Senate hopeful headed to Mar-a-Lago slams Dems over Jan. 6
A Republican front-runner in Nevada's U.S. Senate race who plans to co-host a fundraiser with former President Donald Trump this week says Democrats and the press are exaggerating the magnitude of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Female Nebraska lawmakers call for change amid photo probe
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Several female Nebraska state lawmakers on Tuesday railed against the Legislature's handling of a male state senator who resigned after admitting that he took photos of a female subordinate without her consent, calling for an overh...
EXPLAINER: Deciding when to use ‘invasion’ label in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized troops to cross Ukraine's border into regions controlled by Russian-backed separatists, the White House initially stopped short of calling it an invasion. That changed on Tuesday, and k...
Conservatives end boycott of Parliament’s national security committee
OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives are ending their boycott of a special national security and intelligence committee made up of MPs and senators. Interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen announced the reversal on Tuesday, saying she was writing to P...
Biden halts oil, gas leases amid legal fight on climate cost
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is delaying decisions on new oil and gas drilling on federal land and other energy-related actions after a federal court blocked the way officials were calculating the real-world costs of climate change.
Byelection called to fill seat vacated by former Manitoba premier Brian Pallister
WINNIPEG — Voters in a section of southwest Winnipeg will go to the polls on March 22 for a Manitoba byelection. The vote will fill the Fort Whyte seat, a longtime Progressive Conservative stronghold last held by former premier Brian Pallister,
First Nation health ombudsperson’s office to be established in Saskatchewan
SASKATOON — An ombudsperson's office being created in Saskatchewan will be the first in Canada to help address racism against Indigenous people trying to get health-care services. "There has been a long history of negative, and sometimes tragic, intera...
What’s next for Canada in the Russia-Ukraine conflict?
OTTAWA — Canada and its allies were shaking off their shock and scrambling to respond on Tuesday after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of Russian troops into eastern Ukraine. Putin’s move followed months of mounting tensions bet...
Quebec to table budget on March 22 that will address inflation woes, rising costs
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard says he will table a provincial budget on March 22. Girard announced the date today at the legislature, saying it will be a responsible budget focused on sound management of such government priorities as health, educ...
Four Conservative MPs want Jean Charest to enter party’s leadership race
MONTREAL — Four Conservative members of Parliament say they want former Quebec premier Jean Charest to enter the race for the party's leadership. In an open letter published Tuesday, the MPs say Charest is the best person to defeat the Liberals
