Manitoba premier tours flooded cottage country as waters continue to rise
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson took a helicopter tour Tuesday of Whiteshell Provincial Park — the latest region of the province to be hit by floodwaters in one of the wettest springs on record. The park in southeastern Manitoba, which
Creator of popular kids’ YouTube channel slams federal online-streaming bill
OTTAWA — The Canadian creator of a children’s YouTube channel with 34.2 million subscribers has condemned the government’s online-streaming bill as a "bad piece of legislation" written by people who don't understand how digital platforms work. Morghan ...
New names for Fort Bragg, 8 other Army bases recommended
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fort Bragg would become Fort Liberty. Fort Gordon would be Fort Eisenhower. And, for the first time, Army bases would be named after Black soldiers and women. An independent commission on Tuesday recommended new names for nine
‘They have a right to be angry’: Trudeau says residential school legacy ongoing
VANCOUVER — It's been a difficult year for many since the discovery of unmarked graves at residential schools and those expressing anger are justified in doing so, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. Trudeau made the comment Tuesday after facing angry ...
Conservative leadership candidates to battle for crucial Quebec in French debate
OTTAWA — Expectations are high for ex-Quebec premier Jean Charest as he is set to take the stage for the French-language Conservative leadership debate in his home province, a crucial region that has proven instrumental in the party’s last two
Court battles go down to count deadline in Pa. Senate race
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former hedge fund CEO David McCormick went to Pennsylvania's highest court Tuesday in an eleventh-hour bid to help him close the gap in votes with celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania's neck-and-neck Republican p...
Court battles go down to count deadline in Pa. Senate race
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former hedge fund CEO David McCormick went to Pennsylvania's highest court Tuesday in an eleventh-hour bid to help him close the gap in votes with celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania's neck-and-neck Republican p...
Pandemic-weary Americans plan for summer despite COVID surge
HONOLULU (AP) — A high school prom in Hawaii where masked dancers weren't allowed to touch. A return to virtual city council meetings in one Colorado town after the mayor and others tested positive following an in-person session. A reinstated
From maybe to no: Alberta cabinet ministers give range of answers on replacing Kenney
EDMONTON — The race to replace Jason Kenney as United Conservative Party leader and Alberta premier has two entrants so far along with a number of cabinet ministers who, when asked if they plan to run, delivered answers ranging from
Ohioans got short shrift as political map fight dragged on
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Accusations have flown for months over who's to blame for Ohio's protracted redistricting predicament — a mess of a political mapmaking fight that's left the state without settled political maps and voters without a day for
