Top law enforcement officials support Jackson for high court
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of the nation's top law enforcement officials have signed a letter released Monday urging the U.S. Senate to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.
Who’s in, who’s out and who else may enter the Conservative party leadership race
OTTAWA — With Sept. 10 picked as the date for when the Conservative Party of Canada will have a new leader, time is ticking for prospective candidates and their teams to get into place. Those running have until April 19
‘No simple solution’ to gas prices; B.C. has no tax reduction plans: Farnworth
VICTORIA — British Columbia's minister of public safety says the province has no plans to follow Alberta's lead to reduce its tax on gasoline to ease rising prices at the pumps. Mike Farnworth told a news conference Monday gas prices are
Poilievre’s team takes aim at Charest’s Conservative cred as his campaign takes shape
OTTAWA — A Conservative senator from Quebec helping Pierre Poilievre try to win leadership of the party is criticizing Jean Charest as a "Conservative of convenience," who on Monday nabbed an endorsement from another potential contender. Leo Housakos,...
US judge suspends Oregon ban on homebuyer ‘love letters’
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge last week issued a preliminary injunction blocking Oregon’s ban on so-called real estate “love letters” — the nickname for personal notes from prospective homebuyers to home sellers.
US sends home suspected ’20th hijacker’ from Guantanamo
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Saudi prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center who was suspected of trying to join the 9/11 hijackers has been sent back to his home country for treatment for mental illness, the Department of Defense said
Saskatchewan’s Opposition calls on government to stop collecting gasoline tax
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says his government will not follow Alberta's lead by reducing a provincial tax on gasoline. Moe says nothing has been removed from the table, but a tax cut is not under consideration. "Alberta is free to
Ex-king to visit Spain ‘periodically,’ but will live abroad
MADRID (AP) — King Felipe VI is accepting his father’s desire to return to Spain for periodic visits, although Juan Carlos I will remain based in the United Arab Emirates where he moved in 2020 following probes into his financial
Fines issued after plane with Russian nationals on board grounded in Yellowknife
YELLOWKNIFE — Transport Canada says a plane carrying two Russian nationals that was grounded in Yellowknife last week broke airspace restrictions. It says the plane's two pilots and the Russian who chartered the plane each have been fined $3,000, while...
Texas county finds 10K uncounted ballots from primary day
HOUSTON (AP) — About 10,000 mail ballots were tabulated but not counted in Texas' most populous county on the day of last week's election, officials said, adding to the delay in determining some winners in the nation's first primary of
