Category Archives: Politics
Canada Infrastructure Bank commits $80 million for clean power project
ATLIN, B.C. — The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) is committing $80 million toward the Atlin Hydroelectricity Expansion, a clean power project it says will benefit residents of the Yukon territory. The commitment is in collaboration with Tlingit Homel...
Minimum wage bill and others expected to pass before Manitoba legislature break
WINNIPEG — Politicians at the Manitoba legislature were preparing to pass more than 20 bills into law Wednesday night, including one to increase the minimum wage, before breaking for the summer. The bills, some of which were first put before the
Quebec ends COVID-19 state of emergency, but government will retain some powers
Quebec has passed a law that ends the COVID-19 state of emergency today, but the government will retain some extra powers until the end of the year. The state of emergency was declared on March 13, 2020, and has allowed the
Medical pot bill resurfaces in NC Senate, heading to floor
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Legislation authorizing marijuana for medical use in North Carolina and developing a system to grow, sell and regulate cannabis was recommended by a state Senate committee Wednesday, nine months after it last surfaced.
Ex-governor seeks to open medical marijuana testing facility
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Mississippi Gov. Ronnie Musgrove is teaming up with a health care executive to apply for a state license to open a medical marijuana testing facility.
Wisconsin judge upholds legality of private election grants
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin circuit court judge ruled Wednesday that it was legal for private grants from a group funded by Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg to be sent to the Democratic stronghold of Madison to help it run
Liberals pressed on whether B.C. drug decriminalization could pave the way
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals faced calls Wednesday to take a national approach to decriminalization amid the mounting death toll of the opioid crisis, even as the House of Commons voted against an NDP bill to allow drugs for personal
Biden says 1st female armed services chief is ‘about time’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden hailed Adm. Linda Fagan as new Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard and the armed forces' first female service chief, declaring during a change of command ceremony on Wednesday, “It's about time.”
With Roe in doubt, states weigh letting nurses do abortions
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Abortion rights advocates saw a problem: There’s a limited pool of medical providers who can legally perform abortions. In some states, one solution has been to authorize more providers beyond just physicians.
Biden says he wasn’t informed early on of baby formula woes
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he was not briefed on the prospect of nationwide shortages of infant formula for about two months, and he acknowledged the strain on families as his administration struggles to address the