Peterborough police investigating after protesters hurl insults at NDP’s Singh
OTTAWA — Police are investigating after a video circulated on social media showed people hurling verbal abuse at NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh during a protest in Peterborough, Ont., this week. The federal NDP leader had dropped by the campaign office for
US reckoning with role in Native American boarding schools
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Deb Haaland is pushing the U.S. government to reckon with its role in Native American boarding schools like no other Cabinet secretary could — backed by personal experience, a struggle with losing her own Native language
Fate unsure: Cannabis legalization bill goes to Delaware gov
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware's state Senate on Thursday gave final approval to a bill legalizing possession of up to one ounce of marijuana by adults for recreational use.
Former B.C. premier says Canada has taken a back seat to others in LNG market
VANCOUVER — Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark says Canada’s natural gas industry is losing ground internationally because of government over-regulation, while Australia makes more gains in the Pacific market. Speaking as part of a panel on ...
Perdue suit pushing election fraud claims dismissed by judge
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former U.S. Sen. David Perdue that alleged fraudulent or counterfeit ballots were counted in the state's most populous county during the 2020 general election.
Alberta health minister apologizes, hits pause on changes to insulin pump funding
EDMONTON — Alberta's health minister says planned changes to funding for insulin pumps are on hold after people with Type 1 diabetes voiced worries about potential financial or medical hardship. Jason Copping says the changes, which were to begin Aug. ...
Randy Weaver, participant in Ruby Ridge standoff, dies at 74
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Randy Weaver, patriarch of a family that was involved in an 11-day Idaho standoff with federal agents 30 years ago that left three people dead and helped spark the growth of anti-government extremists, has died at
Police: Cartels in Oregon are morphing their pot-growing ops
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Foreign drug cartels that established illegal outdoor marijuana farms in Oregon last year are adapting as pressure on them begins to mount, law enforcement officials said Thursday.
Closing Roxham Road border crossing will not stop arrival of asylum seekers: Trudeau
OTTAWA — Closing an unofficial border crossing in southern Quebec will not slow the arrival of asylum seekers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday. “If we close Roxham Road, people will cross elsewhere," he told reporters in Ottawa. "We have an...
Kansas legalizes sports betting, then gets sued by casino
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legalized sports betting Thursday, only to be sued almost immediately by the operator of a state-owned casino that could offer the new wagering over an unrelated part of the law designed to revive a long-closed