California bill would have citizens enforce weapons ban
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed Friday letting private citizens in his state sue gun makers to stop them from selling assault weapons just as Texas lets its residents sue abortion providers to stop the procedures,
Nova Scotia injects $1 million in new money for child-care providers under new deal
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's child-care providers are being offered additional funding from the province to help offset a 25 per cent reduction in fees resulting from a new funding deal with Ottawa. Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development Bec...
Senate confirms health care watchdog assailed by Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed a federal watchdog assailed by former President Donald Trump to the top job battling fraud, waste and abuse at the $1.6 trillion Department of Health and Human Services, which has a portfolio that
Maryland woman pleads guilty in submarine spy case
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Maryland woman pleaded guilty Friday to her role in a plot with her husband to sell submarine secrets to a foreign country.
Reporters take heat in Canada, U.S. for reaching out to donors who supported protests
WASHINGTON — Journalists in Canada and the United States, veterans of a daily grind that entails tracking down and chatting up newsmakers, politicians and ordinary citizens by whatever means necessary, are encountering a very different — and hostile — ...
Treasury brews up ideas for a more competitive beer market
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government wants to give beer lovers more choices than the usual suspects when they reach for a drink — and help them pay less for whatever they choose.
Spring break could affect jury pool in Whitmer kidnap trial
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Spring break could affect the makeup of the jury in the upcoming trial of four men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a judge said Friday.
Top doctor says Canada is past peak of Omicron-fuelled wave of COVID-19
The country’s top doctor says Canada is past the peak of the COVID-19 wave caused by the Omicron variant and is ready to move out of a crisis response. "We are hopeful we are approaching a period of reduced transmission, allowing
Ryan Meili resigns as Saskatchewan NDP leader, will stay on as MLA
SASKATOON — The leader of the Saskatchewan NDP says he's resigning because it has become difficult for people to separate him from his demands for tougher COVID-19 measures. Ryan Meili, who renewed his medical licence to help on the front lines,
Williams confirmed to lead US Fish and Wildlife Service
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Martha Williams, the former director of Montana's wildlife agency, has been confirmed to lead the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The U.S. Senate
