Lawyer charged in Durham probe demands more info about case
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorneys for a cybersecurity lawyer charged in a special counsel's probe into the Trump-Russia investigation asked federal prosecutors Wednesday to provide more information about the indictment, calling the allegations vague, ill-def...
Black state lawmakers decry flyers showing them as puppets
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two Black Democratic state legislators are accusing Virginia's Republican party of racism for sending out flyers with drawings showing them hoisted in the air by handheld strings — a depiction the party used to portray them
AG hopes to press anew for struck-down Kentucky abortion law
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's Republican attorney general laid out his strategy Wednesday to champion his state's embattled abortion law in court, calling his office the “last line of defense" for the measure that would block a second-trimester proc...
Manitoba nurses set to get retroactive raises under tentative agreement
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba Nurses Union has reached a tentative contract agreement with the province more than four years after the last deal expired. The union says it will not comment until the proposed deal is ratified, but confirmed a post
Judge orders Kentucky Democratic Party stalwart to prison
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A former Kentucky Democratic Party chair must report to prison next month on campaign finance charges, a federal judge ruled.
Judicial recount gives Trudeau’s Liberals one more victory in Quebec
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals have picked up another seat in Quebec after a judicial recount Wednesday. Elections Canada confirmed that incumbent Brenda Shanahan will be returning to Parliament after the recount declared her the winner in Châteauguay-L...
Nova Scotia’s top court finds systemic discrimination of people with disabilities
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's highest court has concluded there is systemic discrimination in the province against people with disabilities who are seeking services and housing in the community. In a landmark decision issued Wednesday, the Nova Scotia Court ...
New Brunswick’s ban on Thanksgiving gatherings dampens holiday spirit across province
MONCTON, N.B. — Brent Clark says the New Brunswick government should have decided a little earlier to prohibit Thanksgiving Day gatherings. Clark, a resident of Hartland, N.B., by the border with Quebec, said he had to cancel last minute a party
A look at COVID-19 vaccine certificate programs across Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test will be mandatory for people travelling by air and rail by the end of October. By the end of November, all travellers will need to
Record number of Saskatchewan residents hospitalized with COVID-19
REGINA — The number of Saskatchewan residents who are hospitalized with COVID-19 continues to climb to record levels. There are 356 people who are hospitalized with the virus, including 76 in intensive care -- the highest since the pandemic began. Th...