choose their new provincial legislature member on April 11. François Legault's government announced the byelection date today for the Marie-Victorin riding, a former stronghold of the sovereigntist Parti ...
Berliners open their hearts, homes to those fleeing Ukraine
BERLIN (AP) — Emmanuel Oyedele’s dream of getting a business degree in Ukraine lies shattered in the rubble of Russia’s sudden fierce military assault, but right now the 28-year-old Nigerian says he feels blessed.
‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill passes in Florida, goes to governor
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's Republican-dominated legislature passed a bill Tuesday to forbid instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, rejecting a wave of criticism from Democrats that it marginal...
Ontario Tory MP Leslyn Lewis confirms second bid for party leader
OTTAWA — Rookie Ontario MP Leslyn Lewis is taking a second run at the Conservative leadership. She confirmed her candidacy in a 45-second video shared on social media Tuesday and emailed supporters asking for help to collect the 500 signatures she
Montreal police adding surveillance cameras to fight crime, worrying community groups
Montreal police are planning to install nine more security cameras across the city in response to a rise in violent crime, but community groups are questioning whether the technology works to deter crime or is a waste of money. With the
Proud Boys leader charged with conspiracy in Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — A leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was arrested Tuesday on a conspiracy charge for his suspected role in a coordinated attack on the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying Democrat Joe Biden’s 2020
Ga. high court refuses to toss indictment against ex-officer
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's highest court Tuesday affirmed a lower court decision that declined to quash the indictment of a former Atlanta police officer who's charged with murder in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man who was driving out
