Arizona county to spend $3M on voting machines after audit
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's largest county approved nearly $3 million Wednesday for new vote-counting machines to replace those used in the 2020 election, which were given to legislative Republicans for a partisan review of the results.
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Murkowski camp teases fundraising ahead of deadline
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Sen. Lisa Murkowski hasn't officially announced if she will run again next year, but her campaign released fundraising details Wednesday that an adviser says “strongly positions” the Alaska Republican for a reelection bid.
Bezos donates $200M to Smithsonian for Air and Space Museum
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amazon founder and soon-to-be-space traveler Jeff Bezos is donating $200 million to the Smithsonian Institution to boost its National Air and Space Museum, the largest gift received by the institution since its founding in 1846.
Backbencher booted from Alberta United Conservative Party caucus in January back in
EDMONTON — A member of the Alberta legislature who was booted from the United Conservative Party caucus for failing to perform his duties has been welcomed back to the fold. A spokesman for the UCP caucus said Wednesday that Pat Rehn,
Ethics watchdog reviews request to investigate Trudeau over Data Sciences payments
OTTAWA — The federal ethics watchdog is reviewing a request to investigate Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over payments his MPs offices made to a company owned by his friend. Conservative MP Michael Barrett wrote to ethics commissioner Mario Dion asking...
Dispiriting setback: COVID deaths, cases rise again globally
COVID-19 deaths and cases are on the rise again globally in a dispiriting setback that is triggering another round of restrictions and dampening hopes for a return to normal life.
Nova Scotia’s Liberal government ratifies labour deal with 6,500 health workers
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Liberal government has reached a three-year collective agreement with about 6,500 health-care workers. The province says the deal ratified today provides wage increases of 1.5 per cent per year with an additional one per cent in...
Missouri governor OKs police chokehold, accountability bills
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday signed bills that would increase police accountability, limit the use of officer chokeholds and, critics say, shield police while ramping up penalties for protesters.
Singh promises public infrastructure to be made with ‘Canadian products’ in jobs plan
OTTAWA — Jagmeet Singh is promising that infrastructure projects funded by a New Democratic government would use Canadian steel and other domestic goods to help get people working. "Any time we talk about big infrastructure, there has to be a commitmen...