Australia seeks friendship with Solomons despite China pact
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia's defense minister said Friday that his nation wants to continue having a strong friendship with the Solomon Islands despite it signing a security pact with China.
UK Conservatives lose London strongholds, in blow to Johnson
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s governing Conservatives suffered local election losses Friday in their few London strongholds and other parts of the U.K. — results that will pile more pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson amid ethics scandals and a worsenin...
Ontario NDP, Tories promise to boost housing supply through differing measures
Ontario's New Democrats and Progressive Conservatives are both promising to build 1.5 million homes in 10 years, with housing affordability becoming one of the main election issues in a province grappling with a dearth of supply and ballooning prices. ...
Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 6
TORONTO — Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are today: ____ Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford Bowmanville: Makes an announcement. 9:30 a.m., 1800 Bowmanville Ave. Delivers remarks to Ontario's Big City Mayors. No time...
Close loopholes in ban on assault-style firearms, gun-control advocates urge MPs
OTTAWA — Advocates who led the push to ban an array of assault-style firearms are telling federal lawmakers that government regulations prohibiting these guns are being circumvented by Canadian manufacturers. In a letter sent this week, gun-control gro...
April jobless rate drops to another new low as economy adds 15K jobs: StatCan
OTTAWA — The unemployment rate fell to another record low in April even as the pace of job creation slowed, suggesting a tightening of the labour market. Statistics Canada said Friday the jobless rate fell 5.2 per cent for April as
Cambodia hosts meeting on humanitarian assistance to Myanmar
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations met Friday in Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh, in a new effort to organize humanitarian assistance for strife-torn Myanmar, a goal that critics feel falls short of add...
Live updates | Biden: US sending another $150M in assistance
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday authorized the shipment of another $150 million in military assistance for Ukraine for artillery rounds and radar systems in its fight against Russia’s invading forces.
Mexican president slams US on tour of Central America
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador started a five-day tour to four Central American countries and Cuba on Thursday by lashing out at the U.S. government.
Nashville library offers ‘I read banned books’ library cards
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville Public Library is responding to library scrutiny in Tennessee with a goal to distribute 5,000 “I read banned books” library cards this month.
