Republicans look to surrogates for boost in Ohio Senate race
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — High-profile surrogates for Republicans running in Ohio's hotly contested Senate primary are fanning out across the state or holding other events to give their endorsed candidates a last-minute boost ahead of Tuesday's election. ...
Push to arm Ukraine putting strain on US weapons stockpile
WASHINGTON (AP) — The planes take off almost daily from Dover Air Force Base in Delaware — hulking C-17s loaded up with Javelins, Stingers, howitzers and other material being hustled to Eastern Europe to resupply Ukraine’s military in its fight
B.C. PharmaCare program approves additional drugs, expands coverage
VICTORIA — The Ministry of Health says thousands of eligible British Columbians are benefiting from expanded coverage for medications that make it easier or more effective to treat their conditions. A statement from the Health Ministry says BC PharmaCa...
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi charged with bribery as new trial opens
BANGKOK (AP) — Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi went on trial Monday in a new corruption case against her, alleging she took $550,000 in bribes from a construction magnate.
Punish Russia for sex crimes against Ukrainian women and children: Ukraine ambassador
OTTAWA — Ukraine's ambassador-designate to Canada says Russia must be held accountable for its troops committing sex crimes, including against children. Yulia Kovaliv told MPs at a House of Commons committee that Russia is using sexual violence as a w...
Trump election probe special grand jury selected in Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) — A special grand jury was selected Monday for the investigation into whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in Georgia.
Electric retooling at Stellantis plants part of $16-billion auto sector overhaul
OTTAWA — It has been an electric spring for Canada's automakers with more than $13 billion promised in just eight weeks to build the needed battery supply chains and shift production from combustion-engine to plug-in vehicles. That is on top of
Feds, Ontario invest $1B to retool Stellantis plants to make electric vehicles
OTTAWA — Canada and Ontario are jointly investing more than $1 billion to help Stellantis retool its Canadian auto plants to make electric vehicles. Stellantis, the new company created a year ago by the merger of Fiat Chrysler and France's Group
Ontario auditor notes huge contingency funds, underestimated tax revenue in PC budget
TORONTO — Ontario's auditor general says the Progressive Conservative budget contains higher-than-usual contingency funds, which can be spent on "unplanned items," and underestimates corporate tax revenues for the next three years. The recently tabled ...
Georgia’s Brian Kemp raises $2.7M for reelection bid
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Monday his main campaign committee raised $2.7 million in the period that ended April 30, giving him $10.7 million in cash as the May 24 Republican primary approaches.
