Press secretary hopes her rise helps kids ‘dream bigger’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Karine Jean-Pierre, the new White House press secretary, hopes she can inspire young people to “dream big and dream bigger” now that she has broken a barrier by becoming the first Black and gay woman to be
Trump-backed Mastriano wins GOP Pennsylvania governor nod
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Doug Mastriano won the Republican nomination for Pennsylvania governor on Tuesday, beating eight other candidates and a party establishment that had tried to head off his nomination over fears that he is too extreme to win
Edwards ousts North Carolina Rep. Cawthorn in GOP primary
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — First-term U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn lost his Republican primary race Tuesday to state Sen. Chuck Edwards, after the pro-Donald Trump firebrand's personal and political blunders translated into voter unhappiness.
Arizona state senator slammed for Buffalo shooting comments
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Senate on Monday opened an ethics investigation into a firebrand Republican member who tweeted inflammatory comments about last weekend's racist attack at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket that left 10 people dead.
Quotes from the Ontario party leaders’ debate ahead of the June 2 election
TORONTO — Ontario party leaders faced off in a televised debate Monday night ahead of the June 2 election. Here are some key quotes: "Under yourself and the former premier Kathleen Wynne, you destroyed this province. The economy was going downhill
Migrant border entries rise in April, boosted by Ukrainians
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. authorities said Monday that they stopped migrants more than 234,000 times in April, one of the highest marks in decades as the Biden administration prepares to lift pandemic-era restrictions on claiming asylum.
North Korea reports another fever surge amid COVID-19 crisis
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Tuesday reported another large jump in illnesses believed to be COVID-19 and encouraged good health habits, as a mass outbreak spreads through its unvaccinated population and military officers were deployed to d...
Joly condemns Israeli police behaviour at Palestinian journalist’s funeral
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is condemning as appalling images of Israeli police pushing and hitting mourners at the funeral of an Al Jazeera journalist who was shot while working in the West Bank. Joly says the behaviour by
Alberta premier dismisses need for big number in leadership review
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he doesn’t need overwhelming support in a leadership review because the pool of voters has been diluted by thousands of angry members bent on destruction. “This is a totally different dynamic,” Kenney said f...
White House moves to loosen remittance, flight rules on Cuba
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Monday that it will expand flights to Cuba, take steps to loosen restrictions on U.S. travelers to the island, and lift Trump-era restrictions on remittances that immigrants can send to people on the...