Judge issues court injunction against weekend rodeo protesting health restrictions
CALGARY — Two Albertans have been handed a court injunction against their planned weekend rodeo protesting the province's health restrictions. The event, organized by Ty and Gail Northcott, was set to run Saturday and Sunday near Bowden in central Albe...
South Carolina inmate trying to halt June 18 execution
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The inmate scheduled to be the first put to death under South Carolina's recently revamped capital punishment law has filed a last-minute request seeking to halt his execution in the electric chair, arguing that the state
Parti Québécois loses another member as Sylvain Roy quits to sit as Independent
QUEBEC — The Parti Québécois lost another member of its caucus Friday as Sylvain Roy quit the sovereigntist party to sit as an Independent. The departure of Roy, who represents the riding of Bonaventure in the Gaspe region, leaves the party
Appeals court upholds man’s conviction for threatening tweet
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction of a North Carolina man who posted an anonymous threat on social media to lynch a Muslim-American political candidate from Virginia.
Stocks end the week higher as US jobs report calms Fed fears
TOKYO — Wall Street closed out a week of mostly choppy trading with broad gains Friday, pushing the S&P 500 to its second straight weekly gain.
US Navy to christen ship named for Australian capital
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The Navy will christen a ship made in Alabama on Saturday, naming it after Australia’s capital city.
Fairness officer role approved as ICBC launches enhanced care auto insurance
VICTORIA — The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia has created a new position aimed at ensuring the Crown-run auto insurer makes fair and transparent decisions related to its newly launched enhanced care plan. A statement from the Ministry of Pub...
No early heads-up from U.S. about plan to propose higher softwood duties, Ng says
WASHINGTON — Canada's international trade minister says she got no warning from her American counterpart before the United States proposed doubling its duties on Canadian softwood lumber. Mary Ng told a House of Commons committee hearing that U.S. Tra...
Biden says jobs report bolsters case for government spending
President Joe Biden portrayed the May jobs report as a jumping off point for more spending on infrastructure and education to keep growth going — essentially an argument for his agenda. But the employment numbers issued Friday also hinted at
El Salvador to end work with OAS anti-impunity mission
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s new attorney general announced Friday that he would end the cooperation agreement between his office and an anti-impunity mission from the Organization of American States that was supporting the country’s ...