Lawyer: US drops lawsuit, grand jury probe over Bolton book
The Justice Department on Wednesday abandoned its lawsuit against John Bolton, former President Donald Trump's onetime national security adviser, over his book that officials argued disclosed classified information, according to court documents and Bol...
Report: Income losses let Manhattan DA candidate avoid taxes
NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan district attorney candidate Tali Farhadian Weinstein and her husband, a hedge fund manager, paid no federal income taxes in four recent years because they reported negative income from investment losses or used deductions to r...
Child-welfare gaps led to youth suicides, Indigenous group argues at Federal Court
OTTAWA — Children and youth in remote First Nations who have died by suicide are a tragic examples showing Canada's harms toward Indigenous kids was wilful and reckless, lawyers argued in Federal Court Wednesday. Akosua Matthews, representing the Nish...
MPs pass Bloc motion on Quebec nationhood, constitutional change
OTTAWA — Federal lawmakers are acknowledging Quebec's right to unilaterally change the Constitution in line with proposed reforms to the province's language law. In the House of Commons today, a motion from Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet ...
Sen. Manchin proposes changes to Democrats’ voting bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin is proposing an extensive list of changes to his party's sweeping elections and voting bill, raising hopes among Democrats that they could unite behind the legislation even if the measure is nearly certain to
Alabama judge censured after cursing, threatening defendant
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A state ethics panel on Wednesday censured a municipal judge who cursed and threatened a traffic court defendant, telling her that he would “bust her ass” if she sued his adult son.
Committee report on Vance allegations at risk as calls mount for minister’s head
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are being accused of letting down victims of military sexual misconduct as a parliamentary committee prepares to rise for the summer without producing a report on the government's handling of allegations involving former d...
Police: 1 killed, 5 wounded in Baltimore shooting
BALTIMORE (AP) — One person was killed and five others were wounded Wednesday when gunmen walked up a street and opened fire on a Baltimore block from an intersection, the city's police commissioner said.
North Carolina police officer shoots, kills man after chase
BESSEMER CITY, N.C. (AP) — A man died Wednesday after being shot by a police officer who chased him after trying to serve warrants, a North Carolina police chief said.
Ontario says it will protect green space for each fast-tracked development
Ontario promised Wednesday to add more protected land to the Greenbelt every time it employs a political tool that fast-tracks land development. Critics warned, however, that the move may signal the Progressive Conservative government's plans to push t...