NDP increase ODSP campaign pledge, promise to double current rate in second year
BRAMPTON, Ont. — Ontario's New Democrats say they'll boost their planned increases to the province's disability support program. The change follows criticism that the initial 20 per cent increase the party promised to implement immediately would keep t...
‘Anxiety and frustration’: Demonstrators protest Quebec language law
MONTREAL — On a scorching Saturday, demonstrators streamed through downtown Montreal to protest Quebec's contentious language bill, demanding it be scrapped to preserve the rights of anglophones, allophones and Indigenous communities. The protesters, w...
A guide to the May 17 primary election in Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Candidates in Kentucky's May 17 primary are hoping for the chance to earn their party’s nominations in federal, state and local races.
McConnell, GOP senators meet Zelenskyy in surprise Kyiv stop
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and a delegation of GOP senators met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv during an unannounced visit Saturday, delivering the latest show of American solidarity with the countr...
Dr. Scott Jensen wins GOP endorsement for Minnesota governor
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — Dr. Scott Jensen, a skeptic of the government's response to COVID-19, won the Minnesota GOP's endorsement after a wild ride on Saturday to challenge Democratic Gov. Tim Walz in the November election, going over the top
EXPLAINER: Why stakes are high in trial tied to Russia probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first trial resulting from special counsel John Durham’s investigation of the early days of the Trump-Russia probe hardly seems an explosive affair. It’s about a single false statement that a cybersecurity lawyer with ties to the
Funding decrease for Saskatchewan suicide prevention plan; advocates call for more
REGINA — Saskatchewan has decreased funding for suicide prevention one year after it passed a law to address the challenge and despite a minister saying mental health is a government priority. The Saskatchewan Party government has allocated $1 million ...
Trump backs Mastriano in Pennsylvania GOP governor primary
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump on Saturday endorsed Doug Mastriano in Pennsylvania's Republican primary for governor, siding with a far-right candidate who was outside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection and has worked doggedly to over...
Primaries spotlight coming battles over state supreme courts
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The headliners for North Carolina's primary on Tuesday include Republicans challenging for an open U.S. Senate seat and candidates hoping to give the GOP a shot at veto-proof majorities in the Legislature.
Putin warns Finland NATO membership would harm relations
HELSINKI (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin warned his Finnish counterpart Saturday that relations between the two neighbors could be “negatively affected" if Finland follows through with plans to apply for NATO membership.
