FACT FOCUS: Josh Mandel Senate campaign ad scrutinized
As early primary voting began in the Midwestern battleground state of Ohio on Tuesday, social media users questioned the authenticity of a photo used in a campaign ad by U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel. In the ad, the former state
Health Canada mulls lower threshold for drug decriminalization: B.C. minister
OTTAWA — Health Canada is considering British Columbia's decriminalization request but with a lower threshold for the amount of drugs a person can carry, says a provincial minister. Mental Health and Addictions Minister Sheila Malcolmson told reporters...
Jan. 6 witnesses held in contempt: Who, why and what’s next
WASHINGTON (AP) — Several witnesses sought by the Jan. 6 committee investigating the insurrection at the Capitol are being held in contempt of Congress for failing to cooperate with the probe of the deadly 2021 attack, when Donald
Manitoba offers more money to better control COVID-19 in personal care homes
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is promising more money to help personal care homes battle COVID-19. Next week's budget will include $15 million to help care homes boost staffing, improve cleaning and update their information technology, Premier Hea...
Ottawa police have charged a second man with arson after fire in downtown apartment
OTTAWA — A second man has been charged with trying to set fire to a downtown Ottawa apartment building in early February. Ottawa police say they’ve charged 41-year-old Bartosz Wernik with arson causing property damage and disregard for human life, misc...
Denver suburb where Elijah McClain died ousts police chief
DENVER (AP) — The Denver suburb where police officers and paramedics have been charged in the death of a Black man in 2019 ousted its reform-minded police chief Wednesday, faulting her management of a department at a time of
Saskatchewan to return land to First Nation in $43M settlement agreement
REGINA — A northern Saskatchewan First Nation is to receive more than $43 million and have up to 16,000 hectares of land returned in a settlement with the provincial and federal governments that was over 20 years in the making. Treaty
Feds try to avoid Australian pitfalls in online news bill
OTTAWA — The Canadian government says it has learned from Australia's experience when it comes to requiring online giants to pay news outlets to use their journalism, and has framed its bill to avoid the country's pitfalls. Heritage Minister Pablo
EXPLAINER: A look at West’s escalating sanctions on Russia
The United States and European allies are again escalating sanctions on Russia after the discovery of evidence that Russian troops executed civilians in a town near Kyiv.
EXPLAINER: Biden extends student loan freeze through August
The Biden administration on Wednesday announced that federal student loan payments will remain paused through Aug. 31, extending a freeze that began in 2020 but was set to end after this month. The action is meant to help millions of
