Alaska weighs taking over part of federal permitting program
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska lawmakers are considering a request by Gov. Mike Dunleavy's administration that the state take over part of a federal environmental permitting program, though some members of the Senate's budget-writing committee have expre...
Northern Ontario Liberal won’t seek re-election to provincial legislature
A longtime Liberal representative says he won't seek re-election to Ontario's legislature this spring due to health reasons. Michael Gravelle, who was first elected to represent the riding of Thunder Bay-Superior North in 1995, announced on Monday that...
Ohio Democrats make play for women’s vote in governor’s race
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Democrats selecting their nominee for governor in Ohio have a choice between a two-woman ticket and a man-led ticket endorsed by feminist icon Gloria Steinem.
New variants will fuel COVID pandemic unless global vaccine rate rises: Gavi, UNICEF
OTTAWA — With pandemic restrictions easing across Canada, a House of Commons committee was warned today that disruptive new variants of COVID-19 will continue to emerge every few months unless the low vaccination rate in poorer countries rises. The me...
Texas Democrat Beto O’Rourke tests positive for COVID-19
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Beto O'Rourke, the Democratic nominee for governor in Texas, said Monday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. The former congressman and
B.C. First Nation has proposed $135M settlement after 160-year battle with Canada
VANCOUVER — A British Columbia First Nation has reached a proposed $135-million settlement with the federal government, 160 years after settlers began taking over its village lands. Chief Willie Sellars of the Williams Lake First Nation said a legal ba...
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 25: Invest an additional $1 billion in home care over three years. April 20:...
Bridget Brink named as US ambassador to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bridget Brink, a veteran foreign service officer who has spent most of her career in the shadow of the former Soviet Union, has been nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine
Canada sees record rise in antisemitism in 2021, surge in violence toward Jews
OTTAWA — Record levels of antisemitism were recorded in Canada last year, with sharp increases in Quebec and British Columbia, according to a report published Sunday. The annual audit by Jewish advocacy group B'nai Brith found there were 2,799 anti-Je...
North Dakota lawmaker quits after child porn suspect texts
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s longest-serving state senator announced Monday that he would resign following a report that he had traded scores of text messages with a man jailed on child pornography charges.