BC Liberals vote to begin name change consultations at Penticton convention
PENTICTON, B.C. — British Columbia's Liberal party says its delegates have voted to begin a process to potentially change the party name. This comes as about 800 members gathered at a convention in Penticton this weekend to welcome new leader Kevin
Quebec Liberals promise not to preempt court challenges with notwithstanding clause
MONTREAL — Quebec Liberal leader Dominique Anglade cast herself as a candidate who can unite Quebecers of all backgrounds as her party presented its election platform Saturday, nearly five months ahead of the October vote. While addressing supporters i...
Alaska high court reverses ruling that roiled House election
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The special primary for Alaska's only U.S. House seat moved forward as planned Saturday following a tense legal fight over ballot access issues that had cast a shadow over the election.
Police identify persons of interest but no threat as Parliament Hill probe continues
Ottawa Police said they identified two persons of interest but no public safety concerns as they continued to investigate an incident that briefly led to the evacuation of Parliament Hill. Police said in a news release that they received information Sa...
Rudy Giuliani faces ethics charges over Trump election role
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rudy Giuliani, one of Donald Trump’s primary lawyers during the then-president's failed efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, must now answer to professional ethics charges, the latest career slap after law license sus...
Most Hispanic US state weighs benefits of language programs
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jacqueline Powell and her fourth grade classmates toiled over pencil and paper to write a letter in Spanish about what they did in class this year.
Conspiracies dominate GOP primary for Nevada elections post
RENO, Nevada (AP) — Jim Marchant has been traveling the country repeating the false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump and trying to make the case that electronic voting equipment should be tossed out
Germany’s Scholz tries to unblock North Macedonia’s EU bid
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited North Macedonia and Bulgaria on Saturday in a bid to resolve the dispute between both countries that has seen European Union membership talks with both North Macedonia and Albania blo...
Ukraine: UK man’s family ‘devastated’ by death sentence
LONDON (AP) — The family of a British man condemned to death for fighting for Ukraine said it is devastated by the outcome of what it termed a “show trial" and called Saturday for him to be released and accorded
Estonia opposition party opts to start coalition talks
HELSINKI (AP) — A small conservative opposition party whose support is seen crucial in attempts to form a majority government in Estonia following the breakup of the governing center-right coalition earlier this month said Saturday that it will start p...