Alberta premier’s caucus foe calls him soft on Ottawa, gets verbal slap in return
EDMONTON — Jason Kenney’s arch-foe in caucus took his fight with the Alberta premier to the floor of the legislature Thursday and received in return a backhanded verbal slap from a cabinet minister. Brian Jean, recently elected as a United Conservative...
Canada to investigate sexual violence against women in Ukraine as war crimes
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada will help investigate sexual violence by Russian troops against women and girls in Ukraine. Speaking in Ottawa after talks with Ann Linde, Sweden's foreign affairs minister, Joly said RCMP off...
US panel to focus on Native American missing, slain cases
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Nearly 40 law enforcement officials, tribal leaders, social workers and survivors of violence have been named to a federal commission tasked with helping improve how the government addresses a decades-long crisis of missing and...
Quick Quotes: What the leaders said during the first Conservative leadership debate
OTTAWA — Conservative leadership contenders faced each other in debate for the first time at the Shaw Conference Centre in Ottawa as part of the Canada Strong and Free Network conference. Patrick Brown was the only candidate to miss the
Amazon union head, others meet at White House on organizing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh met with union organizers at the White House on Thursday as the administration looks to boost unionization campaigns.
Senate confirms key ambassador slots, including Kennedy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted to confirm Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of President John F. Kennedy, to serve as U.S. ambassador to Australia, and Philip Goldberg to serve as ambassador to South Korea.
Army pressed to fix dilapidated base housing by senators
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army must put more money and effort into repairing poorly maintained and substandard base housing for military service members and their families, U.S. senators demanded Thursday, amid persistent reports that mold and other issues...
B.C. aims to support repeat offenders while protecting communities
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has hired two experts to investigate and report on how best to prevent cycles of crime involving prolific offenders and those who commit random violent attacks. Attorney General David Eby says a small group of...
Bidens host Mexico’s first lady at Cinco de Mayo celebration
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden marked Cinco de Mayo on Thursday by honoring the impact that Mexican Americans and other immigrant communities have had in the United States as he hosted a White House party with Mexico's first lady
Postmaster general: Get used to ‘uncomfortable’ rate hikes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans should get used to “uncomfortable” postage rate increases in coming years as the U.S. Postal Service seeks to become self-sufficient, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Thursday.