Promise tracker: What the Ontario parties are pitching on the campaign trail
TORONTO — A running list of election promises announced by the Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in Ontario since late March: Progressive Conservatives April 28: Spend $158.8 billion over 10 years for highways, transit and hospitals, ...
Alert Ready system expands to floods, fires in B.C., not heat domes
VICTORIA — An automated alert system will be ready to warn British Columbians of spring flooding and summer wildfires but not yet for extreme heat, Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said Tuesday. Farnworth told a news conference the Alert Ready sy...
Sri Lanka opposition seeks no-confidence vote on Rajapaksas
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s main opposition party on Tuesday issued a no-confidence declaration aiming at ousting Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his Cabinet and blaming them of failing in their constitutional duty to provide a decent li...
Pfizer hopes to submit little-kid vaccine data by early June
Pfizer now hopes to tell U.S. regulators how well its COVID-19 vaccine works in the littlest kids by late May or early June. Pfizer is testing three
US Capitol officer fires gun in break room, gets suspended
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Capitol Police officer fired a gun inside a break room in a House office building on Tuesday and was promptly suspended — the latest stain for a police department struggling to regain the public's trust
US Capitol officer fires gun in break room, gets suspended
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Capitol Police officer fired a gun inside a break room in a House office building on Tuesday and was promptly suspended — the latest stain for a police department struggling to regain the public's trust
Fisher River rises, causes more damage in flooded Manitoba community
WINNIPEG — More people left Peguis First Nation on Tuesday as floodwaters caused further damage in southern and central Manitoba. "People are tiring and it is a lot of work to try and fight against Mother Nature," Chief Glenn Hudson said. "Roads
What’s next for abortion after Supreme Court leak?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's capital has a long tradition of stunning leaks, from national security secrets to political scandals, but this week's disclosure of a draft Supreme Court decision is one for the history books. The document obtained by
What’s Canadian? Minister to modernize definition of a Canadian film and TV program
OTTAWA — Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is set to review what qualifies as a Canadian film or TV program as part of a move to modernize the country's broadcast laws. The definition of Canadian content is at the heart of a
Abortion rights motion fails as Tories told to stay silent on U.S. draft decision
OTTAWA — A push from the Bloc Québécois for the House of Commons to confirm the right to an abortion failed Tuesday, as Conservative MPs were warned against commenting on the U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that has thrown the
