Democratic-backed suit challenges lack of Missouri House map
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A lawsuit filed on behalf of Missouri voters by Democratic attorneys is asking a court to intervene in the state's stalled redistricting process and draw new U.S. House maps that can be used in this
Poilievre pitches to new immigrants, as Brown attacks him over 2015 niqab ban bill
OTTAWA — Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown and high-profile Conservative Pierre Poilievre spent Monday battling over a seven-year-old election promise to prohibit face coverings during citizenship ceremonies — a sign of what could be the makings of a tense ...
Julian Assange denied permission to appeal by UK’s top court
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s top court on Monday refused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange permission to appeal against a decision to extradite him to the U.S. to face spying charges.
Raskin nomination for Fed in peril as Democrat opposes pick
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, said Monday that he opposes the nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin to a key position on the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, endangering her prospects of winning Senate confirmation.
Carnahan enters race for husband Hagedorn’s seat in Congress
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former Minnesota GOP chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan jumped into the race Monday to replace her husband Jim Hagedorn in Congress, declaring that she's a Trump Republican who will keep her husband's conservative legacy alive.
UCP blocks proposed Alberta NDP bill to prevent coal mining in Rockies
EDMONTON — Alberta's United Conservative government has refused for the second time to move ahead with an Opposition bill that would have placed legally enforceable restrictions on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains. That shuffles the Eastern Slopes Pr...
COVID-19 restrictions end in New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick has lifted all COVID-19 restrictions, but the province's chief medical officer of health said Monday that doesn't mean the pandemic is over. Dr. Jennifer Russell said New Brunswickers will continue to be infected, and she s...
Slovakia expels 3 Russian diplomats after spy services info
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia's Foreign Ministry says it has decided to expel three Russian diplomats following its assessment of information from the country’s intelligence services on possible spying and bribery.
Bombers football club tells Manitoba Liberals to stop selling items with ‘W’ logo
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba Liberal Party has been told to stop selling merchandise with a "W" logo because the letter looks similar to that used by the Canadian Football League's Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The club recently told the party in writing
Germany to buy US-made F-35s to replace aging bombers
BERLIN (AP) — Germany will replace some of its aging Tornado bomber jets with U.S.-made F-35A Lightning II aircraft capable of carrying nuclear weapons, the country's defense minister said Monday.
