Category Archives: Politics
Capitol rioter from Idaho gets 4 years for attacking police
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man who hit a police officer with a pipe as part of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last year was sentenced Friday to more than four years in federal prison.
Finnish leader meets Biden, weighs NATO as war deepens
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden met with Finland's President Sauli Niinisto Friday with the Finns at a crossroads: Whether to move closer to the rest of Europe and the West by trying to join NATO as neighboring Russia pummels
Pence hits Trump: No room in GOP for ‘apologists for Putin’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence urged Republicans to move on from the 2020 election and declared that “there is no room in this party for apologists for Putin” as he further cemented his break from former President
Trudeau announces spending for transit projects in Mississauga, Ont.
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says three levels of government are coming together to improve the transit system in Mississauga, Ont. He announced Friday that the federal, provincial and municipal governments will spend a combined $6...
Decision lifts certain contribution limits in Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Individuals will be allowed to make unlimited contributions to candidates following a decision by the commission that oversees Alaska campaign finance rules, officials said.
Ottawa needs to help level playing field between Canadian media and big tech: Forum
OTTAWA — The Public Policy Forum says "urgent" action is needed from the Canadian government to level the playing field between news media and tech giants such as Meta and Google amid broad revenue declines in the media industry. In a
Patrick Brown’s decision whether to enter the Conservative race coming ‘soon’
OTTAWA — A spokesman for Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown says he will soon make a decision about whether to enter the Conservative party leadership race. Gary Collins says Brown is pleased with the rules the party's leadership election organizing committe...
Witness: Jan. 6 rioter wanted to remove ‘corrupt’ lawmakers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first person to be tried in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol was a Texas militia member who advocated for physically removing and replacing “corrupt” members of Congress as he drove to Washington, D.C.,
Just desserts! Strawberry shortcake bill sent to Florida gov
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers are hoping Gov. Ron DeSantis is a fan of strawberry shortcake. The House voted 109-4 on Friday to send the governor
Canada scrambles to rebook rapid test deliveries amid ban of Russian planes
OTTAWA — Canada is rescheduling 11 planeloads of rapid tests this month that were due to be delivered via Russian cargo jets. A Russian-owned cargo plane successfully delivered a shipment of tests to Canada Sunday morning at the Toronto Pearson Interna...
