Category Archives: Politics
US judge suspends Oregon ban on homebuyer ‘love letters’
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge last week issued a preliminary injunction blocking Oregon’s ban on so-called real estate “love letters” — the nickname for personal notes from prospective homebuyers to home sellers.
US sends home suspected ’20th hijacker’ from Guantanamo
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Saudi prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center who was suspected of trying to join the 9/11 hijackers has been sent back to his home country for treatment for mental illness, the Department of Defense said
Saskatchewan’s Opposition calls on government to stop collecting gasoline tax
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says his government will not follow Alberta's lead by reducing a provincial tax on gasoline. Moe says nothing has been removed from the table, but a tax cut is not under consideration. "Alberta is free to
Ex-king to visit Spain ‘periodically,’ but will live abroad
MADRID (AP) — King Felipe VI is accepting his father’s desire to return to Spain for periodic visits, although Juan Carlos I will remain based in the United Arab Emirates where he moved in 2020 following probes into his financial
Fines issued after plane with Russian nationals on board grounded in Yellowknife
YELLOWKNIFE — Transport Canada says a plane carrying two Russian nationals that was grounded in Yellowknife last week broke airspace restrictions. It says the plane's two pilots and the Russian who chartered the plane each have been fined $3,000, while...
Texas county finds 10K uncounted ballots from primary day
HOUSTON (AP) — About 10,000 mail ballots were tabulated but not counted in Texas' most populous county on the day of last week's election, officials said, adding to the delay in determining some winners in the nation's first primary of
A look at Canada’s sanctions and other actions against Russia
Canada has toughened sanctions against Russia following Moscow's attack on neighbouring Ukraine. There are now more than 1,000 people and entities sanctioned, or in the process of being sanctioned, by Canada since Russia's 2014 annexation of Ukraine's ...
N.L. NDP claims another seat in the legislature as Labrador Independent joins party
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Independent member for Labrador's north coast region is joining the provincial New Democrats. Lela Evans is the member for Torngat Mountains, which comprises the region's five Inuit coastal communities and the Innu community of N...
Pentagon to shut down leaking fuel tank facility in Hawaii
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department will permanently shut down the Navy's massive fuel tank facility in Hawaii that leaked petroleum into Pearl Harbor's tap water, and will remove all the fuel, the Pentagon said Monday.
Canada planning for global food emergency, as Ukraine attack risks wheat supply
OTTAWA — Russia's invasion of Ukraine has sparked major disruptions to a United Nations program that helps prevent hunger around the world, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Monday during a trip to Europe aimed at working with allies to respond
