Pence: Trump is ‘wrong’ to say election could be overturned
Former Vice President Mike Pence has directly rebutted Donald Trump's false claims that he somehow could have overturned the results of the 2020 election, saying that the former president was simply “wrong.”
Pentagon: Deadly Afghan airport attack was not preventable
WASHINGTON (AP) — The military investigation into the deadly attack during the Afghanistan evacuation has concluded that a suicide bomber, carrying 20 pounds of explosives packed with ball bearings, acted alone, and that the deaths of more than 170 Afg...
3 arrested after passerby attacked by neo-Nazis in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Three people have been arrested days after a Jewish passerby was attacked by a group of self-proclaimed neo-Nazis who yelled antisemitic slogans outside a central Florida shopping plaza over the weekend, authorities said Friday. ...
Cities in British Columbia prepare for trucker convoy protests
VICTORIA — British Columbia's public safety minister says Victoria residents should plan for a potential truck convoy protest against COVID-19 measures this weekend at the legislature as the government works with police to prepare for possible disrupti...
Pandemic fatigue leaves Canada in ‘tricky moment’, Freeland says
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada is at a "tricky moment" as we near the two-year mark of a global pandemic that has left everyone tired, grouchy and grasping for signs of hope. Freeland, who is also the deputy
B.C. reports 946 patients in hospital, 19 more deaths due to COVID
VICTORIA — Health officials in British Columbia say 19 more people have died due to COVID-19, bringing the total number of fatalities in the province to 2,675. In a statement Friday, the Health Ministry says the province has 25,479 active cases,
Alaska House backs off sanctions for Oath Keepers legislator
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska House leaders on Friday backed away from a proposal to strip committee assignments from a lawmaker who has acknowledged being a member of the far-right organization Oath Keepers. For now, they plan to hold at
Justices weigh Alabama’s bid to stop redistricting order
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing Alabama’s request to freeze a court order requiring the state to draw new congressional lines and create a second district with a significant number of Black voters.
North Carolina Supreme Court strikes down redistricting maps
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A divided North Carolina Supreme Court struck down the state's new maps for congressional and General Assembly seats Friday, declaring that state courts had authority to throw out lines engineered to secure a long-term Republican
Candice Bergen shakes up O’Toole’s parliamentary leadership team, drops Quebec MP
OTTAWA — New Conservative Interim Leader Candice Bergen has done a clean sweep of former leader Erin O'Toole's leadership team in Parliament. Tory MPs were informed Friday of the major shakeup, which follows their decision to force O'Toole from the jo...
