Glencore pays up to $1.5B to resolve corruption claims
BERLIN (AP) — Commodities firm Glencore says it has reached deals with authorities in the United States, Britain and Brazil to resolve corruption allegations in return for penalties totaling up to $1.5 billion.
Ontario Liberal Leader tries to make himself known, says his politics are personal
TORONTO — Anyone who has heard Steven Del Duca speak during this election campaign likely knows he has two daughters in public school, two elderly parents who want to age at home, and that his Saturday mornings include grocery shopping
Saskatchewan signs $32M long-term care agreement with Ottawa
SASKATOON — Saskatchewan and the federal government have reached a $32-million agreement to support long-term care, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday during a visit to the province. “As we recover from this pandemic, we must all continu...
Tory leadership contenders cross swords on inflation, Quebec’s secularism law
LAVAL, Que. — Candidates competing to lead the federal Conservatives traded barbsover contentious language laws, inflation and the trucker convoy in the race's only French-language debate Wednesday night, with Pierre Poilievre finding himself on the de...
Young people living in Halifax say they are being priced out of the city they love
HALIFAX — Gina Grattan moved to Halifax from her hometown of Amherst, N.S., when she was 18, and she says living in her chosen city is becoming increasingly difficult — despite working two jobs. “Halifax is my home, and I'd like
Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 25
Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are today: ____ Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford Brampton: Makes an announcement. 10 a.m. ____ NDP Leader Andrea Horwath Toronto: Announces plan to deliver mental health care to youn...
Saving the children: War closes in on eastern Ukrainian town
BAKHMUT, Ukraine (AP) — Chunks of thick, twisted metal and wood splinters lie among the swings and slides in the playground outside a bombed-out school. Some streets away, a yellow bathtub dangles over the void left when part of an
Scars of war seem to be everywhere in Ukraine after 3 months
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — Piano music wafted from an apartment block on a recent spring evening in Kramatorsk, blending with distant artillery fire for a surreal soundtrack to a bomb-scarred neighborhood in the eastern Ukrainian city.
US to end Russia’s ability to pay international investors
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will close the last avenue for Russia to pay its billions in debt back to international investors on Wednesday, making a Russian default on its debts for the first time since the Bolshevik Revolution all
Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger beats Trump ally
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who was a top target of former President Donald Trump, has won the Republican primary as he seeks reelection.
