EXPLAINER: How does Australia’s election process work?
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australians vote Saturday to elect their 47th Parliament since federation in 1901 and will likely either return Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s conservative coalition for a fourth three-year term or make opposition leader Ant...
EXPLAINER: How do Australian parties differ on key issues?
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s center-left opposition Labor Party has outspent the ruling conservative Liberal Party-led coalition in election promises during the six-week campaign leading up to the vote on Saturday.
Chief sees process of ‘exhumation to memorialization’ at Kamloops, B.C., graves site
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — After a year of grieving since the detection of 215 suspected unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, a new phase begins in the journey of the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation — bringing the
Prince Charles and Camilla wrap Canadian tour, but calls for reconciliation continue
YELLOWKNIFE — The Dene drum dance features the rhythmic pounding of caribou hide drums, singing, and dancers moving in a clockwise circle following the sun. In the 220-person Northwest Territories community of Dettah on Thursday, the drum dance also f...
High gas prices front and centre in Ontario election as NDP propose cap, regulation
TORONTO — Sky high gas prices have Ontario's political parties debating what should be done about the cost to fill up – to cut? To cap? To regulate? To look well beyond the pumps themselves? The NDP is promising they would
Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 20
Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are today: ____ Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford Niagara Falls: Holds a photo opportunity, 11:30 a.m. ____ NDP Leader Andrea Horwath No scheduled in-person public events, as she is i...
Community to meet to discuss proposed feedlot near fragile Alberta recreational lake
Cottage owners and farmers who say a proposed feedlot threatens the water quality of a popular lake are to gather this weekend to discuss how they can keep making their case to the regulatory body that will rule on the
Philippines establishes coast guard outposts in disputed sea
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines has established three coast guard outposts on three islands in the disputed South China Sea to monitor ship movements and promote safety, officials said Friday, amid increasing maritime tensions with China. ...
Philippines establishes coast guard outposts in disputed sea
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines has established three coast guard outposts on three islands in the disputed South China Sea to monitor ship movements and promote safety, coast guard officials said Friday, amid increasing maritime tensions wi...
As Biden visits Asia, China launches South China Sea drills
BEIJING (AP) — China is holding military exercises in the disputed South China Sea coinciding with U.S. President Joe Biden’s visits to South Korea and Japan that are largely focused on countering the perceived threat from Beijing.