Category Archives: Politics
EXPLAINER: Is stuck convoy in Ukraine a setback for Russia?
WASHINGTON (AP) — For days, a massive Russian military convoy has sat, largely stalled about 15 miles (25 kilometers) outside Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, which is believed to be the central target of Moscow's war.
Peace Corps plans to start sending volunteers overseas again
The Peace Corps will start sending volunteers overseas again in mid-March after it evacuated them from posts around the world two years ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government program announced Thursday.
Canada’s Ukraine refugee plan praised, but questions raised about other war escapees
OTTAWA — Canada's decision to welcome an unlimited number of Ukrainians to Canada on a temporary basis marks a positive and hopefully permanent change to the way the country handles major crises around the world, the Canadian Council for Refugees
Biden offers humanitarian relief to Ukrainians in the US
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration offered humanitarian relief to Ukrainians in the United States on Thursday, which could protect thousands from being deported to their war-torn homeland.
US citizen charged with violating Crimea-related sanctions
NEW YORK (AP) — A former CNBC and Fox News employee has been arrested in London for his work as a television producer for a Russian media baron tied to aggression in Ukraine over the past eight years, particularly in
Man facing death in couple’s fatal stabbing gets reprieve
HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas inmate who was scheduled to be the first to be executed by the state this year received a reprieve from an appeals court on Thursday.
Biden ends forced arbitration for sexual assault, harassment
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday gave victims of workplace sexual assault or harassment the right to seek recourse in a court of law instead of through forced arbitration proceedings.
Premier not concerned about impacts to B.C. after Canada raises tariffs for Russia
VICTORIA — B.C.'s premier says he supports the federal government's decision to impose a 35 per cent tariff on Russian and Belarusian exports to Canada. John Horgan says the Finance Ministry is looking into the potential consequences for the private s...
Texas appeals halt of investigation of trans teen’s parents
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is appealing a judge's ruling that prevents the state from investigating a transgender teenager's parents over gender confirming care she received. Republican
Trudeau calls for stop to attacks on nuclear plant in Ukraine
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is condemning attacks on a major nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Trudeau said late Thursday that he had spoken with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about "the horrific attacks at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear p...
