After Trump’s flattery, GOP hits Biden as weak on Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are accusing President Joe Biden of being weak on Russia after his summit with Vladimir Putin, conveniently ignoring four years of Putin flattery from former President Donald Trump.
Ottawa investing as much as $29M in company to make PPE mask material in Quebec
MONTREAL — The federal government is investing as much as $29 million in a company building a factory in Montreal to make the specialized fabric needed to produce respirators and surgical masks. The money will go toward a $38.8-million project by
Dems eye $6T plan on infrastructure, Medicare, immigration
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are eyeing a $6 trillion infrastructure investment plan that goes far beyond roads and bridges to include core party priorities, from lowering the Medicare eligibility age to 60 and adding dental, vision and hearing benefits...
Massive restoration of Parliament’s Centre Block to cost up to $5 billion
OTTAWA — The massive restoration project underway at Parliament's Centre Block will cost up to $5 billion and continue at least until 2030, federal officials say. Construction on the traditional seat of the House of Commons and Senate is expected to
After 9 years and $10M, Georgia spaceport nears FAA approval
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — After nine years of planning and $10 million invested by local taxpayers, county officials in Georgia's coastal southeast corner came a big step closer Thursday to winning federal approval of a project engineered to literally injec...
High vaccination rates, ongoing measures mean near-normal return to school in B.C.
VICTORIA — Students and parents can expect a near-normal return to school in British Columbia this fall as regular activities like assemblies and field trips are phased in and any transmission of COVID-19 is monitored. Provincial health officer Dr. Bon...
MPs’ study of systemic racism in policing concludes RCMP needs new model
OTTAWA — It's time for Canada to have a "reckoning" about the RCMP, says the chair of a House of Commons committee that studied systemic racism in policing. John McKay, a Toronto Liberal MP and chair of the House public safety
Family of Halifax area teen who died of meningitis deserves answers: minister
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's health minister says the Halifax-area family of a 19-year-old who recently died of meningitis has a right to answers about the treatment their son received from the health system. Zach Churchill says the case of Kai Matthews,
Officials detain 14 migrants who came ashore in Florida
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Authorities detained 14 migrants who were traveling in a boat that came ashore hitting a sea wall in South Florida on Thursday.
UN alarmed by abuse of civilians in growing Myanmar conflict
BANGKOK (AP) — The United Nations’ office in Myanmar expressed concern Thursday about escalating human rights abuses after reports that a group opposed to the junta may have executed 25 civilians it captured and allegations that troops had burned down