Category Archives: Politics
Teachers’ union, Edmonton school board, worried about Alberta lifting COVID mask rule
EDMONTON — The president of the Alberta Teachers' Association says it is exploring legal options after the province announced it will lift the mask mandate in classrooms and take away power from school boards that disagree with the decision to
Democratic, GOP bargainers reach budget deal, 4 months late
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats and Republicans finally agreed on a framework for overall defense and domestic spending for this year, top lawmakers said Wednesday, opening the door to work on bills detailing how the government will spend well above $1
GOP undoes veto of Kansas map hurting Democrat; courts next
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas on Wednesday overrode the Democratic governor's veto of a redistricting plan that politically hurts the state's only Democrat in Congress, likely plunging Kansas into a national legal brawl amid the ...
New Brunswick to ease some COVID-19 public health restrictions after Feb. 18
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick announced Wednesday it will ease many COVID-19 restrictions next week, increasing gathering limits and allowing businesses to return to full capacity. Premier Blaine Higgs said the changes will take effect at 11:59 p.m. on F...
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney apologizes for comparing COVID-19 to AIDS
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he's sorry for comparing what he calls the stigma of being unvaccinated for COVID-19 to the plight of HIV-AIDS patients in the 1980s. "In my news conference yesterday I made an inappropriate analogy to
Cyprus: Migrant repatriations are key to easing overcrowding
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The repatriations of migrants who have had their asylum applications rejected is essential to easing overcrowding and reducing violence at a migrant reception camp, Cyprus' interior minister said Wednesday.
Capitol rioter draped in Confederate flag pleads guilty
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man who was draped in a Confederate flag when he stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, pleaded guilty Wednesday to joining the attack as a mob disrupted Congress from certifying Joe
Kentucky bill would create crime for intimidating officials
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky House committee advanced a bill Wednesday to create a misdemeanor crime for intimidating sports officials that would cover youth leagues to college venues.
Relief, caution and dismay around Alberta’s COVID-19 plan after lack of consultation
Alberta schools, municipalities and businesses are expressing dismay, relief and confusion as they scramble to adapt to the province lifting COVID-19 public health rules with what they say was no consultation and little advance notice. "In the same way...
Louisiana Senate candidate burns Confederate flag in new ad
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana candidate for the U.S. Senate burns a Confederate flag in his latest video ad, released Wednesday. Gary Chambers, a Baton Rouge
