Lawyer charged by Durham seeks dismissal of indictment
WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign who was charged by special counsel John Durham with lying to the FBI during a 2016 meeting asked a judge on Thursday to dismiss the indictment, calling it a case
Granholm announces $3M for net-zero carbon research at HBCUs
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Thursday announced that $3 million in federal funding would be directed toward historically Black colleges and universities, and other minority serving institutions, for research she sa...
Satellite photos give a bird’s-eye view of Ukraine crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) — Widely available commercial satellite imagery of Russian troop positions bracketing Ukraine provides a bird's-eye view of an international crisis as it unfolds. But the pictures, while dramatic, have limitations.
Liberals offer $750 million to cities to make up for transit-fare shortfalls
OTTAWA — The federal government is offering cities a one-time cash infusion of $750 million to help make up for shortfalls in transit revenues linked to COVID-19. But the pledge comes with what Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland calls two "reasonable r...
Curriculum struggle has Kansas GOP pursuing ‘transparency’
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers seeking to limit what Kansas' public schools teach about racism have settled on a proposed “parents’ bill of rights” aimed at giving people outside the education system more power to shape what happens in
Curriculum struggle has Kansas GOP pursuing ‘transparency’
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers seeking to limit what Kansas' public schools teach about racism have settled on a proposed “parents’ bill of rights” aimed at giving people outside the education system more power to shape what happens in
Pharmacists fear easing of COVID-19 restrictions in N.B. will slow vaccination drive
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is set to lift many COVID-19 restrictions this weekend, but the executive director of the province's pharmacists' association warns the easing could slow the rate of vaccination. Jake Reid said Thursday that pharmacies are a...
Prince Edward Island releases plan to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040
CHARLOTTETOWN — The Prince Edward Island government has released its plan for getting the province to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. The detailed plan follows the announcement of the target last fall. In a statement today, Environment Mini...
Senate sends Biden bill averting federal shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate gave final approval Thursday to legislation averting a weekend government shutdown, sending President Joe Biden a measure designed to give bipartisan bargainers more time to reach an overdue deal financing federal agencies ...
B.C. government expanding skills training programs through new complex in Burnaby
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is spending more than $136 million to build a new trades and technology training complex in Burnaby. Premier John Horgan said the complex at the British Columbia Institute of Technology's campus will help mor...
